Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, also known as Simeon II, is a former Bulgarian monarch who served as the country’s prime minister from 2001 to 2005. He has had a remarkable political career spanning over two decades.
Born on 16 June 1937 in Sofia, Bulgaria to Boris III, the King of Bulgaria, and Princess Giovanna of Italy, he is the last monarch of Bulgaria and has had a significant impact on the country’s political landscape since the fall of communism in 1989.
Simeon was just six years old when his father passed away, and he was proclaimed king of Bulgaria in 1943. However, his reign was short-lived as the communist party seized power in 1946, and the monarchy was abolished.
In 1951, at the age of 14, Simeon and his family were forced into exile in Spain, where they lived until 1956. He spent most of his early life in exile due to the Communist regime that came to power
in Bulgaria after World War II. He studied law and political science at the University of Madrid and then at the Sorbonne University in Paris. The family then moved to Portugal, where Simeon completed his education and studied business and economics. After completing his studies, Simeon moved to the United States, where he worked as a business consultant for several years.
In 1996, following the fall of communism in Bulgaria, Simeon returned to his home country and founded the National Movement for Simeon II (NMSII), a political party that aimed to bring stability and economic prosperity to Bulgaria.
