Solomon Passy
Solomon Passy | |
|---|---|
Соломон Паси | |
Passy in 2005 | |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 11 July 2005 – 25 June 2009 | |
| Constituency | 2nd MMC - Burgas |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 24 July 2001 – 17 August 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Simeon Sakskoburggotski |
| Preceded by | Nadezhda Mihaylova |
| Succeeded by | Ivaylo Kalfin |
| Member of the 7th Grand National Assembly | |
| In office 10 July 1990 – 2 October 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Solomon Isaac Passy 22 December 1956 |
| Party | NDSV |
| Other political affiliations | SDS (until 2001) |
| Spouses | Binka Peeva
(m. 1981; div. 2007)Gergana Grancharova (m. 2009) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Isaac Passy (father) |
Solomon Isaac Passy (Bulgarian: Соломон Исак Паси; born 22 December 1956) is a Bulgarian scientist and public figure. According to Alpha Research, he is the most recognized Bulgarian of Jewish descent.
He served as Bulgaria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs (2001–2005) in the government of King Simeon II, where he played a leading role in Bulgaria’s accession to NATO and the European Union. Passy is a signatory to Bulgaria’s democratic Constitution (1991) and the accession treaties of both NATO and the EU. He chaired the Parliamentary Committees on Foreign Affairs and Defense, served as Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in 2004, and twice presided over the United Nations Security Council.
In 1991, he founded the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria – the first pro-NATO NGO in the former Eastern Bloc. He was officially nominated by Bulgaria as a candidate for NATO Secretary General, becoming the first Bulgarian and one of the first Eastern Europeans to be considered for the post.
He is also known for his contributions to scientific research in mathematical logic, his advocacy for universal mobile phone chargers (adopted by the EU in 2011), and his involvement in organizing Antarctic expeditions in the 1990s, with Mount Passy in Livingston Island named in his honor.