Minister of Agriculture and Food Dr. Miroslav Naydenov signed an order for appointment of Plamen Zahariev as an Executive Director of the National Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture. So far he was a Chairman of the National Social Rehabilitation Centre in Sofia. He was a director of the technical sector in the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria. Plamen Zahariev has a master's degree in Economic Management from the Bourgas Free University. For his replacement has been appointed Nikolay Angelov, who has a master’s degree in Political science from the Kiev National University “Taras Shevchenko”. He has acquired a professional qualification in “Social management” from the University of National And World Economy. He held the post of Executive Director of Social Assistance Agency, as well as the Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policy in 2005.