Hariton Kuev

Detailed list

Birthplace

Byala cherkva

Other roles held

member of the Bulgarian National Assembly

Biography

Hariton Kuev (1879-1940) was a Bulgarian pharmacist, public figure, member of parliament and mayor of Plovdiv. Born in Byala Cherkva, he was the son of Dimitar Kuev, a participant in the April Uprising in Pop Hariton's detachment. He studied pharmacy in Prague and co-founded Galenus (1897), the first pharmaceutical society in Bulgaria. He settled in Plovdiv in 1904, built the Maritsa pharmacy and is described as the city's first car owner. He was a deputy in the Fifth Grand National Assembly in 1911, and from 11 November to 30 December 1919 he served as mayor of Plovdiv. He supported poor Plovdiv residents and donated funds for recovery after the 1928 earthquake.

Officially listed mayoral term in Plovdiv Municipality's mayor archive: 11 November – 30 December 1919.

More information

• Plovdiv Municipality — Mayors of Plovdiv · 2026-06-17
• Additional source: Wikipedia - Hariton Kuev · 2026-06-21

The base is Plovdiv Municipality's official “Mayors of Plovdiv” page. The incumbent term is added from Bulgaria's Administrative Register because the municipal historical list still stops at the 2019-2023 term.