Ivan Perpeliev

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Birthplace

Gorno Belevo

Biography

Ivan Kolev Perpeliev (1909-1963) was a Bulgarian teacher and Bulgarian Communist Party politician born in Gorno Belevo near Chirpan. He graduated from the pedagogical school in Kazanlak, worked as a teacher, farmer, grocer and cooperative manager, and was a political prisoner in 1936-1937 because of his political activity. After 9 September 1944 he headed the economic council at the Fatherland Front regional committee in Plovdiv; he was mayor in 1945-1949 while also serving in regional BRP/BKP structures. After his term he became deputy minister of construction and of foreign trade, and trade representative in West Germany with ambassadorial rank.

Officially listed mayoral term in Plovdiv Municipality's mayor archive: 23 March 1945 – 19 November 1949.

More information

• Plovdiv Municipality — Mayors of Plovdiv · 2026-06-17
• Additional source: Wikipedia - Ivan Perpeliev · 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.