Zornitsa Roussinova has held various positions in the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy. Since May 2017 she is Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policy. She is responsible for EU Funds, international programmes and projects, international cooperation, coordination of EU-related issues and the preparation of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU in 2018. She also oversees and coordinates the work of the Directorate General European Affairs and International Cooperation.
Zornitsa Roussinova has extensive experience in programme and project management which she acquired while working for the UN Development Programme, the US Agency for International Development and the Bulgarian – Swiss Cooperation Programme.
She holds a Masters degree in international economic relations from the University for National and World Economy and Masters degrees in Bulgarian and English from Sofia University.