{{Short description|Bulgarian composer and politician (1941–2024)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Georgi Kostov | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | birth_name = Georgi Georgiev Kostov | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1941|01|21}} | birth_place = Sofia, Bulgaria | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2024|01|19|1941|01|21}} | death_place = Sofia, Bulgaria | other_names = | occupation = Composer | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = | education = National Academy of Music | party = BSP | office = Minister of Culture | term_start = 25 January 1995 | term_end = 10 June 1996 | predecessor = {{ill|Ivaylo Znepolski|bg|Ивайло Знеполски}} | successor = Ivan Marazov | office2 = Member of the National Assembly of Bulgaria | term_start2 = 12 January 1995 | term_end2 = 13 February 1997 | native_name_lang = bg | native_name = {{nobold|Георги Костов}} }}
'''Georgi Georgiev Kostov''' ({{langx|bg|Георги Георгиев Костов}}; 21 January 1941 – 19 January 2024) was a Bulgarian composer and politician. A member of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, he served in the National Assembly from 1995 to 1997 and was Minister of Culture from 1995 to 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ubc-bg.com/%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8-%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2/|title=Георги Костов|work=Union of Bulgarian Composers|language=Bulgarian}}</ref>
Kostov died in Sofia on 19 January 2024, at the age of 82.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=19 January 2024|title=Почина композиторът Георги Костов|trans-title= |url=https://www.ploshtadslaveikov.com/pochina-kompozitorat-georgi-kostov/|language=Bulgarian|work=Ploshtad Slaveikov|location= |access-date=28 January 2024}}</ref>
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