{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Julian Popov | native_name = {{Nobold|{{lang|bg|Юлиан Попов}}}} | native_name_lang = bg | image = Julian Popov (Minister of Environment and Waters) (cropped).jpg | caption = Popov in 2023 | alt = | office1 = Minister of Environment and Waters | term_start1 = 6 June 2023 | term_end1 = 9 April 2024 | term_start2 = 13 March 2013 | term_end2 = 29 May 2013 | prime_minister1 = Nikolai Denkov | predecessor1 = Rositsa Blagova | successor1 = Petar Dimitrov | prime_minister2 = Marin Raykov | predecessor2 = Nona Karadzhova | successor2 = Iskra Mihaylova | birth_name = Julian Georgiev Popov | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|09|21|df=yes}} | birth_place = Sofia, PR Bulgaria | death_date = | alma_mater = Sofia University | occupation = {{hlist|Journalist|author|politician}} | years_active = | website = }} '''Julian Georgiev Popov''' ({{langx|bg|Юлиан Георгиев Попов}}; born 21 September 1959) is a Bulgarian-British, politician, public figure and writer.

Popov is the author of the book ''English Bulgaria or Switzerland in the Balkans'' (2004), the novel ''Island of Mists'' (2006), co-author of the books "The European Supergrid" and "Energy and Climate Diplomacy" and of many comment and opinion articles on energy policies, European integration, low-carbon economy and international relations for the Bulgarian, British (BBC Three, The Independent, Financial Times, Huffington Post, The Scotsman), Polish and other European media,<ref>[http://www.aubg.bg/template1.aspx?page=news.ascx&menu=000002&nid=180 AUBG] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628201109/http://www.aubg.bg/template1.aspx?page=news.ascx&menu=000002&nid=180 |date=28 June 2011 }}. Aubg.bg. Retrieved 10 November 2011.</ref> as well as for Al Jazeera.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aljazeera.co.uk/indepth/opinion/profile/julian-popov.html |title = Julian Popov - Profile - al Jazeera English |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707164134/http://aljazeera.co.uk/indepth/opinion/profile/julian-popov.html |archive-date=7 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He has also been an advocate for minority groups in Bulgaria, starting a campaign to remove a racist anti-Roma group from Facebook and writing articles (for instance for Al Jazeera) on the maltreatment of Roma minority in Bulgaria and across Europe.

He is fellow of the European Climate Foundation, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Buildings Performance Institute Europe, Chairman of the Board of the "Elizabeth Kostova Foundation" for creative writing,<ref>[http://www.ekf.bg/en/ EN &#93; – Home] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218042844/http://www.ekf.bg/en/ |date=18 December 2010 }}. Ekf.bg. Retrieved 10 November 2011.</ref> and until becoming Cabinet Minister in 2013 served as Chairman of the Board of the Bulgarian School of Politics<ref>[http://www.schoolofpolitics.org/en/node Bulgarian School of Politics] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728002540/http://www.schoolofpolitics.org/en/node |date=28 July 2011 }}. Schoolofpolitics.org. Retrieved 10 November 2011.</ref> and as a member of the board of the American University in Bulgaria.<ref>[http://www.aubg.bg/template2.aspx?page=4232&menu=003002 Board of Trustees] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927072257/http://www.aubg.bg/template2.aspx?page=4232&menu=003002 |date=27 September 2011 }}. Aubg.bg. Retrieved 10 November 2011.</ref> He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the New Bulgarian University<ref>[http://www.nbu.bg/index.php?l=76 НБУ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126130956/http://nbu.bg/index.php?l=76 |date=26 November 2010 }}. Nbu.bg. Retrieved 10 November 2011.</ref> and Director and Treasurer of the British charity Friends of Bulgaria.<ref>[http://www.friendsofbulgaria.org.uk/ Friends of Bulgaria] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818120152/http://www.friendsofbulgaria.org.uk/ |date=18 August 2011 }}. Friends of Bulgaria. Retrieved 10 November 2011.</ref> He was also the founding CEO of the New Bulgarian University<ref>[http://www.ekf.bg/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=3&Itemid=6 EN &#93; – Managing Board] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706142811/http://www.ekf.bg/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=3&Itemid=6 |date= 6 July 2011 }}. Ekf.bg (12 December 2006). Retrieved 10 November 2011.</ref> where he introduced distance education to Bulgaria.<ref>[http://www.julianpopov.com/aboutme.html За мен и за този сайт] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713124444/http://www.julianpopov.com/aboutme.html |date=13 July 2011 }}. Julian Popov (20 September 2011). Retrieved 10 November 2011.</ref> In 2006 he created the first political blog in the Bulgarian language.<ref>[http://ide.li/article1566.html Иде.ли? – Блогът на Юлиан Попов] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719182417/http://ide.li/article1566.html |date=19 July 2011 }}. Ide.li (15 September 2006). Retrieved 10 November 2011.</ref>

Popov was appointed the Minister of Environment and Water in the caretaker Raykov Government on 13 March 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.moew.government.bg/?&lang=en |title=Ministry of Environment and Water of Bulgaria |access-date=16 March 2013 |archive-date=16 August 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816203540/http://www.moew.government.bg/?&lang=en |url-status=live }}</ref> He left office on 29 May of that year.

In 2016 he was recognised as one of the 40 most influential voices in European energy policy under N24 by the Brussels media service EurActiv.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.euractiv.com/about-euractiv/media-innovation-projects/euractory40/ |title=EurActory40 – EURACTIV.com |access-date=26 November 2021 |archive-date=18 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118002803/https://www.euractiv.com/about-euractiv/media-innovation-projects/euractory40/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2023 he was nominated as potential Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Environment by the PP-DB coalition (who had obtained second place in the general elections). He was appointed as Minister of Environment and Water of Bulgaria

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== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20101218042844/http://www.ekf.bg/en/ Elizabeth Kostova Foundation] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110728002540/http://www.schoolofpolitics.org/en/node Bulgarian School of Politics] * [http://sitekreator.com/julianpopov/main_page.html Julian Popov website]

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