Senior Commissioner Venelin Mladenov
Deputy Director of the General Directorate National Police
Senior Commissioner Venelin Krassimirov Mladenov was born on August 25, 1971.
Education:
1996 Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv, Master’s Degree in Pedagogy
2019 Higher School of Security and Economics, Master’s Degree in Counterterrorism
Completed courses:
2000 Academy of the Ministry of Interior, Police Faculty, course for initial professional training
2003 Ministry of Interior, course on the topic: "Processing and analysis of operational information"
2008 Ministry of Interior, training on the topic "Providing psychological assistance to colleagues /Peer support/"
2014 Ministry of Interior, two trainings on the topics "Selection and career development" and "Leadership style and motivation"
2023 Academy of the Ministry of Interior, course under the program "Second line of defense";
2024 Academy of the Ministry of Interior, course for "Initial training in healthy and safe working conditions".
Professional career:
Venelin Mladenov was appointed as a Police Inspector in the Territorial Police Group within the Public Order Police Sector at the Plovdiv Regional Directorate of Interior in 2000.
Over the years, he has held numerous positions:
2013 Head of the Territorial Police Group, Plovdiv Regional Directorate of Interior
2014 Head of the Public Order Police Sector, Plovdiv Regional Directorate of Interior
2017 Head of the Public Order Police Department, Plovdiv Regional Directorate of Interior
2019 Head of the Traffic Police Sector, Plovdiv Regional Directorate of Interior
2021 Head of the Public Order Police Department, General Directorate National Police
By order of the Minister of Interior, dated 12.03.2026, he was appointed Deputy Director of General Directorate National Police.