Mina Andreeva

Andreeva was born in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1983 to a German father and Bulgarian mother. At the age of eight, she moved with her family to Cologne, Germany, where her father worked as a journalist for state broadcaster Deutsche Welle. Andreeva grew up in Cologne. She studied European Studies at Maastricht University^[1] in the Netherlands, and then earned an LLM from the University of Edinburgh.^[2][3]

In 2007, she completed a five month internship at the European Commission's digital department. Andreeva then worked as a press officer for the Bulgarian commissioner. Five years later, she became the spokesperson for Luxembourgish politician Viviane Reding when she was European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality.^[2][4] In 2014, Andreeva was promoted to the role of deputy spokesperson for the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker. She became chief spokesperson in July 2019, replacing Greek politician Margaritis Schinas.^[5] In 2024, she joined the cabinet of European Parliament President Roberta Metsola to lead her strategic communications team.^[6]