A former member of the European Parliament (MEP), Jeleva was appointed foreign minister following the landslide victory of the centre-right Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) in the country's July 5th parliamentary elections.
Bivša članica Europskog parlamenta (EP), Jeleva je postavljena za ministricu vanjskih poslova nakon uvjerljive pobjede Građana za europski razvitak Bugarske (GERB), stranke desnog centra, na parlamentarnim izborima u zemlji 5. srpnja.