He had a successful career in the construction business when GERB's leader, Boyko Borisov, picked him for the regional development portfolio in the government he formed on July 27th 2009, after the party's victory in the parliamentary elections held earlier the same month.
Imao je uspješnu karijeru u građevinarstvu kada ga je čelnik GERB-a Boyko Borisov izabrao za ministra regionalnog razvoja u vladi koju je ustrojio 27. srpnja 2009. godine, nakon pobjede stranke na parlamentarnim izborima održanim ranije istog mjeseca.