Ranije članica Evropskog parlamenta (MEP), Jeleva je imenovana za ministricu vanjskih poslova nakon glatke pobjede partije desnog centra Građani za evropski razvoj Bugarske (GERB) na parlamentarnim izborima 5. jula u zemlji.
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.