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 Evropskog parlamenta, Želeva je postavljena za ministarku inostranih poslova posle ubedljive pobede Građana za evropski razvoj Bugarske (GERB), stranke desnog centra, na parlamentarnim izborima u zemlji 5. jula.