- Yordan Sokolov was born in Sofia on January 18, 1933.
He graduated from the Kliment Ohridski University in Sofia with a degree in Law.
1956-1958 - Secretary of the Public Arbitration Office.
1958-1980 - lawyer in Sofia.
Member of the Bar Council.
1990 - member of the National Club for Democracy; member of the Central Election Commission.
1990-1991 - legal adviser of the President.
1991 - deputy to the 36th National Assembly from the UDF list; Minister of the Interior in the Philip Dimitrov cabinet formed by the UDF, member of the government commission for trade in military and special production.
1994 - deputy from the UDF to the 37th National Assembly; chair of the parliamentary group of the UDF.
1997 - UDF deputy to the 38th National Assembly.
Parliamentary Chair of the 38th National Assembly.
Married, with two children.
He speaks French and Russian.
