Petar Stoyanov was born May 25th, 1952, in the city of Plovdiv. He gradiuated from the Law Faculty of the Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski.
Speaks German. Married, with a son and a daughter.
In 2001, Petar Stoyanov resigned from political life, with the argument that his losing the elections did not morally allowed him to actively participate in the political life within the country anymore...