List of heads of government of Bulgaria
This is a list of the heads of government of the modern Bulgarian state, from the establishment of the Principality of Bulgaria to the present day.
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List of officeholders
Principality of Bulgaria (1878–1908)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Election | Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| Chairmen of the Council of Ministers 1879–1908 | ||||||||
| 1 |  |
Todor Burmov 1834–1906 (Lived: 72 years) |
17 July 1879 | 6 December 1879 | 142 days | Conservative Party | 1879 (Jan) |
Burmov |
| 2 |  |
Bishop Kliment Branitski 1841–1901 (Lived: 60 years) |
6 December 1879 | 7 April 1880 | 123 days | Conservative Party | — | Kliment I |
| 3 |  |
Dragan Tsankov 1828–1911 (Lived: 82 years) |
7 April 1880 | 10 December 1880 | 247 days | Liberal Party | 1879 (Sep–Oct) 1880 |
D. Tsankov I |
| 4 |  |
Petko Karavelov 1843–1903 (Lived: 59 years) |
10 December 1880 | 9 May 1881 | 150 days | Liberal Party | 1881 (Jan) |
Karavelov I |
| 5 |  |
Johan Casimir Ehrnrooth 1833–1913 (Lived: 79 years) |
9 May 1881 | 13 July 1881 | 65 days | Imperial Russian Army | 1881 (Jun) [NA 1] |
Ehrnrooth |
| — |  |
Vacant: authoritarian regime by Prince Alexander I 1857–1893 (Lived: 36 years) |
13 July 1881 | 5 July 1882 | 357 days | — | — | — |
| 6 |  |
Leonid Sobolev 1844–1913 (Lived: 69 years) |
5 July 1882 | 19 September 1883 | 1 year, 76 days | Imperial Russian Army | 1882 [NA 2] |
Sobolev |
| (3) | |
Dragan Tsankov 1828–1911 (Lived: 82 years) 2nd time |
19 September 1883 | 11 July 1884 | 296 days | Liberal Party | 1884 | D. Tsankov II–III |
| (4) | |
Petko Karavelov 1843–1903 (Lived: 59 years) 2nd time |
11 July 1884 | 21 August 1886 | 2 years, 41 days | Liberal Party | — | Karavelov II |
| (2) | |
Metropolitan Kliment of Tarnovo 1841–1901 (Lived: 60 years) 2nd time |
21 August 1886 | 24 August 1886 | 3 days | Conservative Party | — | Kliment II |
| (4) | |
Petko Karavelov 1843–1903 (Lived: 59 years) 3rd time |
24 August 1886 | 28 August 1886 | 4 days | Liberal Party | — | Karavelov III |
| 7 |  |
Vasil Radoslavov 1854–1929 (Lived: 75 years) |
28 August 1886 | 10 July 1887 | 316 days | Liberal Party | 1886 | Radoslavov I |
| 8 |  |
Konstantin Stoilov 1853–1901 (Lived: 47 years) |
10 July 1887 | 1 September 1887 | 53 days | Conservative Party | — | Stoilov I |
| 9 |  |
Stefan Stambolov 1854–1895 (Lived: 41 years) |
1 September 1887 | 31 May 1894 | 6 years, 272 days | People's Liberal Party | 1887 1890 1893 (Apr) 1893 (Jul) |
Stambolov |
| (8) |  |
Konstantin Stoilov 1853–1901 (Lived: 47 years) 2nd time |
31 May 1894 | 30 January 1899 | 4 years, 244 days | People's Party | 1894 1896 |
Stoilov II–III |
| 10 |  |
Dimitar Grekov 1847–1901 (Lived: 53 years) |
30 January 1899 | 13 October 1899 | 256 days | People's Liberal Party | 1899 | Grekov |
| 11 |  |
Todor Ivanchov 1858–1905 (Lived: 46 years) |
13 October 1899 | 25 January 1901 | 1 year, 104 days | Liberal Party (Radoslavists) | — | Ivanchov I–II |
| 12 |  |
Racho Petrov 1861–1942 (Lived: 80 years) |
25 January 1901 | 5 March 1901 | 39 days | Independent | 1901 | Petrov I |
| (4) | |
Petko Karavelov 1843–1903 (Lived: 59 years) 4th time |
5 March 1901 | 4 January 1902 | 305 days | Democratic Party | — | Karavelov IV |
| 13 |  |
Stoyan Danev 1858–1949 (Lived: 91 years) |
4 January 1902 | 19 May 1903 | 1 year, 135 days | Progressive Liberal Party | 1902 | Danev I–III |
| (12) | |
Racho Petrov 1861–1942 (Lived: 80 years) 2nd time |
19 May 1903 | 5 November 1906 | 3 years, 170 days | Independent | 1903 | Petrov II |
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Dimitar Petkov 1858–1907 (Lived: 48 years) |
5 November 1906 | 11 March 1907 † | 126 days | People's Liberal Party | — | Petkov |
| 15 |  |
Dimitar Stanchov 1863–1940 (Lived: 76 years) Acting |
12 March 1907 | 16 March 1907 | 4 days | Independent | — | Stanchov |
| 16 |  |
Petar Gudev 1863–1932 (Lived: 68 years) |
16 March 1907 | 29 January 1908 | 319 days | People's Liberal Party | — | Gudev |
| 17 |  |
Aleksandar Malinov 1867–1938 (Lived: 70 years) |
29 January 1908 | 5 October 1908 | 250 days | Democratic Party | 1908 | Malinov I |
Kingdom of Bulgaria (1908–1946)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Election | Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| Chairmen of the Council of Ministers 1908–1946 | ||||||||
| 17 | |
Aleksandar Malinov 1867–1938 (Lived: 70 years) |
5 October 1908 | 29 March 1911 | 2 years, 175 days | Democratic Party | — | Malinov I–II |
| 18 |  |
Ivan Evstratiev Geshov 1849–1924 (Lived: 75 years) |
29 March 1911 | 14 June 1913 | 2 years, 77 days | People's Party | 1911 (Jun) 1911 (Sep) |
Geshov |
| (13) | |
Stoyan Danev 1858–1949 (Lived: 91 years) 2nd time |
14 June 1913 | 17 July 1913 | 33 days | Progressive Liberal Party | — | Danev IV |
| (7) |  |
Vasil Radoslavov 1854–1929 (Lived: 75 years) 2nd time |
17 July 1913 | 21 June 1918 | 4 years, 339 days | Liberal Party (Radoslavists) | 1913 1914 |
Radoslavov II–III |
| (17) | |
Aleksandar Malinov 1867–1938 (Lived: 70 years) 2nd time |
21 June 1918 | 28 November 1918 | 160 days | Democratic Party | — | Malinov III–IV |
| 19 |  |
Teodor Teodorov 1869–1924 (Lived: 55 years) |
28 November 1918 | 6 October 1919 | 312 days | People's Party | — | Teodorov I–II |
| 20 |  |
Aleksandar Stamboliyski 1879–1923 (Lived: 44 years) |
6 October 1919 | 9 June 1923 (Deposed) |
3 years, 246 days | Bulgarian Agrarian National Union | 1919 1920 1923 (Apr) |
Stamboliyski I–II |
| 21 |  |
Aleksandar Tsankov 1879–1959 (Lived: 80 years) |
9 June 1923 | 4 January 1926 | 2 years, 209 days | Democratic Alliance | 1923 (Nov) |
A. Tsankov I–II |
| 22 |  |
Andrey Lyapchev 1866–1933 (Lived: 66 years) |
4 January 1926 | 29 June 1931 | 5 years, 176 days | Democratic Alliance | 1927 | Lyapchev I–III |
| (17) | |
Aleksandar Malinov 1867–1938 (Lived: 70 years) 3rd time |
29 June 1931 | 12 October 1931 | 105 days | Democratic Party | 1931 | Malinov V |
| 23 |  |
Nikola Mushanov 1872–1951 (Lived: 79 years) |
12 October 1931 | 19 May 1934 (Deposed) |
2 years, 219 days | Democratic Party | — | Mushanov I–III |
| 24 |  |
Kimon Georgiev 1882–1969 (Lived: 87 years) |
19 May 1934 | 22 January 1935 | 1 year, 187 days | Independent | — | Georgiev I |
| 25 |  |
Pencho Zlatev 1881–1948 (Lived: 66 years) |
22 January 1935 | 21 April 1935 | 89 days | Bulgarian Army | — | Zlatev |
| 26 |  |
Andrey Toshev 1867–1944 (Lived: 76 years) |
21 April 1935 | 23 November 1935 | 216 days | Independent | — | Toshev |
| 27 |  |
Georgi Kyoseivanov 1884–1960 (Lived: 76 years) |
23 November 1935 | 16 February 1940 | 4 years, 85 days | Independent | 1938 1939 |
Kyoseivanov I–IV |
| 28 |  |
Bogdan Filov 1883–1945 (Lived: 61 years) |
16 February 1940 | 9 September 1943 | 3 years, 205 days | Independent | — | Filov I–II |
| — |  |
Petar Gabrovski 1898–1945 (Lived: 46 years) Acting |
9 September 1943 | 14 September 1943 | 5 days | Independent | — | Filov II |
| 29 |  |
Dobri Bozhilov 1884–1945 (Lived: 60 years) |
14 September 1943 | 1 June 1944 | 261 days | Independent | — | Bozhilov |
| 30 |  |
Ivan Ivanov Bagryanov 1891–1945 (Lived: 53 years) |
1 June 1944 | 2 September 1944 | 93 days | Independent | — | Bagryanov |
| 31[1] |  |
Konstantin Muraviev 1893–1965 (Lived: 71 years) |
2 September 1944 | 9 September 1944 (Deposed) |
7 days | Bulgarian Agrarian National Union | — | Muraviev |
| (24) | |
Kimon Georgiev 1882–1969 (Lived: 87 years) 2nd time |
9 September 1944 | 15 September 1946 | 2 years, 6 days | Zveno | 1945 | Georgiev II–III |
People's Republic of Bulgaria (1946–1990)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Election | Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| Chairmen of the Council of Ministers 1946–1949 | ||||||||
| (24) | |
Kimon Georgiev 1882–1969 (Lived: 87 years) 2nd time |
15 September 1946 | 23 November 1946 | 69 days | Zveno | — | Georgiev III |
| 32 |  |
Georgi Dimitrov 1882–1949 (Lived: 67 years) |
23 November 1946 | 2 July 1949 † | 2 years, 221 days | Bulgarian Communist Party | 1946 | Dimitrov I–II |
| 33 |  |
Vasil Kolarov 1877–1950 (Lived: 72 years) |
2 July 1949 Acting until 20 July 1949 |
23 January 1950 † | 205 days | Bulgarian Communist Party | 1949 | Kolarov I–II |
| 34 |  |
Valko Chervenkov 1900–1980 (Lived: 80 years) |
23 January 1950 Acting until 3 February 1950 |
17 April 1956 | 6 years, 85 days | Bulgarian Communist Party | 1953 | Chervenkov |
| 35 | |
Anton Yugov 1904–1991 (Lived: 86 years) |
17 April 1956 | 19 November 1962 | 6 years, 216 days | Bulgarian Communist Party | 1957 | Yugov I–III |
| 36 | .jpg.webp) |
Todor Zhivkov 1911–1998 (Lived: 86 years) |
19 November 1962 | 7 July 1971 | 8 years, 230 days | Bulgarian Communist Party | 1962 1966 |
Zhivkov I–II |
| 37 |  |
Stanko Todorov 1920–1996 (Lived: 76 years) |
7 July 1971 | 16 June 1981 | 9 years, 344 days | Bulgarian Communist Party | 1971 1976 |
Todorov I–II |
| 38 | |
Grisha Filipov 1919–1994 (Lived: 75 years) |
16 June 1981 | 21 March 1986 | 4 years, 278 days | Bulgarian Communist Party | 1981 | Filipov |
| 39 | |
Georgi Atanasov Born 1933 (87 years old) |
21 March 1986 | 3 February 1990 | 3 years, 319 days | Bulgarian Communist Party | 1986 | Atanasov |
| 40 | |
Andrey Lukanov 1938–1996 (Lived: 58 years) |
3 February 1990 | 15 November 1990 | 285 days | Bulgarian Communist Party | — | Lukanov I–II |
| (40) | Bulgarian Socialist Party | |||||||
Republic of Bulgaria (1990–present)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Election | Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| Chairmen of the Council of Ministers 1990–1991 | ||||||||
| (40) | |
Andrey Lukanov 1938–1996 (Lived: 58 years) |
15 November 1990 | 7 December 1990 | 22 days | Bulgarian Socialist Party | — | Lukanov II |
| 41 | Dimitar Popov 1927–2015 (Lived: 88 years) |
7 December 1990 | 8 November 1991 | 336 days | Independent | 1990 | Popov | |
| Prime Ministers 1991–onwards | ||||||||
| 42 |  |
Philip Dimitrov Born 1955 (65 years old) |
8 November 1991 | 30 December 1992 | 1 year, 52 days | Union of Democratic Forces | 1991 | Dimitrov |
| 43 | |
Lyuben Berov 1925–2006 (Lived: 81 years) |
30 December 1992 | 17 October 1994 | 1 year, 291 days | Independent supported by Movement for Rights and Freedoms |
— | Berov |
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Reneta Indzhova Born 1953 (67 years old) Acting |
17 October 1994 | 25 January 1995 | 100 days | Independent | — | Indzhova |
| 45 | Zhan Videnov Born 1959 (61 years old) |
25 January 1995 | 13 February 1997 | 2 years, 19 days | Bulgarian Socialist Party | 1994 | Videnov | |
| 46 | |
Stefan Sofiyanski Born 1951 (69 years old) Acting |
13 February 1997 | 21 May 1997 | 97 days | Union of Democratic Forces | — | Sofiyanski |
| 47 |  |
Ivan Kostov Born 1949 (71 years old) |
21 May 1997 | 24 July 2001 | 4 years, 64 days | Union of Democratic Forces | 1997 | Kostov |
| 48 |  |
Simeon Sakskoburggotski Born 1937 (83 years old) |
24 July 2001 | 17 August 2005 | 4 years, 24 days | National Movement Simeon II | 2001 | Sakskoburggotski |
| 49 |  |
Sergei Stanishev Born 1966 (54 years old) |
17 August 2005 | 27 July 2009 | 3 years, 344 days | Bulgarian Socialist Party | 2005 | Stanishev |
| 50 |  |
Boyko Borisov Born 1959 (61 years old) |
27 July 2009 | 13 March 2013 | 3 years, 229 days | GERB | 2009 | Borisov I |
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Marin Raykov Born 1960 (60 years old) Acting |
13 March 2013 | 29 May 2013 | 77 days | Independent | — | Raykov |
| 52 |  |
Plamen Oresharski Born 1960 (60 years old) |
29 May 2013 | 6 August 2014 | 1 year, 69 days | Independent supported by Bulgarian Socialist Party |
2013 | Oresharski |
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Georgi Bliznashki Born 1956 (64 years old) Acting |
6 August 2014 | 7 November 2014 | 93 days | Independent | — | Bliznashki |
| (50) | |
Boyko Borisov Born 1959 (61 years old) 2nd time |
7 November 2014 | 27 January 2017 | 2 years, 81 days | GERB | 2014 | Borisov II |
| 54 | Ognyan Gerdzhikov Born 1946 (74 years old) Acting |
27 January 2017 | 4 May 2017 | 97 days | National Movement for Stability and Progress | — | Gerdzhikov | |
| (50) | |
Boyko Borisov Born 1959 (61 years old) 3rd time |
4 May 2017 | Incumbent | 3 years, 281 days | GERB | 2017 | Borisov III |
Living former prime ministers
| Number | Name | Tenure | Date of birth | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgi Atanasov | 1986–1990 | 25 July 1933 | 87 |
| 2 | Philip Dimitrov | 1991–1992 | 31 March 1955 | 65 |
| 3 | Reneta Indzhova | 1994–1995 | 6 July 1953 | 67 |
| 4 | Zhan Videnov | 1995–1997 | 22 March 1959 | 61 |
| 5 | Stefan Sofiyanski | 1997 | 7 November 1951 | 69 |
| 6 | Ivan Kostov | 1997–2001 | 23 December 1949 | 71 |
| 7 | Simeon Sakskoburggotski | 2001-2005 | 16 June 1937 | 83 |
| 8 | Sergey Stanishev | 2005–2009 | 5 May 1966 | 54 |
| 9 | Marin Raykov | 2013 | 17 December 1960 | 60 |
| 10 | Plamen Oresharski | 2013–2014 | 21 February 1960 | 60 |
| 11 | Georgi Bliznashki | 2014 | 4 October 1956 | 64 |
| 12 | Ognyan Gerdzhikov | 2017 | 19 March 1946 | 74 |
Facts and records of Bulgarian prime ministers
Age at appointment
- Oldest person to assume office: Vasil Kolarov (71 years, 351 days)
- Youngest person to assume office: Vasil Radoslavov (32 years, 32 days)
Age at retirement
- Oldest person to leave office: Vasil Kolarov (72 years, 191 days)
- Youngest person to leave office: Vasil Radoslavov (32 years, 348 days)
Oldest and youngest living prime ministers
- Oldest living prime minister: Georgi Atanasov (87 years, 199 days)
- Youngest living prime minister: Sergey Stanishev (54 years, 280 days)
Longest and shortest lived prime ministers
- Longest-lived prime minister: Stoyan Danev 91 years, 183 days
- Shortest-lived prime minister: Stefan Stambolov 41 years, 156 days
Longest and shortest retirements
- Living prime minister with the longest period lived after leaving office: Georgi Atanasov (31 years, 6 days)
- Living prime minister with the shortest period lived after leaving office: Ognyan Gerdzhikov (3 years, 281 days)
- Deceased prime minister with the longest period lived after leaving office: Stoyan Danev (46 years, 39 days)
- Deceased prime minister with the shortest period lived after leaving office: Aleksandar Stamboliyski (5 days)
Age difference between incoming and outgoing officeholders
- Largest age difference between an incoming and outgoing prime minister: Sergey Stanishev (born 5 May 1966) was 28 years, 323 days younger than Simeon Sakskoburggotski (born 16 June 1937) whom he succeeded in 2005.
- Smallest age difference between an incoming and outgoing prime minister: Aleksandar Tsankov (born 29 June 1879) was 120 days younger than Aleksandar Stamboliyski (born 1 March 1879) whom he succeeded in 1923.
Length of service
- Longest-serving prime minister: Stanko Todorov (9 years, 344 days)
- Shortest-serving prime minister: Dimitar Stanchov (4 days)
Female prime ministers
- First female prime minister: Reneta Indzhova
Foreign-born prime ministers
- Johan Casimir Ehrnrooth was born in Nastola, Finland (then Russian Empire)
- Leonid Sobolev was born in Toropetskiy county, Russia (then Russian Empire)
- Dimitar Grekov was born in Bolhrad, Ukraine (then Russian Empire)
- Dimitar Petkov was born in Tulcea, Romania (then Ottoman Empire)
- Aleksandar Malinov was born in Pandakli, Ukraine (then Russian Empire)
- Andrey Lyapchev was born in Resen, North Macedonia (then Ottoman Empire)
- Anton Yugov was born in Rugunovec, Greece (then Ottoman Empire)
- Grisha Filipov was born in Kadievka, Ukraine
- Andrey Lukanov was born in Moscow, Russia (then Soviet Union)
- Sergey Stanishev was born in Kherson, Ukraine (then Soviet Union)
- Marin Raykov was born in Washington, D.C., United States
Prime ministers of Bulgaria born after the announcement of Bulgaria as a republic
- (10): Ivan Kostov (1949), Stefan Sofiyanski (1951), Reneta Indzhova (1953), Philip Dimitrov (1955), Georgi Bliznashki (1956), Zhan Videnov (1959), Boyko Borisov (1959), Plamen Oresharski (1960), Marin Raykov (1960) and Sergey Stanishev (1966)
Footnotes
- Johann Casimir Ehrnrooth was appointed by Prince Alexander I to preside over the election. Ehrnrooth was not elected by the Grand National Assembly.
- Leonid Sobolev was appointed by Prince Alexander I during his authoritarian regime. Sobolev was not elected by the National Assembly.
References
- Ilcho Dimitrov; Professor Bogdan Filov and his diary; 1990; "During the 65 years of the existence of the Bulgarian [monarchy], the post of Prime minister was held by 29 persons (excluding the two Russian generals Ehrnrooth and Sobolev)." (in Bulgarian)
See also
- Government of Bulgaria
- History of Bulgaria
- Politics of Bulgaria
- List of Bulgarian monarchs
- President of Bulgaria
- List of heads of state of Bulgaria
- List of Presidents of Bulgaria (1990-present)
- Prime Minister of Bulgaria
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