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.

List of officeholders

Principality of Bulgaria (1878–1908)

Main article: Principality of Bulgaria
Governments
  •   Conservative
  •   Liberal
  •   Tsankovist/PLP
  •   NLP
  •   NP
  •   Radoslavist
  •   DP
  •   Nonpartisan
  •   Mixed coalition
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office[a] Party Government
Composition 		Assembly
(Election) 		Prince
(Reign)
Took office Left office Time in office
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
1879–1908
Todor Burmov
(1834–1906) 		5 July
1879 		24 November
1879 		142 days Conservative Party 1. Burmov
KP 		— Alexander I

(1879–1886)
Bishop
Kliment of Branitsa
(1841–1901) 		24 November
1879 		26 March
1880 		123 days Conservative Party 2. Kliment I
KP 		1st
(1879)
Dragan Tsankov
(1828–1911) 		26 March
1880 		28 November
1880 		247 days Liberal Party 3. D. Tsankov I
LP 		2nd
(1880)
Petko Karavelov
(1843–1903) 		28 November
1880 		27 April
1881 		150 days Liberal Party 4. Karavelov I
LP
Lieutenant General
Johan Ehrnrooth
(1833–1913) 		27 April
1881 		1 July
1881 		65 days Imperial Russian Army 5. Ehrnrooth
KP
During this interval, the office was vacant and authority was exercised by Prince Alexander I. 6. Shesto
KP 		—
Lieutenant General
Leonid Sobolev
(1844–1913) 		23 June
1882 		7 September
1883 		1 year, 76 days Imperial Russian Army 7. Sobolev
KP until Mar 1883 		3rd
(1882)
[b]
LP from Mar 1883
Dragan Tsankov
(1828–1911) 		7 September
1883 		31 December
1883 		296 days Liberal Party (Tsankovists) 8. D. Tsankov II
LP−KP
1 January
1884 		29 June
1884 		9. D. Tsankov III
LP
Petko Karavelov
(1843–1903) 		29 June
1884 		9 August
1886 		2 years, 41 days Liberal Party (Karavelists) 10. Karavelov II
LP 		4th
(1884)
Metropolitan
Kliment of Tarnovo
(1841–1901) 		9 August
1886 		12 August
1886 		3 days Tsankovist Party 11. Kliment II
Tsankovists
Petko Karavelov
(1843–1903) 		12 August
1886 		16 August
1886 		4 days Liberal Party (Karavelist) 12. Karavelov III
LP−KP
Vasil Radoslavov
(1854–1929) 		16 August
1886 		28 June
1887 		316 days Liberal Party
(Stambolovists) 		13. Radoslavov I
LP–KP 		3rd Grand
(1886)
Regency council

(1886–1887)
Ferdinand I

(1887–1908)
Konstantin Stoilov
(1853–1901) 		28 June
1887 		20 August
1887 		53 days Conservative Party 14. Stoilov I
KP–LP
Stefan Stambolov
(1854–1895) 		20 August
1887 		19 May
1894 		6 years, 272 days Liberal Party
(Stambolovists) 		15. Stambolov
LP–KP until Dec 1888
LP until Oct 1890 		5th
(1887)
People's Liberal Party NLP from Oct 1890 6th
(1890)
7th
(1893)
Konstantin Stoilov
(1853–1901) 		19 May
1894 		9 December
1894 		4 years, 244 days People's Party 16. Stoilov II
NP–LP (R)
9 December
1894 		18 January
1899 		17. Stoilov III
NP 		8th
(1894)
9th
(1896)
Dimitar Grekov
(1847–1901) 		18 January
1899 		1 October
1899 		256 days People's Liberal Party 18. Grekov
NLP–LP (R) 		10th
(1899)
Todor Ivanchov
(1858–1905) 		1 October
1899 		27 November
1900 		1 year, 103 days Liberal Party (Radoslavists) 19. Ivanchov I
LP (R)
27 November
1900 		12 January
1901 		20. Ivanchov II
LP (R)
Major General
Racho Petrov
(1861–1942) 		12 January
1901 		20 February
1901 		39 days Independent 21. Petrov I
Nonpartisan
Petko Karavelov
(1843–1903) 		20 February
1901 		21 December
1901 		304 days Democratic Party 22. Karavelov IV
DP–NLP 		11th
(1901)
Stoyan Danev
(1858–1949) 		21 December
1901 		2 November
1902 		1 year, 136 days Progressive Liberal Party 23. Danev I
PLP 		12th
(1902)
2 November
1902 		18 March
1903 		24. Danev II
PLP
18 March
1903 		6 May
1903 		25. Danev III
PLP
Major General
Racho Petrov
(1861–1942) 		6 May
1903 		23 October
1906 		3 years, 170 days Independent 26. Petrov II
NLP 		13th
(1903)
Dimitar Petkov
(1858–1907) 		23 October
1906 		26 February
1907† 		126 days People's Liberal Party 27. Petkov
NLP
Dimitar Stanchov
(1863–1940)
Acting 		27 February
1907 		3 March
1907 		4 days Independent 28. Stanchov
NLP
Petar Gudev
(1863–1932) 		3 March
1907 		16 January
1908 		319 days People's Liberal Party 29. Gudev
NLP
Aleksandar Malinov
(1867–1938) 		16 January
1908 		22 September
1908 		250 days Democratic Party 30. Malinov I
DP 		14th
(1908)

Kingdom of Bulgaria (1908–1946)

Main article: Kingdom of Bulgaria
Governments
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office[a] Party Government
Composition 		Election Tsar
(Reign)
Took office Left office Time in office
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
1908–1946
Aleksandar Malinov
(1867–1938) 		22 September
1908 		16 March
1911 		2 years, 175 days Democratic Party 30. Malinov I
31. Malinov II
DP 		— Ferdinand I

(1908–1918)
Ivan Evstratiev Geshov
(1849–1924) 		16 March
1911 		1 June
1913 		2 years, 77 days People's Party 32. Geshov
NP–PLP 		1911
(Jun)
1911
(Sep)
Stoyan Danev
(1858–1949) 		1 June
1913 		4 July
1913 		33 days Progressive Liberal Party 33. Danev IV
PLP–NP 		—
Vasil Radoslavov
(1854–1929) 		4 July
1913 		23 December
1914 		4 years, 339 days Liberal Party (Radoslavists) 34. Radoslavov II
LP (r.)–NLP–MLP 		1913
5 January 1914 [O.S. 23 December 1913] 21 June [O.S. 8 June]
1918 		35. Radoslavov III
LP (r.)–NLP–MLP 		1914
Aleksandar Malinov
(1867–1938) 		21 June 1918 28 November 1918 160 days Democratic Party 36. Malinov III
37. Malinov IV
DP–
RP until October 1918
NP–BZNS–BRSDP–BZNS from October 1918 		—
Boris III

(1918–1943)
Teodor Teodorov
(1869–1924) 		28 November 1918 6 October 1919 312 days People's Party 38. Teodorov I
39. Teodorov II
NP–BZNS–DP–RP–BRSDP–PLP 		—
Aleksandar Stamboliyski
(1879–1923) 		6 October 1919 9 June 1923
(Deposed) 		3 years, 246 days Bulgarian Agrarian National Union 40. Stamboliyski I
41. Stamboliyski II
BZNS–
NP–PLP until February 1923 		1919
1920
1923
(Apr)
Aleksandar Tsankov
(1879–1959) 		9 June 1923 4 January 1926 2 years, 209 days Democratic Alliance 42. A. Tsankov I
43. A. Tsankov II
DA–NLP–BRSDP–DP–RP–ONPP 		1923
(Nov)
Andrey Lyapchev
(1866–1933) 		4 January 1926 29 June 1931 5 years, 176 days Democratic Alliance 44. Lyapchev I
45. Lyapchev II
46. Lyapchev III
DA 		1927
Aleksandar Malinov
(1867–1938) 		29 June 1931 12 October 1931 105 days Democratic Party 47. Malinov V
DP–BZNS–NLP–RP 		1931
Nikola Mushanov
(1872–1951) 		12 October 1931 19 May 1934
(Deposed) 		2 years, 219 days Democratic Party 48. Mushanov I
49. Mushanov II
50. Mushanov III
DP–BZNS–NLP–RP 		—
Kimon Georgiev
(1882–1969) 		19 May 1934 22 January 1935 248 days Independent 51. Georgiev I
Nonpartisan 		—
Pencho Zlatev
(1881–1948) 		22 January 1935 21 April 1935 89 days Bulgarian Army 52. Zlatev
Nonpartisan 		—
Andrey Toshev
(1867–1944) 		21 April 1935 23 November 1935 216 days Independent 53. Toshev
Nonpartisan 		—
Georgi Kyoseivanov
(1884–1960) 		23 November 1935 16 February 1940 4 years, 85 days Independent 54. Kyoseivanov I
55. Kyoseivanov II
56. Kyoseivanov III
57. Kyoseivanov IV
Nonpartisan 		1938
1939
Bogdan Filov
(1883–1945) 		16 February 1940 9 September 1943 3 years, 205 days Independent 58. Filov I
59. Filov II
Nonpartisan 		—
Simeon II

(1943–1946)
Petar Gabrovski
(1898–1945)
Acting 		9 September 1943 14 September 1943 5 days Independent —
Dobri Bozhilov
(1884–1945) 		14 September 1943 1 June 1944 261 days Independent 60. Bozhilov
Nonpartisan 		—
Ivan Ivanov Bagryanov
(1891–1945) 		1 June 1944 2 September 1944 93 days Independent 61. Bagryanov
Nonpartisan 		—
Konstantin Muraviev
(1893–1965) 		2 September 1944 9 September 1944
(Deposed) 		7 days Bulgarian Agrarian National Union 62. Muraviev
BZNS–DP 		—
Kimon Georgiev
(1882–1969) 		9 September 1944 15 September 1946 2 years, 6 days Zveno 63. Georgiev II
64. Georgiev III
Zveno–BKP–BZNS–RP–BRSDP 		1945

People's Republic of Bulgaria (1946–1990)

Main article: People's Republic of Bulgaria
Governments
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Party Government
Composition 		Election Head of State
(Tenure)
Took office Left office Time in office
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
1946–1990
Kimon Georgiev
(1882–1969) 		15 September 1946 23 November 1946 69 days Zveno 64. Georgiev III
Zveno–BKP–BZNS–RP–BRSDP 		— Vasil Kolarov

(1946–1947)
Georgi Dimitrov
(1882–1949) 		23 November 1946 2 July 1949† 2 years, 221 days Bulgarian Communist Party 65. Dimitrov I
66. Dimitrov II
BKP–Zveno–BZNS–BRSDP 		1946
Mincho Neychev

(1947–1950)
Vasil Kolarov
(1877–1950) 		2 July 1949
Acting until
20 July 1949 		23 January 1950† 205 days Bulgarian Communist Party 67. Kolarov I
68. Kolarov II
BKP–BZNS 		1949
Valko Chervenkov
(1900–1980) 		23 January 1950
Acting until
3 February 1950 		17 April 1956 6 years, 85 days Bulgarian Communist Party 69. Chervenkov
BKP–BZNS 		1953
Georgi Damyanov
(1950–1958)
Anton Yugov
(1904–1991) 		17 April 1956 19 November 1962 6 years, 216 days Bulgarian Communist Party 70. Yugov I
71. Yugov II
72. Yugov III
BKP–BZNS 		1957
Dimitar Ganev
(1958–1964)
Todor Zhivkov
(1911–1998) 		19 November 1962 7 July 1971 8 years, 230 days Bulgarian Communist Party 73. Zhivkov I
74. Zhivkov II
BKP–BZNS 		1962
1966
Georgi Traykov

(1964–1971)
Stanko Todorov
(1920–1996) 		7 July 1971 16 June 1981 9 years, 344 days Bulgarian Communist Party 75. Todorov I
76. Todorov II
BKP–BZNS 		1971
1976 		Todor Zhivkov

(1971–1989)
Grisha Filipov
(1919–1994) 		16 June 1981 21 March 1986 4 years, 278 days Bulgarian Communist Party 77. Filipov
BKP–BZNS 		1981
Georgi Atanasov
(1933–2022) 		21 March 1986 3 February 1990 3 years, 319 days Bulgarian Communist Party 78. Atanasov
BKP–BZNS 		1986
Petar Mladenov

(1989–1990)
Andrey Lukanov
(1938–1996) 		3 February 1990 15 November 1990 285 days Bulgarian Communist Party 79. Lukanov I
80. Lukanov II
Bulgarian Socialist Party Zhelyu Zhelev

(1990)

Republic of Bulgaria (1990–present)

Main article: Bulgaria
Governments
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Party Government
Composition 		Assembly
(Election) 		President
(Tenure)
Took office Left office Time in office
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
1990–1991
Andrey Lukanov
(1938–1996) 		15 November 1990 7 December 1990 22 days Bulgarian Socialist Party 80. Lukanov II
BSP 		N/A Zhelyu Zhelev

(1990–1997)
Dimitar Popov
(1927–2015) 		7 December 1990 8 November 1991 336 days Independent 81. Popov
BSP–SDS–BZNS 		7th Grand
(1990)
Prime Ministers
1991–onwards
Philip Dimitrov
(born 1955) 		8 November 1991 30 December 1992 1 year, 52 days Union of Democratic Forces 82. Dimitrov
SDS–RDP–DP 		36th
(1991)
Lyuben Berov
(1925–2006) 		30 December 1992 17 October 1994 1 year, 291 days Independent[c] 83. Berov
Reneta Indzhova
(born 1953) 		17 October 1994 25 January 1995 100 days Independent 84. Indzhova[d]
Zhan Videnov
(born 1959) 		25 January 1995 13 February 1997 2 years, 19 days Bulgarian Socialist Party 85. Videnov
BSP–BZNS-AS–Ecoglasnost 		37th
(1994)
Petar Stoyanov

(1997–2002)
Stefan Sofiyanski
(born 1951) 		13 February 1997 21 May 1997 97 days Union of Democratic Forces 86. Sofiyanski[e]
SDS
Ivan Kostov
(born 1949) 		21 May 1997 24 July 2001 4 years, 64 days Union of Democratic Forces 87. Kostov
SDS–DP–BZNS 		38th
(1997)
Simeon Sakskoburggotski
(born 1937) 		24 July 2001 16 August 2005 4 years, 23 days National Movement Simeon II 88. Sakskoburggotski
NDSV–DPS 		39th
(2001)
Georgi Parvanov

(2002–2012)
Sergey Stanishev
(born 1966) 		16 August 2005 27 July 2009 3 years, 345 days Bulgarian Socialist Party 89. Stanishev
BSP–NDSV–DPS 		40th
(2005)
Boyko Borisov
(born 1959) 		27 July 2009 13 March 2013 3 years, 229 days GERB 90. Borisov I
GERB 		41st
(2009)
Rosen Plevneliev

(2012–2017)
Marin Raykov
(born 1960) 		13 March 2013 29 May 2013 77 days Independent 91. Raykov[f]
Plamen Oresharski
(born 1960) 		29 May 2013 6 August 2014 1 year, 69 days Independent[g] 92. Oresharski
BSP–DPS 		42nd
(2013)
Georgi Bliznashki
(born 1956) 		6 August 2014 7 November 2014 93 days Independent 93. Bliznashki[h]
Boyko Borisov
(born 1959) 		7 November 2014 27 January 2017 2 years, 81 days GERB 94. Borisov II
GERB–RB–ABV 		43rd
(2014)
Rumen Radev

(2017–2026)
Ognyan Gerdzhikov
(born 1946) 		27 January 2017 4 May 2017 97 days Independent 95. Gerdzhikov[i]
Boyko Borisov
(born 1959) 		4 May 2017 12 May 2021 4 years, 8 days GERB 96. Borisov III
GERB–OP 		44th
(2017)
Stefan Yanev
(born 1960) 		12 May 2021 16 September 2021 215 days Independent 97. Yanev I[j] 45th
(Apr 2021)
16 September 2021 13 December 2021 98. Yanev II[k] 46th
(Jul 2021)
Kiril Petkov
(born 1980) 		13 December 2021 1 August 2022 231 days We Continue the Change 99. Petkov
PP–BSP–ITN–DB 		47th
(Nov 2021)
Galab Donev
(born 1967) 		2 August 2022 2 February 2023 308 days Independent 100. Donev I[l]
2 February 2023 6 June 2023 101. Donev II[m] 48th
(2022)
Nikolai Denkov
(born 1962) 		6 June 2023 9 April 2024 308 days We Continue the Change 102. Denkov
PP–DB–GERB 		49th
(2023)
Dimitar Glavchev
(born 1963)
Caretaker Prime Minister 		9 April 2024 27 August 2024 282 days Independent 103. Glavchev I[n]
27 August 2024 16 January 2025 104. Glavchev II[o] 50th
(Jun 2024)
Rosen Zhelyazkov
(born 1968) 		16 January 2025 19 February 2026 1 year, 34 days GERB 105. Zhelyazkov
GERB–BSP–ITN 		51st
(Oct 2024)
Iliana Iotova

(2026–present)
Andrey Gyurov
(born 1975)
Caretaker Prime Minister 		19 February 2026 Incumbent 68 days Independent 106. Gyurov[p]
  1. ^ a b Old Style and New Style dates are used in line with the calendar of the time.
  2. ^ Leonid Sobolev was appointed by Prince Alexander I during his authoritarian regime. Sobolev was not elected by the National Assembly.
  3. ^ Nominated by the Movement for Rights and Freedoms
  4. ^ Interim government, appointed by president Zhelyu Zhelev, following the resignation of Lyuben Berov.
  5. ^ Interim government, appointed by president Petar Stoyanov, following the resignation of Zhan Videnov.
  6. ^ Interim government, appointed by president Rosen Plevneliev, following the resignation of Boyko Borisov.
  7. ^ Nominated by the Bulgarian Socialist Party
  8. ^ Interim government, appointed by president Rosen Plevneliev, following the resignation of Plamen Oresharski.
  9. ^ Interim government, appointed by president Rumen Radev, following the resignation of Boyko Borisov.
  10. ^ Interim government, appointed by president Rumen Radev, when no party was able to form a government in the 45th National Assembly.
  11. ^ Interim government, appointed by president Rumen Radev, when no party was able to form a government in the 46th National Assembly.
  12. ^ Interim government, appointed by president Rumen Radev, following the resignation of Kiril Petkov.
  13. ^ Interim government, appointed by president Rumen Radev, when no party was able to form a government in the 48th National Assembly.
  14. ^ Interim government, appointed by president Rumen Radev, following the resignation of Nikolay Denkov.
  15. ^ Interim government, appointed by president Rumen Radev, when no party was able to form a government in the 50th National Assembly.
  16. ^ Interim government, appointed by president Iliana Iotova, following the resignation of Rosen Zhelyazkov.

Timeline

Kiril PetkovOgnyan GerdzhikovPlamen OresharskiMarin RaykovBoyko BorisovSergei StanishevSimeon SakskoburggotskiIvan KostovStefan SofiyanskiPhilip DimitrovAndrey LukanovTodor ZhivkovValko ChervenkovVasil KolarovGeorgi DimitrovKonstantin MuravievPetar GabrovskiBogdan FilovGeorgi KyoseivanovPencho ZlatevKimon GeorgievAndrey LyapchevAndrey LyapchevAleksandar TsankovAleksandar StamboliyskiIvan Evstratiev GeshovAleksandar MalinovDimitar StanchovRacho PetrovStefan StambolovVasil RadoslavovJohan EhrnroothPetko KaravelovTodor Burmov

See also

Footnotes

References

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