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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.
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Election | Cabinet | ||
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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 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 | |
14 | 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 |
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Election | Cabinet | ||
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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 | 248 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 |
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Election | Cabinet | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers 1946–1990 | ||||||||
(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 | 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 1933–2022 (Lived: 88 years) | 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 |
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Election | Cabinet | ||
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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 (69 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 | |
44 | Reneta Indzhova Born 1953 (71 years old) | 17 October 1994 | 25 January 1995 | 100 days | Independent | — | Indzhova [lower-alpha 1] | |
45 | Zhan Videnov Born 1959 (65 years old) | 25 January 1995 | 13 February 1997 | 2 years, 19 days | Bulgarian Socialist Party | 1994 | Videnov | |
46 | Stefan Sofiyanski Born 1951 (72 years old) | 13 February 1997 | 21 May 1997 | 97 days | Union of Democratic Forces | — | Sofiyanski [lower-alpha 2] | |
47 | Ivan Kostov Born 1949 (74 years old) | 21 May 1997 | 24 July 2001 | 4 years, 64 days | Union of Democratic Forces | 1997 | Kostov | |
48 | Simeon Sakskoburggotski Born 1937 (87 years old) | 24 July 2001 | 17 August 2005 | 4 years, 24 days | National Movement Simeon II | 2001 | Sakskoburggotski | |
49 | Sergey Stanishev Born 1966 (58 years old) | 17 August 2005 | 27 July 2009 | 3 years, 344 days | Bulgarian Socialist Party | 2005 | Stanishev | |
50 | Boyko Borisov Born 1959 (65 years old) | 27 July 2009 | 13 March 2013 | 3 years, 229 days | GERB | 2009 | Borisov I | |
51 | Marin Raykov Born 1960 (63 years old) | 13 March 2013 | 29 May 2013 | 77 days | Independent | — | Raykov [lower-alpha 3] | |
52 | Plamen Oresharski Born 1960 (64 years old) | 29 May 2013 | 6 August 2014 | 1 year, 69 days | Independent supported by Bulgarian Socialist Party | 2013 | Oresharski | |
53 | Georgi Bliznashki Born 1956 (67 years old) | 6 August 2014 | 7 November 2014 | 93 days | Independent | — | Bliznashki [lower-alpha 4] | |
(50) | Boyko Borisov Born 1959 (65 years old) 2nd time | 7 November 2014 | 27 January 2017 | 2 years, 81 days | GERB | 2014 | Borisov II | |
54 | Ognyan Gerdzhikov Born 1946 (78 years old) | 27 January 2017 | 4 May 2017 | 97 days | Independent | — | Gerdzhikov [lower-alpha 5] | |
(50) | Boyko Borisov Born 1959 (65 years old) 3rd time | 4 May 2017 | 12 May 2021 | 4 years, 8 days | GERB | 2017 | Borisov III | |
55 | Stefan Yanev Born 1960 (64 years old) | 12 May 2021 | 13 December 2021 | 215 days | Independent | 2021 (Apr) 2021 (Jul) | Yanev I [lower-alpha 6] -II [lower-alpha 7] | |
56 | Kiril Petkov Born 1980 (44 years old) | 13 December 2021 | 1 August 2022 | 231 days | We Continue the Change | 2021 (Nov) | Petkov | |
57 | Galab Donev Born 1967 (57 years old) | 2 August 2022 | 6 June 2023 | 308 days | Independent | — 2022 | Donev I [lower-alpha 8] -II [lower-alpha 9] | |
58 | Nikolay Denkov Born 1962 (61 years old) | 6 June 2023 | 9 April 2024 | 308 days | We Continue the Change | 2023 | Denkov | |
59 | Dimitar Glavchev Born 1963 (61 years old) Caretaker [2] [3] [4] | 9 April 2024 | Incumbent | 136 days | Independent | — 2024 (Jun) | Glavchev I [lower-alpha 10] -II [lower-alpha 11] |
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