Vice President of Bulgaria

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Vice President of the Republic of Bulgaria
Вицепрезидент на България (Bulgarian)
Viceprezident na Bǎlgarija (Bulgarian Latin)
Coat of arms of Bulgaria (lesser version).svg
Lesser Coat of Arms of Bulgaria
Iliyana Yotova.jpg
Incumbent
Iliana Iotova
since 22 January 2017
Style Her Excellency
Residence Bojana Residence, Sofia
Term length Five years, renewable once
Formation1 August 1990
First holder Atanas Semerdžiev

The vice president of the Republic of Bulgaria is a position, established by the Constitution of Bulgaria, and the only active vice presidential office in the European Union (EU). [Note 1]

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The vice president is elected by popular vote, alongside the president. Candidates for president and vice president run on their party ticket and are prohibited from serving in any other post upon election.

According to the constitution, the vice president shall be the principal assistant to the president in his/her official duties. [1]

In 1971–1990, the Chairmen of the State Council — Todor Zhivkov (1971–1989) and Petar Mladenov (1989–1990) — were the heads of state of Bulgaria. The First Deputy Chairmen of the State Council were deputy heads of state. The State Council was abolished on April 3, 1990.

Below is a list of the first deputy chairmen of the State Council and vice presidents of the Republic of Bulgaria:

The First Deputy Chairmen of the State Council of Bulgaria, 1971–1990

Deputy chairmen of State Council of People's Republic of Bulgaria
First Deputy ChairmanTerm of officePolitical partyChairman
PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeDuration
No image.png Krastyu Trichkov
Кръстю Тричков
(1923–?)		8 July 197127 July 19721 year, 19 days Fatherland Front Todor Zhivkov
No image.svg Georgi Andreev
Георги Андреев
(1929−2011) [2] 		8 July 197130 April 19731 year, 296 days Fatherland Front Todor Zhivkov
Georgi Traykov
Георги Трайков
(1898–1975) [3] 		27 July 19721 November 19742 years, 97 days Fatherland Front Todor Zhivkov
No image.svg Petur Tanchev
Петър Танчев
(1920–1992) [4] [5] 		1 November 197414 December 198915 years, 43 days Fatherland Front Todor Zhivkov
Petar Mladenov
No image.svg Angel Dimitrov
Ангел Димитров
(1927–2005) [6] 		14 December 19893 April 1990110 days Fatherland Front Petar Mladenov

Vice President, 1990–present

Elected by parliament, 1990–1992

The following vice presidents were elected by the parliament.

Vice Chairman
(Vice President)		Term of officePolitical party Chairman
(President)
PortraitName
(Born–Died)		Took officeLeft officeDuration
No image.svg Atanas Semerdzhiev
Атанас Семерджиев
(1924–2015)		1 August 199022 January 19921 year, 174 days Bulgarian Socialist Party Zhelyu Zhelev

Directly elected, 1992–present

The following vice-presidents were elected by the people.

Vice PresidentTerm of officePolitical party President
PortraitName
(Born–Died)		Took officeLeft officeDuration
Blaga Dimitrova
Блага Димитрова
(1922–2003)		22 January 19926 July 19931 year, 165 days Union of Democratic Forces Zhelyu Zhelev
Vacant6 July 199322 January 19973 years, 200 daysVacant
Todor Kavaldzhiev Crop 2.jpg Todor Kavaldzhiev
Тодор Кавалджиев
(1934–2019)		22 January 199722 January 20025 years, 0 days United Democratic Forces Petar Stoyanov
Angel Marin (12-12-2018).jpg Angel Marin
Ангел Марин
(1942–2024)		22 January 200222 January 201210 years, 0 days Bulgarian Socialist Party Georgi Parvanov
Margarita Popova.jpg Margarita Popova
Маргарита Попова
(born 1956)		22 January 201222 January 20175 years, 0 days Independent / GERB Rosen Plevneliev
Iliyana Yotova.jpg Iliana Iotova
Илиана Йотова
(born 1964)		22 January 2017Incumbent8 years, 26 days Bulgarian Socialist Party Rumen Radev

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Another EU member state, Cyprus, also has a post of Vice President, although since 1974 that post has remained vacant.

References

  1. ↑ "Chapter Four: President of the Republic". Constitution. National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  2. ↑ Radio Free Europe Research. Survey of East European Developments. July 1971
  3. ↑ Radio Free Europe Research. Survey of East European Developments October–December 1974
  4. ↑ Radio Free Europe Research. Survey of East European Developments October–December 1974
  5. ↑ Radio Free Europe Research. Weekly Record of Events in Eastern Europe. 30 November to 6 December 1989
  6. ↑ Radio Free Europe Research. Weekly Record of Events in Eastern Europe. 30 November to 6 December 1989
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