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.

Prime Ministers of Bulgaria (1879 – present)

Principality of Bulgaria (1878–1908)

#	Name (Born-Died)	Elected	Took office	Left office	Political party
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers 1879 – 1908
1	Todor Burmov (1834–1906)	1879 (Jan)	17 July 1879	6 December 1879	Conservative Party
2	Archbishop Kliment Turnovski (1841–1906)	—	6 December 1879	7 April 1880	Conservative Party
3	Dragan Tsankov (1828–1911)	1879 (Sep–Oct) 1880	7 April 1880	10 December 1880	Liberal Party
4	Petko Karavelov (1843–1903)	1881 (Jan)	10 December 1880	9 May 1881	Liberal Party
5	Johann Casimir Ehrnrooth (1833–1913)	1881 (Jun)^{[NA 1]}	9 May 1881	13 July 1881	Military (Imperial Russian Army)
Vacant (13 July 1881 – 5 July 1882)
6	Leonid Sobolev (1844–1913)	1882^{[NA 2]}	5 July 1882	19 September 1883	Military (Imperial Russian Army)
(3)	Dragan Tsankov (1828–1911) (2nd time)	1884	19 September 1883	11 July 1884	Liberal Party
(4)	Petko Karavelov (1843–1903) (2nd time)	—	11 July 1884	21 August 1886	Liberal Party
(2)	Archbishop Kliment Turnovski (1841–1906) (2nd time)	—	21 August 1886	24 August 1886	Conservative Party
(4)	Petko Karavelov (1843–1903) (3rd time)	—	24 August 1886	28 August 1886	Liberal Party
7	Vasil Radoslavov (1854–1929)	1886	28 August 1886	10 July 1887	Liberal Party
8	Konstantin Stoilov (1853–1901)	—	10 July 1887	1 September 1887	Conservative Party
9	Stefan Stambolov (1854–1895)	1887 1890 1893 (Apr) 1893 (Jul)	1 September 1887	31 May 1894	People's Liberal Party
(8)	Konstantin Stoilov (1853–1901) (2nd time)	1894 1896	31 May 1894	30 January 1899	People's Party
10	Dimitar Grekov (1847–1901)	1899	30 January 1899	13 October 1899	People's Liberal Party
11	Todor Ivanchov (1858–1906)	—	13 October 1899	25 January 1901	Liberal Party (Radoslavists)
style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" \| 12	Racho Petrov (1861–1942)	1901	25 January 1901	5 March 1901	Non-party
(4)	Petko Karavelov (1843–1903) (4th time)	—	5 March 1901	4 January 1902	Democratic Party
13	Stoyan Danev (1858–1949)	1902	4 January 1902	19 May 1903	Progressive Liberal Party
style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" \| (12)	Racho Petrov (1861–1942) (2nd time)	1903	19 May 1903	5 November 1906	Non-party
14	Dimitar Petkov (1858–1907)	—	5 November 1906	11 March 1907 (Assassinated)	People's Liberal Party
style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" \| 15	Dimitar Stanchov (1863–1940) (acting)	—	12 March 1907	16 March 1907	Non-party
16	Petar Gudev (1863–1932)	—	16 March 1907	29 January 1908	People's Liberal Party
17	Aleksandar Malinov (1867–1938)	1908	29 January 1908	5 October 1908	Democratic Party

^ Casimir Ehrnrooth was appointed by the prince to preside over the election. He was not elected by the Grand National Assembly.
^ Leonid Sobolev was appointed by the prince during Alexander's authoritarian regime. Sobolev was not elected by the National Assembly.

Kingdom of Bulgaria (1908–1946)

#	Name (Born-Died)	Portrait	Elected	Took Office	Left Office	Political Party
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers 1908 – 1946
17	Aleksandar Malinov (1867–1938)		—	5 October 1908	29 March 1911	Democratic Party
18	Ivan Evstratiev Geshov (1849–1924)		1911 (Jun) 1911 (Sep)	29 March 1911	14 June 1913	People's Party
(13)	Stoyan Danev (1858–1949) (2nd time)		—	14 June 1913	17 July 1913	Progressive Liberal Party
(7)	Vasil Radoslavov (1854–1929) (2nd time)		1913 1914	17 July 1913	21 June 1918	Liberal Party (Radoslavists)
(17)	Aleksandar Malinov (1867–1938) (2nd time)		—	21 June 1918	28 November 1918	Democratic Party
19	Teodor Teodorov (1859–1924)		—	28 November 1918	6 October 1919	People's Party
20	Aleksandar Stamboliyski (1879–1923)	File:Al.stamboliiski.jpg	1919 1920 1923 (Apr)	6 October 1919	9 June 1923 (deposed)	Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union
21	Aleksandar Tsankov (1879–1959)		1923 (Nov)	9 June 1923	4 January 1926	Democratic Alliance
22	Andrey Lyapchev (1866–1933)		1927	4 January 1926	29 June 1931	Democratic Alliance
(17)	Aleksandar Malinov (1867–1938) (3rd time)		1931	29 June 1931	12 October 1931	Democratic Party
23	Nikola Mushanov (1872–1951)		—	12 October 1931	19 May 1934 (deposed)	Democratic Party
24	Kimon Georgiev (1882–1969)		—	19 May 1934	22 January 1935	Zveno
25	Pencho Zlatev (1881–1948)		—	22 January 1935	21 April 1935	Military (Bulgarian Land Forces)
style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" \| 26	Andrey Toshev (1867–1944)		—	21 April 1935	23 November 1935	Non-party
style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" \| 27	Georgi Kyoseivanov (1884–1960)		1938 1939	23 November 1935	16 February 1940	Non-party
style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" \| 28	Bogdan Filov (1883–1945)		—	16 February 1940	9 September 1943	Non-party
style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" \| –	Petur Gabrovski (1898–1945) (acting)		—	9 September 1943	14 September 1943	Non-party
style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" \| 29	Dobri Bozhilov (1884–1945)		—	14 September 1943	1 June 1944	Non-party
style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" \| 30	Ivan Ivanov Bagryanov (1891–1945)		—	1 June 1944	2 September 1944	Non-party
31^[1]	Konstantin Muraviev (1893–1965)		—	2 September 1944	9 September 1944 (deposed)	Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union
(24)	Kimon Georgiev (1882–1969) (2nd time)		1945	9 September 1944	23 November 1946	Zveno

People's Republic of Bulgaria (1946–1990)

#	Name (Born-Died)	Portrait	Elected	Took Office	Left Office	Political Party
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers 1946 – 1990
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| 32	Georgi Dimitrov (1882–1949)		1946	23 November 1946	2 July 1949	Bulgarian Communist Party
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| 33	Vasil Kolarov (1877–1950)		1949	2 July 1949	23 January 1950	Bulgarian Communist Party
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| 34	Valko Chervenkov (1900–1980)		1953	3 February 1950	17 April 1956	Bulgarian Communist Party
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| 35	Anton Yugov (1904–1991)	File:Anton Yugov.jpg	1957	17 April 1956	19 November 1962	Bulgarian Communist Party
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| 36	Todor Zhivkov (1911–1998)		1962 1966	19 November 1962	7 July 1971	Bulgarian Communist Party
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| 37	Stanko Todorov (1920–1996)		1971 1976	7 July 1971	16 June 1981	Bulgarian Communist Party
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| 38	Grisha Filipov (1919–1994)		1981	16 June 1981	21 March 1986	Bulgarian Communist Party
style="background:Template:Communist Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| 39	Georgi Atanasov (1933– )		1986	21 March 1986	3 February 1990	Bulgarian Communist Party
style="background:Template:Bulgarian Socialist Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| 40	Andrey Lukanov (1938–1996)		—	3 February 1990	7 December 1990	Bulgarian Socialist Party

Republic of Bulgaria (1990 – present)

#	Name (Born-Died)	Portrait	Elected	Took Office	Left Office	Political Party
Prime Ministers 1991 onwards
style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" \| 41	Dimitar Iliev Popov (1927– )		1990	7 December 1990	8 November 1991	Non-party
style="background:Template:Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria)/meta/color; color:white;"\| 42	Philip Dimitrov (1955– )		1991	8 November 1991	30 December 1992	Union of Democratic Forces
style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" \| 43	Lyuben Berov (1925–2006)	File:Lyben Berov, Bulgarian Prime Minister.jpg	—	30 December 1992	17 October 1994	Non-party
style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" \| 44	Reneta Indzhova (1953– )		—	17 October 1994	25 January 1995	Non-party
style="background:Template:Bulgarian Socialist Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| 45	Zhan Videnov (1959– )		1994	25 January 1995	13 February 1997	Bulgarian Socialist Party
style="background:Template:Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria)/meta/color; color:white;"\| 46	Stefan Sofiyanski (1951– )		—	13 February 1997	21 May 1997	Union of Democratic Forces
style="background:Template:Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria)/meta/color; color:white;"\| 47	Ivan Kostov (1949– )		1997	21 May 1997	24 July 2001	Union of Democratic Forces
style="background:Template:National Movement for Stability and Progress/meta/color;"\| 48	Simeon Sakskoburggotski (1937– )		2001	24 July 2001	17 August 2005	National Movement Simeon II
style="background:Template:Bulgarian Socialist Party/meta/color; color:white;"\| 49	Sergei Stanishev (1966– )		2005	17 August 2005	27 July 2009	Bulgarian Socialist Party
style="background:Template:GERB/meta/color;"\| 50^[2]	Boyko Borisov (1959– )		2009	27 July 2009	13 March 2013	Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria
style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" \| 51	Marin Raykov (1960– )	File:Marin Raykov Bulgarian Acting PM 2013.jpg	—	13 March 2013	29 May 2013	Non-party
style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"\| 52	Plamen Oresharski (1960– )		2013	29 May 2013	5 August 2014	Non-party^{[NB 1]}
style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"\| 52	Georgi Bliznashki (1960– )			5 August 2014		Non-party

^ Endorsed by the Bulgarian Socialist Party

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)." Template:Bg icon
^ Bulgarian National Television, As of today Bulgaria has a new government Template:Bg icon

v t e Prime ministers of Bulgaria
List of heads of government of Bulgaria
Principality	Burmov Turnovski D. Tsankov Karavelov Ehrnrooth Sobolev D. Tsankov Karavelov Turnovski Karavelov Radoslavov Stoilov Stambolov Stoilov Grekov Ivanchov Petrov Karavelov Danev Petrov Petkov Stanchov Gudev Malinov
Tsardom	Malinov Geshov Danev Radoslavov Malinov Teodorov Stamboliyski A. Tsankov Lyapchev Malinov Mushanov Georgiev Zlatev Toshev Kyoseivanov Filov Gabrovski Bozhilov Bagryanov Muraviev Georgiev
People's Republic	G. Dimitrov Kolarov Chervenkov Yugov Zhivkov Todorov Filipov Atanasov Lukanov
Republic	Popov P. Dimitrov Berov Indzhova Videnov Sofiyanski Kostov Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Stanishev Borisov Raykov Oresharski Bliznashki Borisov Gerdzhikov Borisov Yanev Petkov Donev Denkov Glavchev
Italics indicate interim officeholders.

Prime Ministers of Bulgaria (1879 – present)

Principality of Bulgaria (1878–1908)

Kingdom of Bulgaria (1908–1946)

People's Republic of Bulgaria (1946–1990)

Republic of Bulgaria (1990 – present)

References

See also