List of heads of government of Bulgaria
Appearance
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) |
Portrait | Elected | Took office | Left office | Political party |
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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 |
Kingdom of Bulgaria (1908–1946)
# | Name (Born-Died) |
Portrait | Elected | Took Office | Left Office | Political Party |
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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 |
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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)
- ^ 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