Vice President of Bulgaria
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| Vice-president
of the Republic of Bulgaria Вицепрезидент на Република България |
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| Style | Her Excellency |
| Residence | Boyana Residence, Sofia |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Formation | 1 August 1990 |
| First holder | Atanas Semerdzhiev |
| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Bulgaria |
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The vice-president of the Republic of Bulgaria is a position, established by the Constitution of Bulgaria, and the only vice-presidential office in the European Union (EU).[Note 1]
The vice-president is elected in a popular vote, along with 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 principal assistant to the president in his/her official duties.[1]
Contents
Elected by parliament, 1990–1992[edit]
The following vice-presidents were elected by the parliament.
| Vice Chairman (Vice President) |
Term of office | Political party | Chairman (President) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nº | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
| 1 | Atanas Semerdzhiev Атанас Семерджиев (1924–2015) |
1 August 1990 | 22 January 1992 | 1 year, 174 days | Bulgarian Socialist Party | Zhelyu Zhelev | |
Directly elected, 1992–present[edit]
The following vice-presidents were elected by the people.
| Vice President | Term of office | Political party | President | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nº | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
| 1 | Blaga Dimitrova Блага Димитрова (1922–2003) |
22 January 1992 | 6 July 1993 | 1 year, 165 days | Union of Democratic Forces | Zhelyu Zhelev | |
| 1 | vacant vacant |
6 July 1993 | 22 January 1997 | 3 years, 200 days | Zhelyu Zhelev | ||
| 2 | Todor Kavaldzhiev Тодор Кавалджиев (1934– ) |
22 January 1997 | 22 January 2002 | 5 years, 0 days | Bulgarian Agrarian National Union | Petar Stoyanov | |
| 3 | Angel Marin Ангел Марин (1942–) |
22 January 2002 | 22 January 2007 | 10 years, 0 days | Bulgarian Socialist Party | Georgi Parvanov | |
| (3) | 22 January 2007 | 22 January 2012 | Independent supported by Bulgarian Socialist Party |
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| 4 | Margarita Popova Маргарита Попова (1956– ) |
22 January 2012 | Incumbent | 4 years, 219 days | GERB | Rosen Plevneliev | |
See also[edit]
- History of Bulgaria
- Politics of Bulgaria
- List of First Deputy Chairmen of the State Council of Bulgaria
- List of heads of state of Bulgaria
- List of current Vice Presidents
Notes[edit]
- ^ Under the current Constitution of Cyprus, there is post of Vice President of Cyprus that is reserved for a Turkish Cypriot, however since December 1963, the Turkish Cypriots have had no participation in the government, thus leaving the post of Vice President vacant since then.
References[edit]
- ^ "Chapter Four: President of the Republic". Constitution. National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria. Retrieved 30 April 2012.