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{{Short description|Bulgaria}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox executive government
|nativename=Министерски съвет
|border=central
|image=Council of Ministers of Bulgaria building Sofia.jpg
|caption = The Council of Ministers building in central [[Sofia]]
|date_established={{Start date|1879|07|05|df=y}}
|state=[[Bulgaria]]
|leader_title=[[Prime Minister of Bulgaria]]
|appointed=[[National Assembly of Bulgaria]]
|responsible=National Assembly of Bulgaria
|address=[[The Largo]],<br>Sofia|url=https://www.gov.bg/en
}}

The '''Council of Ministers''' ({{langx|bg|Министерски съвет}}, ''Ministerski savet'') is the main authority of the [[executive power]] in the [[Republic of Bulgaria]]. It consists of the [[Prime Minister of Bulgaria]] and all the specialized ministers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|website=Official Site of the Government of Bulgaria|url=https://www.gov.bg/en}}</ref>

== Overview ==

{{Politics of Bulgaria}}
Bulgaria employs a [[Dualism (politics)|dualistic]] approach for relations between the Parliament and the Government: after the composition of the Council of Ministers is decided by the newly elected government, the [[Legislator|members of parliament]] who are chosen to become ministers temporarily lose their parliamentary rights while being ministers. These rights are restored in case they are released from the Council of Ministers or the government falls from power. This is in contrast to how deputy ministers and other government officials are treated when they are elected as deputies.

Sometimes, with the purpose of preserving the political representation of different parties or groups in the Council of Ministers, one or more [[minister without portfolio|ministers without portfolio]] (lacking a ministry of  own) may be appointed.

The Council of Ministers office is in central [[Sofia]] and is part of [[Largo, Sofia|the Largo]] architectural ensemble.

==Structure of the Cabinet==

'''The Zhelyazkov Government''' is the 105th and current cabinet of Bulgaria. It was approved by the parliament of Bulgaria on 16 January 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://btvnovinite.bg/bulgaria/izbraha-kabineta-zheljazkov-balgarija-ima-novo-redovno-pravitelstvo.html| title= Избраха кабинета „Желязков“. България има ново редовно правителство|date=16 January 2025}}</ref> The cabinet is a minority coalition government with ministers nominated from GERB, BSP-UL and ITN.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mediapool.bg/koi-vliza-v-proektokabineta-zhelyazkov-news367043.html| title= Кой влиза в проектокабинета "Желязков"?|date=15 January 2025}}</ref>

== Cabinet ==

{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=y}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title               = [[Prime Minister of Bulgaria|Prime Minister]]
| minister1           = [[Rosen Zhelyazkov]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 January 2025
| minister1_termend = 
| minister1_party     = GERB
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title               = [[Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria|Deputy Prime Minister]] without portfolio
| minister1           = [[Atanas Zafirov]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 January 2025
| minister1_termend = 
| minister1_party     = Bulgarian Socialist Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title               = [[Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria|Deputy Prime Minister]] and [[Ministry of Innovation and Growth|Minister of Innovation and Growth]]
| minister1           = [[Tomislav Donchev]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 January 2025
| minister1_termend = 
| minister1_party     = GERB
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title               = [[Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria|Deputy Prime Minister]] and [[Ministry of Transport and Communications (Bulgaria)|Minister of Transport and Communications]]
| minister1           = [[Grozdan Karadzhov]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 January 2025
| minister1_termend = 
| minister1_party     = There is Such a People
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title               = [[Ministry of Finance (Bulgaria)|Minister of Finance]]
| minister1           = [[Temenuzhka Petkova]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 January 2025
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party     = GERB
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title               = [[Ministry of Defence (Bulgaria)|Minister of Defence]]
| minister1           = [[Atanas Zapryanov]]{{efn|name=GERB nominee|Nominated by [[GERB]].}} 
| minister1_termstart = 16 January 2025<br/>{{small|(reappointed)}}
| minister1_termend = 
| minister1_party     = Independent
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title               = [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Bulgaria)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] 
| minister1           = [[Georg Georgiev]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 January 2025
| minister1_termend =  
| minister1_party     = GERB
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title               = [[Ministry of Interior (Bulgaria)|Minister of Interior]]
| minister1           = [[Daniel Mitov]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 January 2025
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party     = GERB
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title               = [[Ministry of Justice (Bulgaria)|Minister of Justice]]
| minister1           = [[Georgi Georgiev (politician)|Georgi Georgiev]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 January 2025
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party     = GERB
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title               = Minister of Health 
| minister1           = [[Silvi Kirilov]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 January 2025
| minister1_termend = 
| minister1_party     = There is Such a People
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title               = [[Ministry of Education and Science (Bulgaria)|Minister of Education and Science]]
| minister1           = [[Krasimir Valchev]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 January 2025
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party     = GERB
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title               = [[Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (Bulgaria)|Minister of Agriculture and Foods]]
| minister1           = [[Georgi Tahov]]{{efn|name=GERB nominee}}
| minister1_termstart = 16 January 2025<br/>{{small|(reappointed)}}
| minister1_termend =  
| minister1_party     = Independent
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title               = [[Ministry of Environment and Water (Bulgaria)|Minister of Environment and Waters]]
| minister1           = [[Manol Genov]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 January 2025
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party     = Bulgarian Socialist Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title               = Minister of Energy
| minister1           = [[Zhecho Stankov]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 January 2025
| minister1_termend = 
| minister1_party     = GERB
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title               = Minister of Tourism
| minister1           = [[Miroslav Borshosh]]
| minister1_termstart =16 January 2025
| minister1_termend = 
| minister1_party     = GERB
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title               = [[Ministry of Economy and Industry (Bulgaria)|Minister of Economy and Industry]]
| minister1           = [[Petar Dilov]]{{efn|name=ITN nominee|Nominated by [[There is Such a People|ITN]].}}
| minister1_termstart = 16 January 2025
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party     = There is Such a People
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title               = Minister of Regional Development and Public Works 
| minister1           = [[Ivan Ivanov (politician, born 1975)|Ivan Ivanov]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 January 2025
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party     = Bulgarian Socialist Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title               = [[Ministry of Culture (Bulgaria)|Minister of Culture]]
| minister1           = [[Marian Bachev]]{{efn|name=ITN nominee}}
| minister1_termstart = 16 January 2025
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party     = There is Such a People
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title               = Minister of Youth and Sports
| minister1           = [[Ivan Peshev]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 January 2025
| minister1_termend =  
| minister1_party     = Bulgarian Socialist Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title               = Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
| minister1           = [[Borislav Gutsanov]]
| minister1_termstart = 16 January 2025
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party     = Bulgarian Socialist Party
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title               = Minister of Electronic Governance 
| minister1           = [[Valentin Mundrov]]{{efn|name=GERB nominee}}
| minister1_termstart = 16 January 2025<br/>{{small|(reappointed)}}
| minister1_termend =
| minister1_party     = Independent
}}
|}
{{Notelist}}

== Approval rating ==

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|+ Zhelyazkov Government Approval Rating
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!Polling Firm
!Fieldwork date 
!Approval 
!Disapproval 
!Unsure/no opinion 
!Net
|-
| rowspan="1" style="padding:5px;"| [https://btvnovinite.bg/predavania/tazi-sutrin/market-links-naj-odobrjavanijat-politik-e-rumen-radev.html Market Links]
| 25 Jan.–2 Feb. 2025
| 27%
| style="background: #FDDEDE; color: Black |40%
| 33%
| style="background: #FDDEDE; color: Black |-13
|-
| rowspan="1" style="padding:5px;"| [https://rctrend.bg/project/%d0%be%d0%b1%d1%89%d0%b5%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b2%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b8-%d0%bd%d0%b0%d0%b3%d0%bb%d0%b0%d1%81%d0%b8-%d1%81%d0%bf%d1%80%d1%8f%d0%bc%d0%be-%d0%be%d1%81%d0%bd%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%bd%d0%b8%d1%82%d0%b5/ Trend]
| 24 Jan.–30 Jan. 2025
| 39%
| style="background: #FDDEDE; color: Black |32%
| 29%
| style="background: #FDDEDE; color: Black |-7
|-
| rowspan="1" style="padding:5px;"| [https://alpharesearch.bg/post/1031-obshtestveno-politicheski-naglasi-ianuari-2025.html Alpha Research]
| 15 Jan.–20 Jan. 2025
| style="background: #90EE90; color: Black | 39%
|29%
| 32%
| style="background: #90EE90; color: Black |+10
|-
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{cite web |url= https://www.gov.bg/en |title= Official Site of the Government of Bulgaria |language= English |accessdate=31 May 2024}}

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