List of heads of government of Bulgaria

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Sidebar". 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.

List of officeholders

Principality of Bulgaria (1878–1908)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	Term of office			Political party	Election	Cabinet	Prince Template:Smalldiv
No.	Portrait		Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Election	Cabinet	Prince Template:Smalldiv
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers 1879–1908Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1	File:Todor Burmov.jpg	Todor Burmov 1834–1906 (Lived: 72 years)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	17 July 1879	6 December 1879	Template:Ayd	Conservative Party	1879 (Jan)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	Burmov	File:Alexander I of Bulgaria by Dimitar Karastoyanov.jpg Alexander I (1879–1886)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2	File:Kliment tarnovski.jpg	BishopScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Kliment of Branichevo 1841–1901 (Lived: 60 years)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	6 December 1879	7 April 1880	Template:Ayd	Conservative Party	—	Kliment I
3	File:DraganTsankov.jpg	Dragan Tsankov 1828–1911 (Lived: 82 years)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	7 April 1880	10 December 1880	Template:Ayd	Liberal Party	1879 (Sep–Oct)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1880	D. Tsankov I
4	File:Каравелов Петко.jpg	Petko Karavelov 1843–1903 (Lived: 59 years)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	10 December 1880	9 May 1881	Template:Ayd	Liberal Party	—	Karavelov I
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"\| 5	File:Johann Casimir Ehrnrooth.jpg	Johan Ehrnrooth 1833–1913 (Lived: 79 years)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	9 May 1881	13 July 1881	Template:Ayd	Imperial Russian Army	1881 (Jun)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". ^{[NA 1]}	Ehrnrooth
—	File:Alexander I of Bulgaria by Dimitar Karastoyanov.jpg	Vacant: authoritarian regime by PrinceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Alexander I 1857–1893 (Lived: 36 years)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	13 July 1881	5 July 1882	Template:Ayd	—	—	—
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"\| 6	File:LSobolev.jpg	Leonid Sobolev 1844–1913 (Lived: 69 years)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	5 July 1882	19 September 1883	Template:Ayd	Imperial Russian Army	1882 ^{[NA 2]}	Sobolev
(3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	File:DraganTsankov.jpg	Dragan Tsankov 1828–1911 (Lived: 82 years) 2nd timeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	19 September 1883	11 July 1884	Template:Ayd	Liberal Party (Tsankovists)	1884	D. Tsankov II–III
(4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	File:Каравелов Петко.jpg	Petko Karavelov 1843–1903 (Lived: 59 years) 2nd timeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	11 July 1884	21 August 1886	Template:Ayd	Liberal Party (Karavelists)	—	Karavelov II
(2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	File:Kliment tarnovski.jpg	MetropolitanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Kliment of Tarnovo 1841–1901 (Lived: 60 years) 2nd timeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	21 August 1886	24 August 1886	Template:Ayd	Tsankovist Party	—	Kliment II
(4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	File:Каравелов Петко.jpg	Petko Karavelov 1843–1903 (Lived: 59 years) 3rd timeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	24 August 1886	28 August 1886	Template:Ayd	Liberal Party (Karavelist)	—	Karavelov III
7	File:VasilRadoslavov.jpg	Vasil Radoslavov 1854–1929 (Lived: 75 years)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	28 August 1886	10 July 1887	Template:Ayd	Liberal Party (Stambolovists)	1886	Radoslavov I
7	File:VasilRadoslavov.jpg		28 August 1886	10 July 1887	Template:Ayd	Liberal Party (Stambolovists)	1886	Radoslavov I	File:Zar Ferdinand Bulgarien.jpg Ferdinand I (1887–1908)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8	File:KonstantinStoilov--bulgariapastpres00samuuoft.png	Konstantin Stoilov 1853–1901 (Lived: 47 years)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	10 July 1887	1 September 1887	Template:Ayd	Conservative Party	—	Stoilov I
9	File:Stefan Stambolov by Georgi Danchov Zografina.jpg	Stefan Stambolov 1854–1895 (Lived: 41 years)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	1 September 1887	31 May 1894	Template:Ayd	People's Liberal Party	1887 1890 1893 (Apr)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1893 (Jul)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	Stambolov
(8)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	File:Konstantin Stoilov - Dimitar Karastoyanov Foto.jpg	Konstantin Stoilov 1853–1901 (Lived: 47 years) 2nd timeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	31 May 1894	30 January 1899	Template:Ayd	People's Party	1894 1896	Stoilov II–III
10	File:Dimitar Grekov.jpg	Dimitar Grekov 1847–1901 (Lived: 53 years)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	30 January 1899	13 October 1899	Template:Ayd	People's Liberal Party	1899	Grekov
11	File:TodorIvanchov.jpg	Todor Ivanchov 1858–1905 (Lived: 46 years)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	13 October 1899	25 January 1901	Template:Ayd	Liberal Party (Radoslavists)	—	Ivanchov I–II
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"\| 12	File:Racho Petrov.jpg	Racho Petrov 1861–1942 (Lived: 80 years)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	25 January 1901	5 March 1901	Template:Ayd	Independent	1901	Petrov I
(4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	File:Каравелов Петко.jpg	Petko Karavelov 1843–1903 (Lived: 59 years) 4th timeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	5 March 1901	4 January 1902	Template:Ayd	Democratic Party	—	Karavelov IV
13	File:S.danev.jpg	Stoyan Danev 1858–1949 (Lived: 91 years)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	4 January 1902	19 May 1903	Template:Ayd	Progressive Liberal Party	1902	Danev I–III
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"\| (12)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	File:Racho Petrov.jpg	Racho Petrov 1861–1942 (Lived: 80 years) 2nd timeScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	19 May 1903	5 November 1906	Template:Ayd	Independent	1903	Petrov II
14	File:D. Petkov (W Le Queux).jpg	Dimitar Petkov 1858–1907 (Lived: 48 years)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	5 November 1906	11 March 1907†	Template:Ayd	People's Liberal Party	—	Petkov
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"\| 15	File:DimitarStanchov.jpg	Dimitar Stanchov 1863–1940 (Lived: 76 years) ActingScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	12 March 1907	16 March 1907	Template:Ayd	Independent	—	Stanchov
16	File:PetarGudev.jpg	Petar Gudev 1863–1932 (Lived: 68 years)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	16 March 1907	29 January 1908	Template:Ayd	People's Liberal Party	—	Gudev
17	File:Al.malinov.jpg	Aleksandar Malinov 1867–1938 (Lived: 70 years)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	29 January 1908	5 October 1908	Template:Ayd	Democratic Party	1908	Malinov I

Tsardom of Bulgaria (1908–1946)

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No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	Term of office			Party		Government CompositionScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	Election	Tsar (Reign)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
No.	Portrait		Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party			Election
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers 1908–1946Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
17	File:Al.malinov.jpg	Aleksandar Malinov (1867–1938)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	5 October 1908	29 March 1911	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Democratic Party	Malinov I–II DPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	—	File:Zar Ferdinand Bulgarien.jpg Ferdinand I (1908–1918)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
18	File:Ivan Geshov.jpg	Ivan Evstratiev Geshov (1849–1924)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	29 March 1911	14 June 1913	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	People's Party	Geshov NP–PLPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	1911 (Jun)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1911 (Sep)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
(13)	File:S.danev.jpg	Stoyan Danev (1858–1949)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	14 June 1913	17 July 1913	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Progressive Liberal Party	Danev IV PLP–NPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	—
(7)	File:Vasil Radoslavov 1915.jpg	Vasil Radoslavov (1854–1929)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	17 July 1913	21 June 1918	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Liberal Party (Radoslavists)	Radoslavov II–III LP (r.)–NLP–MLPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	1913 1914
(17)	File:Al.malinov.jpg	Aleksandar Malinov (1867–1938)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	21 June 1918	28 November 1918	Template:Ayd	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Democratic Party	Malinov III–IV DP– RP until October 1918 NP–BZNS–BRSDP–BZNS from October 1918Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	—
(17)	File:Al.malinov.jpg		21 June 1918	28 November 1918	Template:Ayd	File:Boris III of Bulgaria.jpg Boris III (1918–1943)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	Democratic Party		—
19	File:Teodor Teodorov.jpg	Teodor Teodorov (1869–1924)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	28 November 1918	6 October 1919	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	People's Party	Teodorov I–II NP–BZNS–DP–RP–BRSDP–PLPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	—
20	File:A Stamboliyski.jpg	Aleksandar Stamboliyski (1879–1923)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	6 October 1919	9 June 1923 (Deposed)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Bulgarian Agrarian National Union	Stamboliyski I–II BZNS– NP–PLP until February 1923Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	1919 1920 1923 (Apr)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
21	File:Altsankov.jpeg	Aleksandar Tsankov (1879–1959)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	9 June 1923	4 January 1926	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Democratic Alliance	A. Tsankov I–II DA–NLP–BRSDP–DP–RP–ONPPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	1923 (Nov)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
22	File:Andrey Lyapchev 1930.jpg	Andrey Lyapchev (1866–1933)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	4 January 1926	29 June 1931	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Democratic Alliance	Lyapchev I–III DAScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	1927
(17)	File:Al.malinov.jpg	Aleksandar Malinov (1867–1938)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	29 June 1931	12 October 1931	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Democratic Party	Malinov V DP–BZNS–NLP–RPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	1931
23	File:N.mushanov.jpg	Nikola Mushanov (1872–1951)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	12 October 1931	19 May 1934 (Deposed)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Democratic Party	Mushanov I–III DP–BZNS–NLP–RPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	—
24	File:K.georgiev.jpg	Kimon Georgiev (1882–1969)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	19 May 1934	22 January 1935	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Independent	Georgiev I NonpartisanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	—
25	File:Pencho Zlatev.png	Pencho Zlatev (1881–1948)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	22 January 1935	21 April 1935	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Bulgarian Army	Zlatev NonpartisanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	—
26	File:Andrey Toshev.png	Andrey Toshev (1867–1944)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	21 April 1935	23 November 1935	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Independent	Toshev NonpartisanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	—
27	File:Georgi Kyoseivanov1.png	Georgi Kyoseivanov (1884–1960)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	23 November 1935	16 February 1940	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Independent	Kyoseivanov I–IV NonpartisanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	1938 1939
28	File:Богдан Филов.jpg	Bogdan Filov (1883–1945)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	16 February 1940	9 September 1943	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Independent	Filov I–II NonpartisanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	—
28	File:Богдан Филов.jpg		16 February 1940	9 September 1943	Template:Ayd	File:BASA-3K-15-302-26-Simeon-The Prince of Turnovo.jpeg Simeon II (1943–1946)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		Independent		—
—	File:Petar Gabrovski.jpg	Petar Gabrovski (1898–1945) ActingScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	9 September 1943	14 September 1943	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Independent	Filov II NonpartisanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	—
29	File:Dobri Bozhilov1.png	Dobri Bozhilov (1884–1945)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	14 September 1943	1 June 1944	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Independent	Bozhilov NonpartisanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	—
30	File:Ivan Bagrianov.jpg	Ivan Ivanov Bagryanov (1891–1945)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	1 June 1944	2 September 1944	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Independent	Bagryanov NonpartisanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	—
31^[1]	File:Konstantin Muraviev.jpg	Konstantin Muraviev (1893–1965)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2 September 1944	9 September 1944 (Deposed)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Bulgarian Agrarian National Union	Muraviev BZNS–DPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	—
(24)	File:K.georgiev.jpg	Kimon Georgiev (1882–1969)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	9 September 1944	15 September 1946	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Zveno	Georgiev II–III Zveno–BKP–BZNS–RP–BRSDPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	1945

People's Republic of Bulgaria (1946–1990)

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No.	Portrait		Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party			Election
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers 1946–1990Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
(24)	File:K.georgiev.jpg	Kimon Georgiev (1882–1969)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	15 September 1946	23 November 1946	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Zveno	Georgiev III Zveno–BKP–BZNS–RP–BRSDPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	—	File:V.kolarov.jpg Vasil Kolarov (1946–1947)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
32	File:Georgi Dimitrow.png	Georgi Dimitrov (1882–1949)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	23 November 1946	2 July 1949†	Template:Ayd	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Bulgarian Communist Party	Dimitrov I–II BKP–Zveno–BZNS–BRSDPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	1946
32	File:Georgi Dimitrow.png		23 November 1946	2 July 1949†	Template:Ayd	File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-S99287, Berlin, III. SED-Parteitag, Rede Mintscho Neitschev cropped.jpg Mincho Neychev (1947–1950)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	Bulgarian Communist Party		1946
33	File:V.kolarov.jpg	Vasil Kolarov (1877–1950)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2 July 1949 Acting until 20 July 1949Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	23 January 1950†	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Bulgarian Communist Party	Kolarov I–II BKP–BZNSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	1949
34	File:Valko Chervenkov.jpg	Valko Chervenkov (1900–1980)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	23 January 1950 Acting until 3 February 1950Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	17 April 1956	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Bulgarian Communist Party	Chervenkov BKP–BZNSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	1953
34	File:Valko Chervenkov.jpg			17 April 1956	Template:Ayd	Georgi Damyanov (1950–1958)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		Bulgarian Communist Party		1953
35	File:Anton Yugov.png	Anton Yugov (1904–1991)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	17 April 1956	19 November 1962	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Bulgarian Communist Party	Yugov I–III BKP–BZNSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	1957
35	File:Anton Yugov.png		17 April 1956	19 November 1962	Template:Ayd	Dimitar Ganev (1958–1964)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		Bulgarian Communist Party		1957
36	File:Todor Zhivkov , eerste secretaris Communistische Partij en president van Bulgari, Bestanddeelnr 924-8077 (cropped).jpg	Todor Zhivkov (1911–1998)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	19 November 1962	7 July 1971	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Bulgarian Communist Party	Zhivkov I–II BKP–BZNSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	1962 1966
36			19 November 1962	7 July 1971	Template:Ayd	File:Kongres of MFO 1923 (Georgi Traychev).jpg Georgi Traykov (1964–1971)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		Bulgarian Communist Party		1962 1966
37	File:Stanko Todorov.jpg	Stanko Todorov (1920–1996)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	7 July 1971	16 June 1981	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Bulgarian Communist Party	Todorov I–II BKP–BZNSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	1971 1976	File:Todor Zhivkov , eerste secretaris Communistische Partij en president van Bulgari, Bestanddeelnr 924-8077 (cropped).jpg Todor Zhivkov (1971–1989)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
38	File:No image.svg	Grisha Filipov (1919–1994)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	16 June 1981	21 March 1986	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Bulgarian Communist Party	Filipov BKP–BZNSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	1981
39	File:No image.svg	Georgi Atanasov (1933–2022)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	21 March 1986	3 February 1990	Template:Ayd	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Bulgarian Communist Party	Atanasov BKP–BZNSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	1986
39	File:No image.svg		21 March 1986	3 February 1990	Template:Ayd	File:Petar Mladenov 1978 (cropped).jpg Petar Mladenov (1989–1990)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	Bulgarian Communist Party
40	File:Андрей Луканов - 01 (08-05-1990).jpg	Andrey Lukanov (1938–1996)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	3 February 1990	15 November 1990	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Bulgarian Communist Party		Lukanov I–II
40	File:Андрей Луканов - 01 (08-05-1990).jpg		3 February 1990	15 November 1990	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Bulgarian Socialist Party	File:Zhelev-1990.jpg Zhelyu Zhelev (1990)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		Lukanov I–II

Republic of Bulgaria (1990–present)

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No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	Term of office			Party		Government CompositionScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	Election	President (Tenure)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
No.	Portrait		Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party			Election
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers 1990–1991Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
(40)	File:Андрей Луканов - 01 (08-05-1990).jpg	Andrey Lukanov (1938–1996)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	15 November 1990	7 December 1990	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Bulgarian Socialist Party	Lukanov II BSPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	N/AScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	File:Zhelev-1990.jpg Zhelyu Zhelev (1990–1997)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
41	File:No image.svg	Dimitar Popov (1927–2015)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	7 December 1990	8 November 1991	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Independent	Popov BSP–SDS–BZNSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	1990
Prime Ministers 1991–onwardsScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
42	File:Dimitrov.JPG	Philip Dimitrov (born 1955)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	8 November 1991	30 December 1992	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Union of Democratic Forces	Dimitrov SDS–RDP–DPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	1991
43	File:Любен Беров - 01 (08-03-1993).jpg	Lyuben Berov (1925–2006)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	30 December 1992	17 October 1994	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Independent supported byScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Movement for Rights and Freedoms	Berov
44	File:Reneta Indzhova 2020 (cropped).png	Reneta Indzhova (born 1953)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	17 October 1994	25 January 1995	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Independent	Indzhova Template:Efn
45	File:Jean Videnov 1995.png	Zhan Videnov (born 1959)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	25 January 1995	13 February 1997	Template:Ayd	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Bulgarian Socialist Party	Videnov BSP–BZNS-AS–EcoglasnostScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	1994
45	File:Jean Videnov 1995.png		25 January 1995	13 February 1997	Template:Ayd	File:Petar Stoyanov 2006.jpg Petar Stoyanov (1997–2002)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	Bulgarian Socialist Party
46	File:Stefan Sofiyanski (40NS).png	Stefan Sofiyanski (born 1951)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	13 February 1997	21 May 1997	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Union of Democratic Forces		Sofiyanski Template:Efn SDSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
47	File:Ivan kostov.jpg	Ivan Kostov (born 1949)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	21 May 1997	24 July 2001	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Union of Democratic Forces	Kostov SDS–DP–BZNSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	1997
48	File:2017-07-04-MMPF-WP-IMG 7560.jpg	Simeon Sakskoburggotski (born 1937)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	24 July 2001	16 August 2005	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	National Movement Simeon II	Sakskoburggotski NDSV–DPSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2001
48	File:2017-07-04-MMPF-WP-IMG 7560.jpg		24 July 2001	16 August 2005	Template:Ayd	File:Georgi Parvanov.jpg Georgi Parvanov (2002–2012)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		National Movement Simeon II		2001
49	File:Sergey Stanishev 2009 elections diff crop.jpg	Sergey Stanishev (born 1966)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	16 August 2005	27 July 2009	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Bulgarian Socialist Party	Stanishev BSP–NDSV–DPSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2005
50	File:Boyko Borissov 2017-11-03.jpg	Boyko Borisov (born 1959)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	27 July 2009	13 March 2013	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	GERB	Borisov I GERBScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2009
50	File:Boyko Borissov 2017-11-03.jpg		27 July 2009	13 March 2013	Template:Ayd	File:BG President Rosen Plevneliev.JPG Rosen Plevneliev (2012–2017)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		GERB
51	File:Марин Райков на съвместна пресконференция с Хашим Тачи (8741636514) (cropped).jpg	Marin Raykov (born 1960)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	13 March 2013	29 May 2013	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Independent	Raykov Template:Efn
52	File:Portrait of Plamen Oresharski (cropped).jpg	Plamen Oresharski (born 1960)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	29 May 2013	6 August 2014	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Independent supported byScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Bulgarian Socialist Party	Oresharski BSP–DPSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2013
53	File:Georgi Bliznashki portrait.jpg	Georgi Bliznashki (born 1956)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	6 August 2014	7 November 2014	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Independent	Bliznashki Template:Efn	2013
(50)	File:Boyko Borissov 2017-11-03.jpg	Boyko Borisov (born 1959)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	7 November 2014	27 January 2017	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	GERB	Borisov II GERB–RB–ABVScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2014
(50)	File:Boyko Borissov 2017-11-03.jpg		7 November 2014	27 January 2017	Template:Ayd	File:Rumen Radev official portrait (cropped).jpg Rumen Radev (2017–present)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		GERB
54	File:Ognyan Gerdzhikov.jpg	Ognyan Gerdzhikov (born 1946)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	27 January 2017	4 May 2017	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Independent	Gerdzhikov Template:Efn
(50)	File:Boyko Borissov 2017-11-03.jpg	Boyko Borisov (born 1959)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	4 May 2017	12 May 2021	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	GERB	Borisov III GERB–OPScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2017
55	File:Stefan Yanev.jpg	Stefan Yanev (born 1960)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	12 May 2021	16 September 2021	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Independent	Yanev I Template:Efn	2021 (Apr)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
55	File:Stefan Yanev.jpg		16 September 2021	13 December 2021	Template:Ayd		Yanev II Template:Efn	Independent	2021 (Jul)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
56	File:Kiril Petkov 2021.jpg	Kiril Petkov (born 1980)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	13 December 2021	1 August 2022	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	We Continue the Change	Petkov PP–BSP–ITN–DBScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2021 (Nov)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
57	File:Galab-Donev-portrait.jpg	Galab Donev (born 1967)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2 August 2022	2 February 2023	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Independent	Donev I Template:Efn
57	File:Galab-Donev-portrait.jpg		2 February 2023	6 June 2023	Template:Ayd		Donev II Template:Efn	Independent	2022
58	File:Nikolai Denkov official portrait.jpg	Nikolay Denkov (born 1962)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	6 June 2023	9 April 2024	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	We Continue the Change	Denkov PP–DB–GERBScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2023
59	File:Dimitar Glavchev 2024.jpg	Dimitar Glavchev (born 1963)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Caretaker^[2]^[3]^[4]	9 April 2024	27 August 2024	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	Independent	Glavchev I Template:Efn	2023
59	File:Dimitar Glavchev 2024.jpg		27 August 2024	16 January 2025	Template:Ayd		Glavchev II Template:Efn	Independent	2024 (Jun)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
60	File:Rosen Zhelyazkov 2025 (cropped).jpg	Rosen Zhelyazkov (born 1968)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	16 January 2025	Incumbent	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"\|	GERB	Zhelyazkov GERB–BSP–ITNScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".	2024 (Oct)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Template:Notelist

Timeline

<timeline>ImageSize=width:1000 height:auto barincrement:12 PlotArea = top:10 bottom:180 right:130 left:20 AlignBars = late

Define $today = 13/05/2026

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 id:bcp          value:rgb(0.79,0,0)       legend: Bulgarian_Communist_Party
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 id:sds          value:rgb(0.14,0.36,0.71) legend: Union_of_Democratic_Forces_(SDS)
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BarData =

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bar:Branitski
bar:Tsankov
bar:Karavelov
bar:Ehrnrooth
bar:Sobolev
bar:Radoslavov
bar:Stoilov
bar:Stambolov
bar:Grekov
bar:Ivanchov
bar:Petrov
bar:Danev
bar:Petkov
bar:Stanchov
bar:Gudev
bar:Malinov
bar:Geshov
bar:Teodorov
bar:Stamboliyski
bar:ATsankov
bar:Lyapchev
bar:Mushanov
bar:Georgiev
bar:Zlatev
bar:Toshev
bar:Kyoseivanov
bar:Filov
bar:Gabrovski
bar:Bozhilov
bar:Bagrianov
bar:Muraviev
bar:GDimitrov
bar:Kolarov
bar:Chervenkov
bar:Yugov
bar:Zhivkov
bar:Todorov
bar:Filipov
bar:Atanasov
bar:Lukanov
bar:Popov
bar:PDimitrov
bar:Berov
bar:Indzhova
bar:Videnov
bar:Sofiyanski
bar:Kostov
bar:Sakskoburggotski
bar:Stanishev
bar:Borisov
bar:Raykov
bar:Oresharski
bar:Bliznashki
bar:Gerdzhikov
bar:Yanev
bar:KPetkov
bar:Donev
bar:Denkov
bar:Glavchev
bar:Zhelyazkov

PlotData =

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bar:Burmov
 from: 17/08/1879 till: 06/12/1879 color:conservative text:"Todor Burmov"
bar:Branitski
 from: 06/12/1879 till: 07/04/1880 color:conservative
 from: 21/08/1886 till: 24/08/1886 color:plp          text:"Bishop Kliment of Tarnovo"
bar:Tsankov
 from: 07/04/1880 till: 10/12/1880 color:liberal
 from: 19/09/1883 till: 11/07/1884 color:liberal      text:"Dragan Tsankov"
bar:Karavelov
 from: 10/12/1880 till: 09/05/1881 color:liberal
 from: 11/07/1884 till: 21/08/1886 color:liberal
 from: 24/08/1886 till: 28/08/1886 color:liberal
 from: 05/03/1901 till: 04/01/1902 color:democratic   text:"Petko Karavelov"
bar:Ehrnrooth
 from: 09/05/1881 till: 13/06/1881 color:military     text:"Johan Ehrnrooth"
bar:Sobolev
 from: 05/07/1882 till: 19/09/1883 color:military     text:"Leonid Sobolev"
bar:Radoslavov
 from: 28/08/1886 till: 10/07/1887 color:nlp
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bar:Stoilov
 from: 10/07/1887 till: 01/09/1887 color:conservative
 from: 31/05/1894 till: 30/01/1899 color:peoples      text:"Konstantin Stoilov"
bar:Stambolov
 from: 01/09/1887 till: 31/05/1894 color:nlp          text:"Stefan Stambolov"
bar:Grekov
 from: 30/01/1899 till: 13/10/1899 color:nlp          text:"Dimitar Grekov"
bar:Ivanchov
 from: 13/10/1899 till: 25/01/1901 color:radoslavists text:"Todor Ivanchov"
bar:Petrov
 from: 25/01/1901 till: 05/03/1901 color:independent
 from: 19/05/1903 till: 05/11/1906 color:independent  text:"Racho Petrov"
bar:Danev
 from: 04/01/1902 till: 19/05/1903 color:plp
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bar:Petkov
 from: 05/11/1906 till: 11/03/1907 color:nlp          text:"Dimitar Petkov"
bar:Stanchov
 from: 12/03/1907 till: 16/03/1907 color:independent  text:"Dimitar Stanchov (acting)"
bar:Gudev
 from: 16/03/1907 till: 29/01/1908 color:nlp          text:"Petar Gudev"
bar:Malinov
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 from: 21/06/1918 till: 28/11/1918 color:democratic
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bar:Geshov
 from: 29/03/1911 till: 14/06/1913 color:peoples      text:"Ivan Geshov"
bar:Teodorov
 from: 28/11/1918 till: 06/10/1919 color:peoples      text:"Teodor Teodorov"
bar:Stamboliyski
 from: 06/10/1919 till: 09/06/1923 color:bzns         text:"Aleksandar Stamboliyski"
bar:ATsankov
 from: 09/06/1923 till: 04/01/1926 color:sgovor       text:"Aleksandar Tsankov"
bar:Lyapchev
 from: 04/01/1926 till: 29/06/1931 color:sgovor       text:"Andrey Lyapchev"
bar:Lyapchev
 from: 04/01/1926 till: 29/06/1931 color:sgovor       text:"Andrey Lyapchev"
bar:Mushanov
 from: 12/10/1931 till: 19/05/1934 color:democratic   text:"Nikola Mushanov"
bar:Georgiev
 from: 19/05/1934 till: 22/01/1935 color:zveno
 from: 09/09/1944 till: 23/11/1946 color:zveno        text:"Kimon Georgiev"
bar:Zlatev
 from: 22/01/1935 till: 21/04/1935 color:military     text:"Pencho Zlatev"
bar:Toshev
 from: 21/04/1935 till: 23/11/1935 color:independent  text:"Andrey Toshev"
bar:Kyoseivanov
 from: 23/11/1935 till: 16/02/1940 color:independent  text:"Georgi Kyoseivanov"
bar:Filov
 from: 16/02/1940 till: 09/09/1943 color:independent  text:"Bogdan Filov"
bar:Gabrovski
 from: 09/09/1943 till: 14/09/1943 color:ratniks      text:"Petar Gabrovski (acting)"
bar:Bozhilov
 from: 14/09/1943 till: 01/06/1944 color:independent  text:"Dobri Bozhilov"
bar:Bagrianov
 from: 01/06/1944 till: 02/09/1944 color:independent  text:"Ivan Bagrianov"
bar:Muraviev
 from: 02/09/1944 till: 09/09/1944 color:bzns         text:"Konstantin Muraviev"
bar:GDimitrov
 from: 23/11/1946 till: 02/07/1949 color:bcp          text:"Georgi Dimitrov"
bar:Kolarov
 from: 02/07/1949 till: 23/01/1950 color:bcp          text:"Vasil Kolarov"
bar:Chervenkov
 from: 23/01/1950 till: 17/04/1956 color:bcp          text:"Valko Chervenkov"
bar:Yugov
 from: 17/04/1956 till: 19/11/1962 color:bcp          text:"Anton Yugov"
bar:Zhivkov
 from: 19/11/1962 till: 07/07/1971 color:bcp          text:"Todor Zhivkov"
bar:Todorov
 from: 07/07/1971 till: 06/06/1981 color:bcp          text:"Stanko Todorov"
bar:Filipov
 from: 06/06/1981 till: 21/03/1986 color:bcp          text:"Grisha Filipov"
bar:Atanasov
 from: 21/03/1986 till: 03/02/1990 color:bcp          text:"Georgi Atanasov"
bar:Lukanov
 from: 03/02/1990 till: 03/04/1990 color:bcp
 from: 03/04/1990 till: 15/11/1990 color:bsp
 from: 15/11/1990 till: 07/12/1990 color:bsp          text:"Andrey Lukanov"
bar:Popov
 from: 07/12/1990 till: 08/11/1991 color:independent  text:"Dimitar Iliev Popov"
bar:PDimitrov
 from: 08/11/1991 till: 30/12/1992 color:sds          text:"Philip Dimitrov"
bar:Berov
 from: 30/12/1992 till: 17/10/1994 color:independent  text:"Lyuben Berov"
bar:Indzhova
 from: 17/10/1994 till: 25/01/1995 color:independent  text:"Reneta Indzhova"
bar:Videnov
 from: 25/01/1995 till: 13/02/1997 color:bsp          text:"Zhan Videnov"
bar:Sofiyanski
 from: 13/02/1997 till: 21/05/1997 color:sds          text:"Stefan Sofiyanski"
bar:Kostov
 from: 21/05/1997 till: 24/07/2001 color:sds          text:"Ivan Kostov"
bar:Sakskoburggotski
 from: 24/07/2001 till: 16/08/2005 color:ndsv         text:"Simeon Sakskoburggotski"
bar:Stanishev
 from: 16/08/2005 till: 27/07/2009 color:bsp          text:"Sergei Stanishev"
bar:Borisov
 from: 27/07/2009 till: 13/03/2013 color:gerb
 from: 17/04/2016 till: 27/01/2017 color:gerb
 from: 04/05/2017 till: 12/05/2021 color:gerb         text:"Boyko Borisov"
bar:Raykov
 from: 13/03/2013 till: 29/05/2013 color:independent  text:"Marin Raykov"
bar:Oresharski
 from: 29/05/2013 till: 26/01/2016 color:bsp          text:"Plamen Oresharski"
bar:Bliznashki
 from: 26/01/2016 till: 17/04/2016 color:independent  text:"Georgi Bliznashki"
bar:Gerdzhikov
 from: 27/01/2017 till: 04/05/2017 color:independent  text:"Ognyan Gerdzhikov"
bar:Yanev
 from: 12/05/2021 till: 13/12/2021 color:independent  text:"Stefan Yanev"
bar:KPetkov
 from: 13/12/2021 till: 02/08/2022 color:pp           text:"Kiril Petkov"
bar:Donev
 from: 02/08/2022 till: 06/06/2023 color:independent  text:"Galab Donev"
bar:Denkov
 from: 06/06/2023 till: 09/04/2024 color:pp           text:"Nikolai Denkov"
bar:Glavchev
 from: 09/04/2024 till: 16/01/2025 color:independent  text:"Dimitar Glavchev"
bar:Zhelyazkov
 from: 16/01/2025 till: $today     color:gerb         text:"Rosen Zhelyazkov"

</timeline>

Footnotes

↑ Johann Casimir Ehrnrooth was appointed by Prince Alexander I to preside over the election. Ehrnrooth was not elected by the Grand National Assembly.
↑ Leonid Sobolev was appointed by Prince Alexander I during his authoritarian regime. Sobolev was not elected by the National Assembly.

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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:In lang
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[1] Johann Casimir Ehrnrooth was appointed by Prince Alexander I to preside over the election. Ehrnrooth was not elected by the Grand National Assembly.

[2] Leonid Sobolev was appointed by Prince Alexander I during his authoritarian regime. Sobolev was not elected by the National Assembly.

[3] 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:In lang

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