List of heads of government of Bulgaria facts for kids

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)

Governments

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Party		Government Composition	Assembly (Election)	Prince (Reign)
		Took office	Left office	Time in office
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers 1879–1908
	Todor Burmov (1834–1906)	5 July 1879	24 November 1879	142 days		Conservative Party	1. Burmov KP	—	Alexander I (1879–1886)
	Bishop Kliment of Branitsa (1841–1901)	24 November 1879	26 March 1880	123 days		Conservative Party	2. Kliment I KP	1st (1879)
	Dragan Tsankov (1828–1911)	26 March 1880	28 November 1880	247 days		Liberal Party	3. D. Tsankov I LP	2nd (1880)
	Petko Karavelov (1843–1903)	28 November 1880	27 April 1881	150 days		Liberal Party	4. Karavelov I LP
	Lieutenant General Johan Ehrnrooth (1833–1913)	27 April 1881	1 July 1881	65 days		Imperial Russian Army	5. Ehrnrooth KP
Office vacant, authority exercised by Prince Alexander I.							6. Shesto KP	2nd Grand (1881)
	Lieutenant General Leonid Sobolev (1844–1913)	23 June 1882	7 September 1883	1 year, 76 days		Imperial Russian Army	7. Sobolev KP until Mar 1883	3rd (1882)
							KP−LP from Mar 1883
	Dragan Tsankov (1828–1911)	7 September 1883	31 December 1883	296 days		Liberal Party (Tsankovists)	8. D. Tsankov II LP−KP
		1 January 1884	29 June 1884				9. D. Tsankov III LP−KP
	Petko Karavelov (1843–1903)	29 June 1884	9 August 1886	2 years, 41 days		Liberal Party (Karavelists)	10. Karavelov II LP	4th (1884)
	Metropolitan Kliment of Tarnovo (1841–1901)	9 August 1886	12 August 1886	3 days		Tsankovist Party	11. Kliment II Tsankovists
	Petko Karavelov (1843–1903)	12 August 1886	16 August 1886	4 days		Liberal Party (Karavelist)	12. Karavelov III LP−KP
	Vasil Radoslavov (1854–1929)	16 August 1886	28 June 1887	316 days		Liberal Party (Stambolovists)	13. Radoslavov I LP–KP	3rd Grand (1886)
									Regency council (1886–1887)
									Ferdinand I (1887–1908)
	Konstantin Stoilov (1853–1901)	28 June 1887	20 August 1887	53 days		Conservative Party	14. Stoilov I KP–LP
	Stefan Stambolov (1854–1895)	20 August 1887	19 May 1894	6 years, 272 days		Liberal Party (Stambolovists)	15. Stambolov LP–KP until Dec 1888 LP until Oct 1890	5th (1887)
						People's Liberal Party	NLP from Oct 1890	6th (1890)
								4th Grand (1893 Apr)
								7th (1893 Jul)
	Konstantin Stoilov (1853–1901)	19 May 1894	9 December 1894	4 years, 244 days		Conservative Party	16. Stoilov II KP–UP–LP (R)	8th (1894)
		9 December 1894	18 January 1899
						People's Party	17. Stoilov III NP
								9th (1896)
	Dimitar Grekov (1847–1901)	18 January 1899	1 October 1899	256 days		People's Liberal Party	18. Grekov NLP–LP (R)	10th (1899)
	Todor Ivanchov (1858–1905)	1 October 1899	27 November 1900	1 year, 103 days		Liberal Party (Radoslavists)	19. Ivanchov I LP (R)
		27 November 1900	12 January 1901				20. Ivanchov II LP (R)
	Major General Racho Petrov (1861–1942)	12 January 1901	20 February 1901	39 days		Independent	21. Petrov I Nonpartisan
	Petko Karavelov (1843–1903)	20 February 1901	21 December 1901	304 days		Democratic Party	22. Karavelov IV DP–PLP	11th (1901)
	Stoyan Danev (1858–1949)	21 December 1901	2 November 1902	1 year, 136 days		Progressive Liberal Party	23. Danev I PLP	12th (1902)
		2 November 1902	18 March 1903				24. Danev II PLP
		18 March 1903	6 May 1903				25. Danev III PLP
	Major General Racho Petrov (1861–1942)	6 May 1903	23 October 1906	3 years, 170 days		Independent	26. Petrov II NLP	13th (1903)
	Dimitar Petkov (1858–1907)	23 October 1906	26 February 1907†	126 days		People's Liberal Party	27. Petkov NLP
	Dimitar Stanchov (1863–1940) Acting	27 February 1907	3 March 1907	4 days		Independent	28. Stanchov NLP
	Petar Gudev (1863–1932)	3 March 1907	16 January 1908	319 days		People's Liberal Party	29. Gudev NLP
	Aleksandar Malinov (1867–1938)	16 January 1908	22 September 1908	250 days		Democratic Party	30. Malinov I DP	14th (1908)

Kingdom of Bulgaria (1908–1946)

Governments

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Party		Government Composition	Election	Tsar (Reign)
		Took office	Left office	Time in office
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers 1908–1946
	Aleksandar Malinov (1867–1938)	22 September 1908	5 September 1910	2 years, 175 days		Democratic Party	30. Malinov I DP	14th (1908)	Ferdinand I (1908–1918)
		5 September 1910	16 March 1911				31. Malinov II DP
	Ivan Evstratiev Geshov (1849–1924)	16 March 1911	1 June 1913	2 years, 77 days		People's Party	32. Geshov NP–PLP	15th (1911)
	Stoyan Danev (1858–1949)	1 June 1913	4 July 1913	33 days		Progressive Liberal Party	33. Danev IV PLP–NP
	Vasil Radoslavov (1854–1929)	4 July 1913	23 December 1914	4 years, 339 days		Liberal Party (Radoslavists)	34. Radoslavov II LP (r.)–NLP–MLP	16th (1913)
		5 January 1914 [O.S. 23 December 1913]	21 June [O.S. 8 June] 1918				35. Radoslavov III LP (r.)–NLP–MLP	17th (1914)
	Aleksandar Malinov (1867–1938)	21 June 1918	17 October 1918	160 days		Democratic Party	36. Malinov III DP–RP
									Boris III (1918–1943)
		17 October 1918	28 November 1918				37. Malinov IV DP–NP–BZNS–BRSDP–BZNS
	Teodor Teodorov (1869–1924)	28 November 1918	7 May 1919	312 days		People's Party	38. Teodorov I NP–BZNS–DP–RP–BRSDP–PLP
		7 May 1919	6 October 1919				39. Teodorov II NP–BZNS–DP–RP–BRSDP–PLP
	Aleksandar Stamboliyski (1879–1923)	6 October 1919	9 February 1923	3 years, 246 days		Bulgarian Agrarian National Union	40. Stamboliyski I BZNS–NP–PLP	18th (1919)
								19th (1920)
		9 February 1923	9 June 1923 (Deposed)				41. Stamboliyski II BZNS	20th (Apr 1923)
	Aleksandar Tsankov (1879–1959)	9 June 1923	4 January 1926	2 years, 209 days		Democratic Alliance	42. A. Tsankov I 43. A. Tsankov II DA–NLP–BRSDP–DP–RP–ONPP	1923 (Nov)
	Andrey Lyapchev (1866–1933)	4 January 1926	29 June 1931	5 years, 176 days		Democratic Alliance	44. Lyapchev I 45. Lyapchev II 46. Lyapchev III DA	1927
	Aleksandar Malinov (1867–1938)	29 June 1931	12 October 1931	105 days		Democratic Party	47. Malinov V DP–BZNS–NLP–RP	1931
	Nikola Mushanov (1872–1951)	12 October 1931	19 May 1934 (Deposed)	2 years, 219 days		Democratic Party	48. Mushanov I 49. Mushanov II 50. Mushanov III DP–BZNS–NLP–RP	—
	Kimon Georgiev (1882–1969)	19 May 1934	22 January 1935	248 days		Independent	51. Georgiev I Nonpartisan	—
	Pencho Zlatev (1881–1948)	22 January 1935	21 April 1935	89 days		Bulgarian Army	52. Zlatev Nonpartisan	—
	Andrey Toshev (1867–1944)	21 April 1935	23 November 1935	216 days		Independent	53. Toshev Nonpartisan	—
	Georgi Kyoseivanov (1884–1960)	23 November 1935	16 February 1940	4 years, 85 days		Independent	54. Kyoseivanov I 55. Kyoseivanov II 56. Kyoseivanov III 57. Kyoseivanov IV Nonpartisan	1938 1939
	Bogdan Filov (1883–1945)	16 February 1940	9 September 1943	3 years, 205 days		Independent	58. Filov I 59. Filov II Nonpartisan	—
									Simeon II (1943–1946)
	Petar Gabrovski (1898–1945) Acting	9 September 1943	14 September 1943	5 days		Independent		—
	Dobri Bozhilov (1884–1945)	14 September 1943	1 June 1944	261 days		Independent	60. Bozhilov Nonpartisan	—
	Ivan Ivanov Bagryanov (1891–1945)	1 June 1944	2 September 1944	93 days		Independent	61. Bagryanov Nonpartisan	—
	Konstantin Muraviev (1893–1965)	2 September 1944	9 September 1944 (Deposed)	7 days		Bulgarian Agrarian National Union	62. Muraviev BZNS–DP	—
	Kimon Georgiev (1882–1969)	9 September 1944	15 September 1946	2 years, 6 days		Zveno	63. Georgiev II 64. Georgiev III Zveno–BKP–BZNS–RP–BRSDP	1945

People's Republic of Bulgaria (1946–1990)

Governments

•       Fatherland Front

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Party		Government Composition	Election	Head of State (Tenure)
		Took office	Left office	Time in office
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers 1946–1990
	Kimon Georgiev (1882–1969)	15 September 1946	23 November 1946	69 days		Zveno	64. Georgiev III Zveno–BKP–BZNS–RP–BRSDP	—	Vasil Kolarov (1946–1947)
	Georgi Dimitrov (1882–1949)	23 November 1946	2 July 1949†	2 years, 221 days		Bulgarian Communist Party	65. Dimitrov I 66. Dimitrov II BKP–Zveno–BZNS–BRSDP	1946
									Mincho Neychev (1947–1950)
	Vasil Kolarov (1877–1950)	2 July 1949 Acting until 20 July 1949	23 January 1950†	205 days		Bulgarian Communist Party	67. Kolarov I 68. Kolarov II BKP–BZNS	1949
	Valko Chervenkov (1900–1980)	23 January 1950 Acting until 3 February 1950	17 April 1956	6 years, 85 days		Bulgarian Communist Party	69. Chervenkov BKP–BZNS	1953
									Georgi Damyanov (1950–1958)
	Anton Yugov (1904–1991)	17 April 1956	19 November 1962	6 years, 216 days		Bulgarian Communist Party	70. Yugov I 71. Yugov II 72. Yugov III BKP–BZNS	1957
									Dimitar Ganev (1958–1964)
	Todor Zhivkov (1911–1998)	19 November 1962	7 July 1971	8 years, 230 days		Bulgarian Communist Party	73. Zhivkov I 74. Zhivkov II BKP–BZNS	1962 1966
									Georgi Traykov (1964–1971)
	Stanko Todorov (1920–1996)	7 July 1971	16 June 1981	9 years, 344 days		Bulgarian Communist Party	75. Todorov I 76. Todorov II BKP–BZNS	1971 1976	Todor Zhivkov (1971–1989)
	Grisha Filipov (1919–1994)	16 June 1981	21 March 1986	4 years, 278 days		Bulgarian Communist Party	77. Filipov BKP–BZNS	1981
	Georgi Atanasov (1933–2022)	21 March 1986	3 February 1990	3 years, 319 days		Bulgarian Communist Party	78. Atanasov BKP–BZNS	1986
									Petar Mladenov (1989–1990)
	Andrey Lukanov (1938–1996)	3 February 1990	15 November 1990	285 days		Bulgarian Communist Party	79. Lukanov I 80. Lukanov II
						Bulgarian Socialist Party			Zhelyu Zhelev (1990)

Republic of Bulgaria (1990–present)

Governments

•       BSP/Democratic Left
•       United Democratic Forces
•       GERB
•       PB
•       Mixed coalition
•       Caretaker

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Party		Government Composition	Assembly (Election)	President (Tenure)
		Took office	Left office	Time in office
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers 1990–1991
	Andrey Lukanov (1938–1996)	15 November 1990	7 December 1990	22 days		Bulgarian Socialist Party	80. Lukanov II BSP	N/A	Zhelyu Zhelev (1990–1997)
	Dimitar Popov (1927–2015)	7 December 1990	8 November 1991	336 days		Independent	81. Popov BSP–SDS–BZNS	7th Grand (1990)
Prime Ministers 1991–onwards
	Philip Dimitrov (born 1955)	8 November 1991	30 December 1992	1 year, 52 days		Union of Democratic Forces	82. Dimitrov SDS–RDP–DP	36th (1991)
	Lyuben Berov (1925–2006)	30 December 1992	17 October 1994	1 year, 291 days		Independent	83. Berov
	Reneta Indzhova (born 1953) Caretaker Prime Minister	17 October 1994	25 January 1995	100 days		Independent	84. Indzhova
	Zhan Videnov (born 1959)	25 January 1995	13 February 1997	2 years, 19 days		Bulgarian Socialist Party	85. Videnov BSP–BZNS-AS–Ecoglasnost	37th (1994)
									Petar Stoyanov (1997–2002)
	Stefan Sofiyanski (born 1951) Caretaker Prime Minister	13 February 1997	21 May 1997	97 days		Union of Democratic Forces	86. Sofiyanski SDS
	Ivan Kostov (born 1949)	21 May 1997	24 July 2001	4 years, 64 days		Union of Democratic Forces	87. Kostov SDS–DP–BZNS	38th (1997)
	Simeon Sakskoburggotski (born 1937)	24 July 2001	16 August 2005	4 years, 23 days		National Movement Simeon II	88. Sakskoburggotski NDSV–DPS	39th (2001)
									Georgi Parvanov (2002–2012)
	Sergey Stanishev (born 1966)	16 August 2005	27 July 2009	3 years, 345 days		Bulgarian Socialist Party	89. Stanishev BSP–NDSV–DPS	40th (2005)
	Boyko Borisov (born 1959)	27 July 2009	13 March 2013	3 years, 229 days		GERB	90. Borisov I GERB	41st (2009)
									Rosen Plevneliev (2012–2017)
	Marin Raykov (born 1960) Caretaker Prime Minister	13 March 2013	29 May 2013	77 days		Independent	91. Raykov
	Plamen Oresharski (born 1960)	29 May 2013	6 August 2014	1 year, 69 days		Independent	92. Oresharski BSP–DPS	42nd (2013)
	Georgi Bliznashki (born 1956) Caretaker Prime Minister	6 August 2014	7 November 2014	93 days		Independent	93. Bliznashki
	Boyko Borisov (born 1959)	7 November 2014	27 January 2017	2 years, 81 days		GERB	94. Borisov II GERB–RB–ABV	43rd (2014)
									Rumen Radev (2017–2026)
	Ognyan Gerdzhikov (born 1946) Caretaker Prime Minister	27 January 2017	4 May 2017	97 days		Independent	95. Gerdzhikov
	Boyko Borisov (born 1959)	4 May 2017	12 May 2021	4 years, 8 days		GERB	96. Borisov III GERB–OP	44th (2017)
	Stefan Yanev (born 1960) Caretaker Prime Minister	12 May 2021	16 September 2021	215 days		Independent	97. Yanev I	45th (Apr 2021)
		16 September 2021	13 December 2021				98. Yanev II	46th (Jul 2021)
	Kiril Petkov (born 1980)	13 December 2021	1 August 2022	231 days		We Continue the Change	99. Petkov PP–BSP–ITN–DB	47th (Nov 2021)
	Galab Donev (born 1967) Caretaker Prime Minister	2 August 2022	2 February 2023	308 days		Independent	100. Donev I
		2 February 2023	6 June 2023				101. Donev II	48th (2022)
	Nikolai Denkov (born 1962)	6 June 2023	9 April 2024	308 days		We Continue the Change	102. Denkov PP–DB–GERB	49th (2023)
	Dimitar Glavchev (born 1963) Caretaker Prime Minister	9 April 2024	27 August 2024	282 days		Independent	103. Glavchev I
		27 August 2024	16 January 2025				104. Glavchev II	50th (Jun 2024)
	Rosen Zhelyazkov (born 1968)	16 January 2025	19 February 2026	1 year, 34 days		GERB	105. Zhelyazkov GERB–BSP–ITN	51st (Oct 2024)
									Iliana Iotova (2026–present)
	Andrey Gyurov (born 1975) Caretaker Prime Minister	19 February 2026	8 May 2026	78 days		Independent	106. Gyurov
	Rumen Radev (born 1963)	8 May 2026	Incumbent	8 days		Progressive Bulgaria	107. Radev PB	52nd (2026)

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See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Primeros ministros de Bulgaria para niños

• Government of Bulgaria
• History of Bulgaria
• Politics of Bulgaria
• List of Bulgarian monarchs
• President of Bulgaria
• List of heads of state of Bulgaria
• List of presidents of Bulgaria (1990-present)
• Prime Minister of Bulgaria