Vice President of Bulgaria facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Vice President of the Republic of Bulgaria
Lesser Coat of Arms of Bulgaria
Incumbent Iliana Iotova since 22 January 2017
Style	Her Excellency
Residence	Bojana Residence, Sofija
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Formation	1 August 1990
First holder	Atanas Semerdžiev

The Vice President of the Republic of Bulgaria is an important job created by Bulgaria's main law book, the Constitution. It is also the only active Vice President's office in the entire European Union (EU)!

The Vice President is chosen by the people through a vote, at the same time as the President. People who want to be President and Vice President run together as a team from a political party. Once they are elected, they cannot hold any other job.

According to the Constitution, the Vice President is the main helper to the President in their official duties.

History of the Vice President's Role

Before the current system, from 1971 to 1990, Bulgaria had "Chairmen of the State Council" who were like the heads of state. Todor Zhivkov and Petar Mladenov held this role. The "First Deputy Chairmen of the State Council" were their helpers. The State Council was ended on April 3, 1990.

Below is a list of the First Deputy Chairmen of the State Council and the Vice Presidents of Bulgaria.

First Deputy Chairmen of the State Council (1971–1990)

These individuals served as deputy heads of state before the Vice President position was created.

Deputy chairmen of State Council of People's Republic of Bulgaria

First Deputy Chairman			Time in Office			Political Party	Chairman
	Picture	Name	Started	Ended	How Long
	Krastyu Trichkov	Krastyu Trichkov Кръстю Тричков (1923–?)	8 July 1971	27 July 1972	1 year, 19 days	Fatherland Front	Todor Zhivkov
	Georgi Andreev	Georgi Andreev Георги Андреев (1929−2011)	8 July 1971	30 April 1973	1 year, 296 days	Fatherland Front	Todor Zhivkov
		Georgi Traykov Георги Трайков (1898–1975)	27 July 1972	1 November 1974	2 years, 97 days	Fatherland Front	Todor Zhivkov
	Petur Tanchev	Petur Tanchev Петър Танчев (1920–1992)	1 November 1974	14 December 1989	15 years, 43 days	Fatherland Front	Todor Zhivkov Petar Mladenov
	Angel Dimitrov	Angel Dimitrov Ангел Димитров (1927–2005)	14 December 1989	3 April 1990	110 days	Fatherland Front	Petar Mladenov

Vice Presidents of Bulgaria (1990–Present)

The role of Vice President began in 1990.

Vice Presidents Elected by Parliament (1990–1992)

The first Vice Presidents were chosen by the parliament, not directly by the people.

Vice Chairman (Vice President)			Time in Office			Political Party	Chairman (President)
	Picture	Name (Born–Died)	Started	Ended	How Long
	Atanas Semerdzhiev	Atanas Semerdzhiev Атанас Семерджиев (1924–2015)	1 August 1990	22 January 1992	1 year, 174 days	Bulgarian Socialist Party	Zhelyu Zhelev

Vice Presidents Directly Elected by the People (1992–Present)

Since 1992, the Vice Presidents have been chosen directly by the people of Bulgaria.

Vice President			Time in Office			Political Party	President
	Picture	Name (Born–Died)	Started	Ended	How Long
		Blaga Dimitrova Блага Димитрова (1922–2003)	22 January 1992	6 July 1993	1 year, 165 days	Union of Democratic Forces	Zhelyu Zhelev
Vacant			6 July 1993	22 January 1997	3 years, 200 days	Vacant
	Todor Kavaldzhiev	Todor Kavaldzhiev Тодор Кавалджиев (1934–2019)	22 January 1997	22 January 2002	5 years, 0 days	United Democratic Forces	Petar Stoyanov
	Angel Marin	Angel Marin Ангел Марин (1942–2024)	22 January 2002	22 January 2012	10 years, 0 days	Bulgarian Socialist Party	Georgi Parvanov
	Margarita Popova	Margarita Popova Маргарита Попова (born 1956)	22 January 2012	22 January 2017	5 years, 0 days	Independent / GERB	Rosen Plevneliev
	Iliana Iotova	Iliana Iotova Илиана Йотова (born 1964)	22 January 2017	Incumbent	8 years, 149 days	Bulgarian Socialist Party	Rumen Radev

See Also

In Spanish: Vicepresidente de Bulgaria para niños

• 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