Prime Minister of Bulgaria

Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria
Министър-председател на Република България
Incumbent
Andrey Gyurov
since 19 February 2026
Member ofEuropean Council
SeatThe Largo,
Sofia, Bulgaria
AppointerNational Assembly of Bulgaria
Term length4 years, renewable
Formation16 April 1879
First holderTodor Burmov
Unofficial namesPremier of Bulgaria
DeputyDeputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria
Salary6,238 per month
Websitewww.government.bg

The prime minister of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Министър-председател на България) is the head of government of Bulgaria. They are oftentimes the leader of a political coalition in the Bulgarian parliament, known as the National Assembly, and the leader of the cabinet. At times, the prime minister has been appointed by the President of Bulgaria, in order to lead a caretaker government.[1] Andrey Gyurov is currently serving as the caretaker prime minister.

Living former prime ministers

Name Mandate Date of birth
Philip Dimitrov 1991 – 1992 (1955-03-31) March 31, 1955
Reneta Indzhova 1994 – 1995 (1953-07-06) July 6, 1953
Zhan Videnov 1995 – 1997 (1959-03-22) March 22, 1959
Stefan Sofiyanski 1997 (1951-11-07) November 7, 1951
Ivan Kostov 1997 – 2001 (1949-12-23) December 23, 1949
Simeon II 2001 – 2005 (1937-06-16) June 16, 1937
Sergey Stanishev 2005 – 2009 (1966-05-05) May 5, 1966
Boyko Borisov 2009 – 2013
2014 – 2017
2017 – 2021
(1959-06-13) June 13, 1959
Marin Raykov 2013 (1960-12-17) December 17, 1960
Plamen Oresharski 2013 – 2014 (1960-02-21) February 21, 1960
Georgi Bliznashki 2014 (1956-10-04) October 4, 1956
Ognyan Gerdzhikov 2017 (1946-03-19) March 19, 1946
Stefan Yanev 2021 (1960-03-01) March 1, 1960
Kiril Petkov 2021 – 2022 (1980-04-17) April 17, 1980
Galab Donev 2022 – 2023 (1967-02-28) February 28, 1967
Nikolay Denkov 2023 – 2024 (1962-09-03) September 3, 1962
Dimitar Glavchev 2024 – 2025 (1963-08-15) August 15, 1963
Rosen Zhelyazkov 2025 – 2026 (1968-04-05) April 5, 1968

The most recent death of a former prime minister was that of Georgi Atanasov (1986 – 1990), who died on March 31, 2022 at the age of 88.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bulgaria President Appoints Social Policy Advisor Interim PM". Balkan Insight. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-22.