Prime Minister of Bulgaria

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. The current Prime Minister is Rosen Zhelyazkov, who has served since 16 January 2025.

Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria
Министър-председател на Република България
Incumbent
Rosen Zhelyazkov
since 16 January 2025
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
Salary12,201 BGN
(6,238) per month
Websitewww.government.bg

Living former prime ministers

Name Mandate Date of birth
Philip Dimitrov 1991 – 1992 (1955-03-31) March 31, 1955 (age 70)
Reneta Indzhova 1994 – 1995 (1953-07-06) July 6, 1953 (age 72)
Zhan Videnov 1995 – 1997 (1959-03-22) March 22, 1959 (age 66)
Stefan Sofiyanski 1997 (1951-11-07) November 7, 1951 (age 74)
Ivan Kostov 1997 – 2001 (1949-12-23) December 23, 1949 (age 75)
Simeon Sakskoburggotski 2001 – 2005 (1937-06-16) June 16, 1937 (age 88)
Sergey Stanishev 2005 – 2009 (1966-05-05) May 5, 1966 (age 59)
Boyko Borisov 2009 – 2013
2014 – 2017
2017 – 2021
(1959-06-13) June 13, 1959 (age 66)
Marin Raykov 2013 (1960-12-17) December 17, 1960 (age 64)
Plamen Oresharski 2013 – 2014 (1960-02-21) February 21, 1960 (age 65)
Georgi Bliznashki 2014 (1956-10-04) October 4, 1956 (age 69)
Ognyan Gerdzhikov 2017 (1946-03-19) March 19, 1946 (age 79)
Stefan Yanev 2021 (1960-03-01) March 1, 1960 (age 65)
Kiril Petkov 2021 – 2022 (1980-04-17) April 17, 1980 (age 45)
Galab Donev 2022 – 2023 (1967-02-28) February 28, 1967 (age 58)
Nikolay Denkov 2023 – 2024 (1962-09-03) September 3, 1962 (age 63)
Dimitar Glavchev 2024 – 2025 (1963-08-15) August 15, 1963 (age 62)

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

  • 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)

See also

  • Government of Bulgaria
  • History of Bulgaria
  • Politics of Bulgaria
  • List of Bulgarian monarchs
  • List of heads of state of Bulgaria
  • List of presidents of Bulgaria (1990–present)
  • List of heads of government of Bulgaria

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