List of heads of government of Bulgaria

List of officeholders

Principality of Bulgaria (1878–1908)

# Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party
1 Todor Burmov
1834–1906		 17 July 1879 6 December 1879 Conservative Party
2 Bishop
Kliment Branitski
1841–1901		 6 December 1879 7 April 1880
3 Dragan Tsankov
1828–1911		 7 April 1880 10 December 1880 Liberal Party
4 Petko Karavelov
1843–1903		 10 December 1880 9 May 1881
5 Johan Ehrnrooth
1833–1913		 9 May 1881 13 July 1881 Imperial Russian Army
— Vacant: authoritarian regime by Prince
Alexander I
1857–1893		 13 July 1881 5 July 1882 —
6 Leonid Sobolev
1844–1913		 5 July 1882 19 September 1883 Imperial Russian Army
(3) Dragan Tsankov
1828–1911
2nd time		 19 September 1883 11 July 1884 Liberal Party
(4) Petko Karavelov
1843–1903
2nd time		 11 July 1884 21 August 1886
(2) Metropolitan
Kliment of TarnovoKliment of Tarnovo
1841–1901
2nd time		 21 August 1886 24 August 1886 Conservative Party
(4) Petko Karavelov
1843–1903
3rd time		 24 August 1886 28 August 1886 Liberal Party
7 Vasil Radoslavov
1854–1929		 28 August 1886 10 July 1887
8 Konstantin Stoilov
1853–1901		 10 July 1887 1 September 1887 Conservative Party
9 Stefan Stambolov
1854–1895		 1 September 1887 31 May 1894 People's Liberal Party
(8) Konstantin Stoilov
1853–1901
2nd time		 31 May 1894 30 January 1899 People's Party
10 Dimitar Grekov
1847–1901		 30 January 1899 13 October 1899 People's Liberal Party
11 Todor Ivanchov
1858–1905		 13 October 1899 25 January 1901 Liberal Party (Radoslavists)
12 Racho Petrov
1861–1942		 25 January 1901 5 March 1901 Independent
(4) Petko Karavelov
1843–1903
4th time		 5 March 1901 4 January 1902 Democratic Party
13 Stoyan Danev
1858–1949		 4 January 1902 19 May 1903 Progressive Liberal Party
(12) Racho Petrov
1861–1942
2nd time		 19 May 1903 5 November 1906 Independent
14 Dimitar Petkov
1858–1907		 5 November 1906 11 March 1907† People's Liberal Party
15 Dimitar Stanchov
1863–1940
Acting		 12 March 1907 16 March 1907 Independent
16 Petar Gudev
1863–1932		 16 March 1907 29 January 1908 People's Liberal Party
17 Aleksandar Malinov
1867–1938		 29 January 1908 5 October 1908 Democratic Party

Tsardom of Bulgaria (1908–1946)

Governments
  •   Democratic Party
  •   NP–PLP alliance
  •   Liberal Concentration
  •   Democratic Alliance
  •   Popular Bloc
  •   Nonpartisan
  •   Fatherland Front
  •   Mixed coalition
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Party
Took office Left office
17 Aleksandar Malinov
(1867–1938)		 5 October 1908 29 March 1911 Democratic Party
18 Ivan Evstratiev Geshov
(1849–1924)		 29 March 1911 14 June 1913 People's Party
(13) Stoyan Danev
(1858–1949)		 14 June 1913 17 July 1913 Progressive Liberal Party
(7) Vasil Radoslavov
(1854–1929)		 17 July 1913 21 June 1918 Liberal Party (Radoslavists)
(17) Aleksandar Malinov
(1867–1938)		 21 June 1918 28 November 1918 Democratic Party
19 Teodor Teodorov
(1869–1924)		 28 November 1918 6 October 1919 People's Party
20 Aleksandar Stamboliyski
(1879–1923)		 6 October 1919 9 June 1923
(Deposed)		 Bulgarian Agrarian National Union
21 Aleksandar Tsankov
(1879–1959)		 9 June 1923 4 January 1926 Democratic Alliance
22 Andrey Lyapchev
(1866–1933)		 4 January 1926 29 June 1931
(17) Aleksandar Malinov
(1867–1938)		 29 June 1931 12 October 1931 Democratic Party
23 Nikola Mushanov
(1872–1951)		 12 October 1931 19 May 1934
(Deposed)
24 Kimon Georgiev
(1882–1969)		 19 May 1934 22 January 1935 Independent
25 Pencho Zlatev
(1881–1948)		 22 January 1935 21 April 1935 Bulgarian Army
26 Andrey Toshev
(1867–1944)		 21 April 1935 23 November 1935 Independent
27 Georgi Kyoseivanov
(1884–1960)		 23 November 1935 16 February 1940
28 Bogdan Filov
(1883–1945)		 16 February 1940 9 September 1943
— Petar Gabrovski
(1898–1945)
Acting		 9 September 1943 14 September 1943
29 Dobri Bozhilov
(1884–1945)		 14 September 1943 1 June 1944
30 Ivan Ivanov Bagryanov
(1891–1945)		 1 June 1944 2 September 1944
31[1] Konstantin Muraviev
(1893–1965)		 2 September 1944 9 September 1944
(Deposed)		 Bulgarian Agrarian National Union
(24) Kimon Georgiev
(1882–1969)		 9 September 1944 15 September 1946 Zveno

People's Republic of Bulgaria (1946–1990)

Governments
  •   Fatherland Front
# Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Party
(24) Kimon Georgiev
(1882–1969)		 15 September 1946 23 November 1946 Zveno
32 Georgi Dimitrov
(1882–1949)		 23 November 1946 2 July 1949† Bulgarian Communist Party
33 Vasil Kolarov
(1877–1950)		 2 July 1949
Acting until
20 July 1949		 23 January 1950†
34 Valko Chervenkov
(1900–1980)		 23 January 1950
Acting until
3 February 1950		 17 April 1956
35 Anton Yugov
(1904–1991)		 17 April 1956 19 November 1962
36 Todor Zhivkov
(1911–1998)		 19 November 1962 7 July 1971
37 Stanko Todorov
(1920–1996)		 7 July 1971 16 June 1981
38 Grisha Filipov
(1919–1994)		 16 June 1981 21 March 1986
39 Georgi Atanasov
(1933–2022)		 21 March 1986 3 February 1990
40 Andrey Lukanov
(1938–1996)		 3 February 1990 15 November 1990

Republic of Bulgaria (1990–present)

Governments
  •   BSP/Democratic Left
  •   United Democratic Forces
  •   GERB
  •   Mixed coalition
  •   Caretaker
# Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Party
(40) Andrey Lukanov
(1938–1996)		 15 November 1990 7 December 1990 Bulgarian Socialist Party
41 Dimitar Popov
(1927–2015)		 7 December 1990 8 November 1991 Independent
42 Philip Dimitrov
(born 1955)		 8 November 1991 30 December 1992 Union of Democratic Forces
43 Lyuben Berov
(1925–2006)		 30 December 1992 17 October 1994 Independent
supported by
Movement for Rights and Freedoms
44 Reneta Indzhova
(born 1953)		 17 October 1994 25 January 1995 Independent
45 Zhan Videnov
(born 1959)		 25 January 1995 13 February 1997 Bulgarian Socialist Party
46 Stefan Sofiyanski
(born 1951)		 13 February 1997 21 May 1997 Union of Democratic Forces
47 Ivan Kostov
(born 1949)		 21 May 1997 24 July 2001
48 Simeon Sakskoburggotski
(born 1937)		 24 July 2001 17 August 2005 National Movement Simeon II
49 Sergey Stanishev
(born 1966)		 17 August 2005 27 July 2009 Bulgarian Socialist Party
50 Boyko Borisov
(born 1959)		 27 July 2009 13 March 2013 GERB
51 Marin Raykov
(born 1960)		 13 March 2013 29 May 2013 Independent
52 Plamen Oresharski
(born 1960)		 29 May 2013 6 August 2014 Independent
supported by
Bulgarian Socialist Party
53 Georgi Bliznashki
(born 1956)		 6 August 2014 7 November 2014 Independent
(50) Boyko Borisov
(born 1959)		 7 November 2014 27 January 2017 GERB
54 Ognyan Gerdzhikov
(born 1946)		 27 January 2017 4 May 2017 Independent
(50) Boyko Borisov
(born 1959)		 4 May 2017 12 May 2021 GERB
55 Stefan Yanev
(born 1960)		 12 May 2021 16 September 2021 Independent
16 September 2021 13 December 2021
56 Kiril Petkov
(born 1980)		 13 December 2021 1 August 2022 We Continue the Change
57 Galab Donev
(born 1967)		 2 August 2022 2 February 2023 Independent
2 February 2023 6 June 2023
58 Nikolay Denkov
(born 1962)		 6 June 2023 9 April 2024 We Continue the Change
59 Dimitar Glavchev
(born 1963)
Caretaker[2][3]		 9 April 2024 27 August 2024 Independent
27 August 2024 16 January 2025
60
Rosen Zhelyazkov
(born 1968)		 16 January 2025 19 February 2026 GERB
61
Andrey Gyurov
(born 1975)
Caretaker		 19 February 2026 8 May 2026 Independent
62 Rumen Radev
(born 1963)		 8 May 2026 Incumbent Progressive Bulgaria

    References

    1. ↑ 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)." (in Bulgarian)
    2. ↑ parliament.bg. "Parliament.bg". www.parliament.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2025-04-17.
    3. ↑ "Caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev".
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