President of Bulgaria
| President of Bulgaria
Президент на България | |
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Largo, Sofia |
| Appointer | Popular vote |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Petar Mladenov as Chairman (President) of the Republic Zhelyu Zhelev |
| Formation | 3 April 1990 |
| Deputy | Vice President of Bulgaria |
| Salary | €35,412(~US$42,000) annual[1] |
| Website | www |
The President of the Republic of Bulgaria is the head of state of Bulgaria and the commander-in-chief of the Military of Bulgaria. The official residence of the President is at Boyana Residence, Sofia.
Bulgarian presidential line of succession
- 1. Vice President of Bulgaria
- 2. Chairman of the National Assembly
List of presidents
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term | Party | Endorsing parties | Election | Vice President | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Zhelyu Zhelev (1935–2015) |
August 1, 1990 – January 22, 1997 |
SDS | SDS DPS |
1990 | Atanas Semerdzhiev | |
| 1992 | Blaga Dimitrova | |||||||
| Vacant: July 6, 1993 – January 22, 1997 | ||||||||
| 2 | .png) |
Petar Stoyanov (1952–) |
January 22, 1997 – January 22, 2002 |
SDS | SDS BZNS DP DPS (as ODS) |
1996 | Todor Kavaldzhiev | |
| 3 |  |
Georgi Parvanov (1957–) |
January 22, 2002 – January 22, 2012 |
BSP | BSP | 2001 | Angel Marin | |
| BSP DPS NDSV (as the three-party coalition) |
2006 | |||||||
| 4 |  |
Rosen Plevneliev (1964–) |
January 22, 2012 – January 22, 2017 |
GERB | GERB | 2011 | Margarita Popova | |
| 5 |  |
Rumen Radev (1963–) |
January 22, 2017 – January 23, 2026 |
Independent | BSP | 2016 | Iliana Iotova | |
| BSP ITN IBG-NI PP |
2021 | |||||||
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Iliana Iotova
(1964–) |
January 23, 2026 – Present |
BSP | Vacant | |||
Living former presidents
There are four living former Bulgarian Presidents:
Petar Stoyanov (age 74)
since 2002- Georgi Parvanov (age 69)
since 2012 
Rosen Plevneliev (age 62)
since 2017_(cropped).jpg)
Rumen Radev (age 63)
since 2026
Timeline
References
- ↑ "Pay rises for Bulgaria's President, PM, cabinet and MPS". 13 February 2015.