Rosen Zhelyazkov

Rosen Zhelyazkov
Росен Желязков
Zhelyazkov in 2025
Prime Minister of Bulgaria
In office
16 January 2025 – 19 February 2026
PresidentRumen Radev
Iliana Iotova
Deputy
  • Tomislav Donchev
  • Atanas Zafirov
  • Grozdan Karadzhov
Preceded byDimitar Glavchev[a]
Succeeded byAndrey Gyurov[b]
Speaker of the National Assembly
In office
19 April 2023 – 25 April 2024
Preceded byVezhdi Rashidov
Succeeded byRaya Nazaryan
Member of the National Assembly
In office
21 July 2021 – 16 January 2025
Constituency1st — Blagoevgrad
Minister of Transport, Information Technologies and Communications
In office
20 September 2018 – 12 May 2021
Prime MinisterBoyko Borisov
Preceded byIvaylo Moskovski
Succeeded byGeorgi Todorov
Personal details
Born
Rosen Dimitrov Zhelyazkov

(1968-04-05) 5 April 1968
Sofia, Bulgaria
Political partyGERB
Children2
Alma materSofia University
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer

Rosen Dimitrov Zhelyazkov (born 5 April 1968) is a Bulgarian politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 2025 until 2026. He resigned on 11 December 2025 following large protests.[4] He is a member of the GERB party.

He was Speaker of the National Assembly from 2023 to 2024. He was also a Member of the National Assembly from 2021 to 2025 and Minister of Transport from 2018 to 2021.

Notes

  1. ↑ Caretaker[1][2][3]
  2. ↑ Caretaker

References

  1. ↑ "Parliament.bg". www.parliament.bg.
  2. ↑ "Bulgaria's caretaker PM-designate Glavchev presents nominees for interim government". 5 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev".
  4. ↑ Jakes, Lara (11 December 2025). "Bulgaria's Prime Minister Resigns in the Face of Mass Protests". The New York Times.