Prime Minister of Bulgaria

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Prime Minister of Bulgaria
Министър-председател на България
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Incumbent
Kiril Petkov
since 13 December 2021
Member ofEuropean Council
AppointerNational Assembly
Term lengthFour years
First holderTodor Burmov
Salary~ 7 000 leva per month[1]
Websitewww.government.bg
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The Prime Minister of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Министър-председател, romanized: Ministar-predsedatel) is the head of government of Bulgaria. They are the leader of a political coalition in the Bulgarian parliament – known as the National Assembly of Bulgaria (Народно събрание, Narodno sabranie) – and the leader of the cabinet.

Kiril Petkov, leader of We Continue the Change, is the incumbent prime minister of Bulgaria since 13 December 2021, after months of political turmoil in Bulgaria.[2] He leads a government consisting of his party, ITN, BSP and DB.[3]

List of prime ministers[]

Main article: List of heads of government of Bulgaria

Living former prime ministers[]

No Portrait Name Tenure Date of birth Age
1 Georgi Atanasov 1986–1990 (1933-07-25)25 July 1933 88
2 Philip Dimitrov.JPG Philip Dimitrov 1991–1992 (1955-03-31)31 March 1955 66
3 Reneta Indzhova 2020 (cropped).png Reneta Indzhova 1994–1995 (1953-07-06)6 July 1953 68
4 Zhan Videnov 1995–1997 (1959-03-22)22 March 1959 62
5 Stefan Sofiyanski 1997 (1951-11-07)7 November 1951 70
6 Ivan kostov.jpg Ivan Kostov 1997–2001 (1949-12-23)23 December 1949 72
7 2017-07-04-MMPF-WP-IMG 7560.jpg Simeon Sakskoburggotski 2001–2005 (1937-06-16)16 June 1937 84
8 Sergey Stanishev 2009 elections diff crop.jpg Sergey Stanishev 2005–2009 (1966-05-05)5 May 1966 55
9 Boyko Borissov 2.jpg Boyko Borisov 2009–2013 (1959-06-13)13 June 1959 62
10 Марин Райков на съвместна пресконференция с Хашим Тачи (8741636514) (cropped).jpg Marin Raykov 2013 (1960-12-17)17 December 1960 61
11 Portrait of Plamen Oresharski (cropped).jpg Plamen Oresharski 2013–2014 (1960-02-21)21 February 1960 61
12 Georgi Bliznashki (cropped).JPG Georgi Bliznashki 2014 (1956-10-04)4 October 1956 65
13 Boyko Borissov in Tehran.jpg Boyko Borisov 2014-2017 (1959-06-13)13 June 1959 62
14 Ognyan Gerdzhikov.jpg Ognyan Gerdzhikov 2017 (1946-03-19)19 March 1946 75
15 Reuven Rivlin meeting with Boyko Borisov, June 2018 (1179) (cropped).jpg Boyko Borisov 2017-2021 (1959-06-13)13 June 1959 62
16 Stefan Yanev.jpg Stefan Yanev 2021 (1960-03-01)1 March 1960 61

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Bulgaria hikes pay for MPs, Prime Minister and President". 14 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Four-war coalition deal on new Bulgaria govt ends political crisis". Four-war coalition deal on new Bulgaria govt ends political crisis. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  3. ^ "Bulgaria: Centrist PP party seals coalition deal to form gov't". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
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