List of heads of government of Bulgaria

List of officeholders

Principality of Bulgaria (1878–1908)

#	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party
1	Todor Burmov 1834–1906 (Lived: 72 years)	17 July 1879	6 December 1879	Conservative Party
2	Bishop Kliment Branitski 1841–1901 (Lived: 60 years)	6 December 1879	7 April 1880	Conservative Party
3	Dragan Tsankov 1828–1911 (Lived: 82 years)	7 April 1880	10 December 1880	Liberal Party
4	Petko Karavelov 1843–1903 (Lived: 59 years)	10 December 1880	9 May 1881	Liberal Party
5	Johan Ehrnrooth 1833–1913 (Lived: 79 years)	9 May 1881	13 July 1881	Imperial Russian Army
—	Vacant: authoritarian regime by Prince Alexander I 1857–1893 (Lived: 36 years)	13 July 1881	5 July 1882	—
6	Leonid Sobolev 1844–1913 (Lived: 69 years)	5 July 1882	19 September 1883	Imperial Russian Army
(3)	Dragan Tsankov 1828–1911 (Lived: 82 years) 2nd time	19 September 1883	11 July 1884	Liberal Party
(4)	Petko Karavelov 1843–1903 (Lived: 59 years) 2nd time	11 July 1884	21 August 1886	Liberal Party
(2)	Metropolitan Kliment of Tarnovo 1841–1901 (Lived: 60 years) 2nd time	21 August 1886	24 August 1886	Conservative Party
(4)	Petko Karavelov 1843–1903 (Lived: 59 years) 3rd time	24 August 1886	28 August 1886	Liberal Party
7	Vasil Radoslavov 1854–1929 (Lived: 75 years)	28 August 1886	10 July 1887	Liberal Party
8	Konstantin Stoilov 1853–1901 (Lived: 47 years)	10 July 1887	1 September 1887	Conservative Party
9	Stefan Stambolov 1854–1895 (Lived: 41 years)	1 September 1887	31 May 1894	People's Liberal Party
(8)	Konstantin Stoilov 1853–1901 (Lived: 47 years) 2nd time	31 May 1894	30 January 1899	People's Party
10	Dimitar Grekov 1847–1901 (Lived: 53 years)	30 January 1899	13 October 1899	People's Liberal Party
11	Todor Ivanchov 1858–1905 (Lived: 46 years)	13 October 1899	25 January 1901	Liberal Party (Radoslavists)
12	Racho Petrov 1861–1942 (Lived: 80 years)	25 January 1901	5 March 1901	Independent
(4)	Petko Karavelov 1843–1903 (Lived: 59 years) 4th time	5 March 1901	4 January 1902	Democratic Party
13	Stoyan Danev 1858–1949 (Lived: 91 years)	4 January 1902	19 May 1903	Progressive Liberal Party
(12)	Racho Petrov 1861–1942 (Lived: 80 years) 2nd time	19 May 1903	5 November 1906	Independent
14	Dimitar Petkov 1858–1907 (Lived: 48 years)	5 November 1906	11 March 1907†	People's Liberal Party
15	Dimitar Stanchov 1863–1940 (Lived: 76 years) Acting	12 March 1907	16 March 1907	Independent
16	Petar Gudev 1863–1932 (Lived: 68 years)	16 March 1907	29 January 1908	People's Liberal Party
17	Aleksandar Malinov 1867–1938 (Lived: 70 years)	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
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Party
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		Democratic Alliance
(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)		Democratic Party
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		Independent
28		Bogdan Filov (1883–1945)	16 February 1940	9 September 1943		Independent
—		Petar Gabrovski (1898–1945) Acting	9 September 1943	14 September 1943		Independent
29		Dobri Bozhilov (1884–1945)	14 September 1943	1 June 1944		Independent
30		Ivan Ivanov Bagryanov (1891–1945)	1 June 1944	2 September 1944		Independent
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

#	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office
(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†	Bulgarian Communist Party
34	Valko Chervenkov (1900–1980)	23 January 1950 Acting until 3 February 1950	17 April 1956	Bulgarian Communist Party
35	Anton Yugov (1904–1991)	17 April 1956	19 November 1962	Bulgarian Communist Party
36	Todor Zhivkov (1911–1998)	19 November 1962	7 July 1971	Bulgarian Communist Party
37	Stanko Todorov (1920–1996)	7 July 1971	16 June 1981	Bulgarian Communist Party
38	Grisha Filipov (1919–1994)	16 June 1981	21 March 1986	Bulgarian Communist Party
39	Georgi Atanasov (1933–2022)	21 March 1986	3 February 1990	Bulgarian Communist Party
40	Andrey Lukanov (1938–1996)	3 February 1990	15 November 1990	Bulgarian Communist Party

Republic of Bulgaria (1990–present)

Governments

#	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office
(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	Union of Democratic Forces
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
55	Stefan Yanev (born 1960)	16 September 2021	13 December 2021	Independent
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
57	Galab Donev (born 1967)	2 February 2023	6 June 2023	Independent
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
59	Dimitar Glavchev (born 1963) Caretaker^[2]^[3]	27 August 2024	16 January 2025	Independent
60	Rosen Zhelyazkov (born 1968)	16 January 2025	Incumbent	GERB

References

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

[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] rliament.bg. "Parliament.bg". www.parliament.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2025-04-17.

[3] "Caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev".

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