List of presidents of Bulgaria (1990–present)
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President of the Republic of Bulgaria | |
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Президент на Република България | |
Style | His Excellency |
Residence | Largo, Sofia |
Term length | Five years, renewable once |
Inaugural holder | Petar Mladenov |
Formation | 3 April 1990 |
Deputy | Iliana Yotova |
Salary | € 2,845.57 / $ 3,947.92 per month (March 2014) |
Website | www |
The modern Bulgarian presidency was formed in 1990 after the fall of the
History of the institution
In the
The modern history of the presidential institution in Bulgaria is relatively short and is mostly associated with the reconstruction of the country after the fall of the communist regime in 1989. With the restructuring of the institutions in the context of the transition of Bulgaria to democracy and market economy, the office of the presidency was instituted with the adoption of the new constitution on July 12, 1991.
The first president of Bulgaria was a doctor of philosophy
The salary that the Bulgarian president receives is equal to two monthly salaries of MPs. As of March 2014 this amounted to 4614 Levs.
List of presidents of Bulgaria
- Party legend
Bulgarian Socialist Party (1)
№ | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office / mandates | Prime Ministers | Previous post | Political alliance | ||
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— | Petar Mladenov Петър Тошев Младенов 1936–2000 (Lived: 63 years) |
3 April 1990 |
6 July 1990 |
Andrey Lukanov (1990) | Chairman of the State Council of Bulgaria (1989-1990)
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Bulgarian Socialist Party | ||
April 1990[a] | ||||||||
— | Stanko Todorov Станко Тодоров Георгиев 1920–1996 (Lived: 76 years) |
6 July 1990 |
17 July 1990 |
Andrey Lukanov (1990) | Chairperson of the National Assembly (1981-1990) | Bulgarian Socialist Party | ||
acting as Chairperson of the National Assembly | ||||||||
— | Nikolai Todorov Николай Тодоров Тодоров 1921–2003 (Lived: 82 years) |
17 July 1990 |
1 August 1990 |
Andrey Lukanov (1990) | Chairperson of the National Assembly (1990) | Independent
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acting as Chairperson of the National Assembly | ||||||||
1 | Zhelyu Zhelev Желю Митев Желев 1935–2015 (Lived: 79 years) |
1 August 1990 |
22 January 1997 |
Andrey Lukanov (1990) Dimitar Popov (1990-1991) Philip Dimitrov (1991–1992) Lyuben Berov (1992–1994) Reneta Indzhova (1994–1995) Zhan Videnov (1995-1997) |
Chairman of the Union of Democratic Forces (1989-1990) | Union of Democratic Forces | ||
July-August 1990[a]
1992 – 52.8%, 2,738,436 | ||||||||
2 | Petar Stoyanov Петър Стефанов Стоянов Born 1952 (71 years old) |
22 January 1997 |
22 January 2002 |
Simeon Sakskoburggotski (2001-2002)
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Vice Chairman of the Union of Democratic Forces (1995-1996) | Union of Democratic Forces | ||
1996 – 59.7%, 2,502,517 | ||||||||
3 | Georgi Parvanov Георги Седефчов Първанов Born 1957 (66 years old) |
22 January 2002 |
22 January 2012 |
Sergei Stanishev (2005-2009) (2009–2012)
Boyko Borisov |
Chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (1996-2001) | Bulgarian Socialist Party | ||
2001 – 54.1%, 2,043,443
2006 – 75.9%, 2,050,488 | ||||||||
4 | Rosen Plevneliev Росен Асенов Плевнелиев Born 1964 (59 years old) |
22 January 2012 |
22 January 2017 |
Boyko Borisov (2012-2013) Marin Raykov (2013) Plamen Oresharski (2013–2014) Georgi Bliznashki (2014) Boyko Borisov (2014–2017) |
Minister of Regional Development and Public Works (2009-2011) | GERB | ||
2011 – 52.6%, 1,698,136 | ||||||||
5 | Rumen Radev Румен Георгиев Радев Born 1963 (60 years old) |
22 January 2017 |
Incumbent | Boyko Borisov (2017) Ognyan Gerdzhikov (2017) Boyko Borisov (2017–2021) Stefan Yanev (2021) Kiril Petkov (2021-2022) Galab Donev (2022-2023) Nikolai Denkov (2023-present) |
Bulgarian Air Force commander (2014-2016) | Independent
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2016 – 59.4%, 2,049,260 2021 – 66.7%, 1,539,650 |
Timeline
See also
- Politics of Bulgaria
- List of Bulgarian monarchs
- List of Bulgarian regents
- List of heads of state of Bulgaria
- List of heads of government of Bulgaria
- List of first deputy chairmen of the State Council of Bulgaria
- Vice President of Bulgaria
References
- ^ "Конституция на Народна република България, 1971". Народното събрание на Република България. Народното събрание на Република България. Retrieved 20 May 2019.