Ministry of Justice (Bulgaria)

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Ministry of Justice
Министерство на правосъдието

Ministry of Justice building in Sofia
Agency overview
Formed5 July 1879 (1879-07-05)
JurisdictionGovernment of Bulgaria
HeadquartersSofia, 1 Slavyanska Str
Agency executive
Websitejustice.government.bg

Established by Decree No 1 of July 5, 1879, the Ministry of Justice of Bulgaria (

judicial branches of power in Bulgaria. It directs the writing of new laws related to the judiciary and offers feedback on laws prepared by other government organizations.[1]

List of ministers

Minister of Justice (1879–1997)

Government Name Dates Party
1 Dimitar Grekov July 5, 1879 – November 24, 1879 Conservative Party
2 Dimitar Grekov November 24, 1879 – March 26, 1880 Conservative Party
3 Hristo Stoyanov March 26, 1880 – November 28, 1880 non-Party
4 Petko Karavelov 28 November 1880 – 27 April 1881 Liberal Party
5 Porphyry Stamatov April 27, 1881 – July 1, 1881 non-Party
6 Georgi Teoharov July 1, 1881 – June 23, 1882 non-Party
7 Dimitar Grekov June 23, 1882 – March 3, 1883 Conservative Party
7 Georgi Teoharov 3 March 1883 – 23 June 1883 non-Party
7 Hristo Stoyanov June 23, 1883 – September 7, 1883 non-Party
8 Konstantin Stoilov September 7, 1883 – December 31, 1883 Conservative Party
9 Konstantin Potyanov 1 January 1883 – 29 June 1884 Progressive Liberal Party
10 Vasil Radoslavov June 29, 1884 – July 15, 1886 Liberal Party
10 Gavril Oroshakov July 15, 1886 – August 9, 1886 Liberal Party
11 Vasil Radoslavov 9 August 1886 – August 12, 1886 Liberal Party
12 Gavril Oroshakov 12 August 1886 – August 16, 1886 Liberal Party
13 Dimitar Tonchev 16 August 1886 – 26 August 1886 Liberal Party (Radoslavists)
13 Konstantin Stoilov 26 August 1886 – 28 June 1887 Conservative Party
14 Konstantin Stoilov June 29, 1887 – August 20, 1887 Conservative Party
15 Konstantin Stoilov 20 August 1887 – 12 December 1888 Conservative Party
15 Dimitar Tonchev December 12, 1888 – September 20, 1891 Liberal Party (Radoslavists)
15 Dimitar Grekov September 20, 1891 – February 13, 1892 National Liberal Party
15 Ivan Salabashev 13 February 1892 – 12 December 1892 National Liberal Party
15 Panayot Slavkov 12 December 1892 – 19 November 1893 National Liberal Party
15 Konstantin Potyanov 19 November 1893 – 19 May 1894 National Liberal Party
16 Vasil Radoslavov 19 May 1894 – 17 September 1894 Liberal Party (Radoslavists)
16 Peter Peshev 17 September 1894 – 9 December 1894 Liberal Party (Radoslavists)
17 Dimitar Mincevic December 9, 1894 – November 13, 1895 People's Party
17 Konstantin Stoilov November 13, 1895 – February 10, 1896 People's Party
17 Theodor Teodorov 10 February 1896 – 26 August 1897 People's Party
17 Georgi Zgurev 26 August 1897 – 18 January 1899 People's Party
18 Peter Peshev 19 January 1899 – 1 October 1899 Liberal Party (Radoslavists)
19 Peter Peshev 1 October 1899 – 27 November 1900 Liberal Party (Radoslavists)
20 Peter Danchov November 27, 1900 – January 12, 1901 non-Party
21 Peter Danchov 12 January 1901 – 20 February 1901 non-Party
22 Alexander Radev 20 February 1901 – 21 December 1901 Progressive Liberal Party
23 Alexander Radev 21 December 1901 – 4 November 1902 Progressive Liberal Party
24 Hristo Todorov 4 November 1902 – 18 March 1903 Progressive Liberal Party
25 Hristo Todorov March 18, 1903 – May 6, 1903 Progressive Liberal Party
26 Nikola Genadiev May 6, 1903 – January 30, 1904 National Liberal Party
26 Peter Staikov January 30, 1904 – August 18, 1905 National Liberal Party
26 Konstantin Panayodov 18 August 1905 – 22 October 1906 National Liberal Party
27 Konstantin Panayodov October 23, 1906 – February 26, 1907 National Liberal Party
28 Konstantin Panayodov 27 February 1907 – 3 March 1907 National Liberal Party
29 Konstantin Panayodov March 3, 1907 – January 16, 1908 National Liberal Party
30 Todor Krastev January 16, 1908 – September 5, 1910 Democratic Party
31 Hristo Slaveykov September 5, 1910 – March 16, 1911 Democratic Party
32 Peter Abrashev March 16, 1911 – June 1, 1913 Progressive Liberal Party
33 Peter Abrashev June 1, 1913 – July 4, 1913 Progressive Liberal Party
34 Peter Peshev July 4, 1913 – September 23, 1913 Liberal Party (Radoslavists)
34 Hristo Popov September 23, 1913 – December 23, 1913 Liberal Party (Radoslavists)
35 Hristo Popov December 23, 1913 – June 21, 1918 Liberal Party (Radoslavists)
36 Joseph Fedenhecht June 21, 1918 – October 17, 1918 Radical Democratic Party
37 Alexander Malinov October 17, 1918 – November 28, 1918 Democratic Party
38 Peter Djidrov November 28, 1918 – May 7, 1919 BRDS
39 Venelin Ganev May 8, 1919 – October 6, 1919 Radical Democratic Party
40 Marko Turlakov 6 October 1919 – 21 February 1920 BANU
40 Alexander Radolov 21 February 1920 – 9 November 1921 BANU
40 Peter Yanev 9 November 1921 – 9 February 1923 BANU
41 Peter Yanev 9 February 1923 – 14 March 1923 BANU
41 Spas Duparinov March 14, 1923 – June 9, 1923 BANU
42 Boyan Smilov June 9, 1923 – September 22, 1923 National Liberal Party
43 Yanko Stoyanchov September 22, 1923 – January 29, 1924 Democratic conspiracy
43 Rashko Madzharov January 29, 1924 – November 3, 1924 Democratic conspiracy
43 Tsvyatko Boboshevski November 3, 1924 – January 4, 1926 Democratic conspiracy
44 Todor Kulev 4 January 1926 – 12 September 1928 Democratic conspiracy
45 Todor Kulev September 12, 1928 – May 15, 1930 Democratic conspiracy
46 Kancho Milanov 15 May 1930 – 29 June 1931 Democratic conspiracy
47 Dimitar Varbanov June 29, 1931 – October 12, 1931 National Liberal Party
48 Dimitar Varbanov October 12, 1931 – September 7, 1932 National Liberal Party
49 Dimitar Varbanov September 7, 1932 – December 31, 1932 National Liberal Party
50 Nikola Mushanov December 31, 1932 – January 19, 1933 Democratic Party
50 Jordan Kachakov 19 January 1932 – 19 May 1934 National Liberal Party
51 Peter Midilev May 19, 1934 – May 23, 1934 non-Party
51 Kimon Georgiev May 23, 1934 – January 22, 1935 Unit
52 Mihail Kalenderov January 22, 1935 – January 29, 1935 non-Party
52 Lyuben Dikov January 29, 1935 – April 21, 1935 non-Party
53 Angel Karagyozov April 21, 1935 – November 23, 1935 non-Party
54 Dimitar Peshev November 23, 1935 – July 4, 1936 non-Party
55 Angel Karagyozov July 4, 1936 – May 21, 1937 non-Party
55 Alexander Ognyanov May 21, 1937 – January 28, 1938 non-Party
55 Ilia Kozhuharov January 28, 1938 – November 14, 1938 non-Party
56 Nikola Yotov November 14, 1938 – October 23, 1939 non-Party
57 Vasil Mitakov 23 October 1939 – 15 February 1940 non-Party
58 Vasil Mitakov 15 February 1940 – 11 April 1942 non-Party
59 Konstantin Partov April 11, 1942 – September 14, 1943 non-Party
60 Konstantin Partov September 14, 1943 – June 1, 1944 non-Party
61 Rousse Russev 1 June 1944 – 12 June 1944 non-Party
61 Alexander Staliiski June 12, 1944 – September 2, 1944 non-Party
62 Boris Pavlov September 2, 1944 – September 9, 1944 Democratic Party
63 Mincho Neychev 9 September 1944 – 31 March 1946 BRP (k)
64 Luben Kolarov 31 March 1946 – 22 November 1946 BANU
65 Radi Naydenov November 23, 1946 – December 11, 1947 BANU
66 Radi Naydenov December 12, 1947 – July 20, 1949 BANU
67 Radi Naydenov July 20, 1949 – January 20, 1950 BANU
68 Radi Naydenov January 20, 1950 – January 20, 1954 BANU
69 Radi Naydenov January 20, 1954 – April 18, 1956 BANU
70 Radi Naydenov April 18, 1956 – January 15, 1958 BANU
71 Radi Naydenov 15 January 1958 – 17 March 1962 BANU
72 Peter Tanchev March 17, 1962 – November 27, 1962 BANU
73 Peter Tanchev 27 November 1962 – 12 March 1966 BANU
74 Svetla Daskalova [bg] [1st female] 12 March 1966 – 9 July 1971 BANU
75 Svetla Daskalova July 9, 1971 – June 17, 1976 BANU
76 Svetla Daskalova June 17, 1976 – June 18, 1981 BANU
77 Svetla Daskalova 18 June 1981 – 19 June 1986 BANU
78 Svetla Daskalova 19 June 1986 – 8 February 1990 BANU
79 Pencho Penev 8 February 1990 – 5 September 1990 BANU
79 Angel Djambazov 5 September 1990 – 21 September 1990 BSP
80 Angel Djambazov September 21, 1990 – December 20, 1990 BSP
81 Pencho Penev 22 December 1990 – 8 November 1991 BSP
82 Svetoslav Luchnikov 8 November 1991 – 30 December 1992 UDF
83 Misho Valchev 30 December 1992 – 23 June 1993 non-Party
83 Peter Kornajev 23 June 1993 – 17 October 1994 BSDP
84 Theodore Chipev 17 October 1994 – 25 January 1995 non-Party
85 Mladen Chervenyakov 25 January 1995 to 12 February 1997 BSP
86 Haralambi Anchev 12 February 1997 – 21 May 1997 non-Party

Minister for Justice and Legal European Integration (1997–1999)

Government Name Dates Party
87 Vasil Gotsev 21 May 1997 – 21 December 1999 Democratic Party

Minister of Justice (1999–present)

Government Name Dates Party
87 Theodosius Simeonov 21 December 1999 – 24 July 2001
SDS
88 Anton Stankov 24 July 2001 – 17 August 2005
NDSV
89 Georgi Petkanov 17 August 2005 – 19 July 2007
NDSV
89 Miglena Tacheva 19 July 2007 – 27 July 2009
NDSV
90 Margarita Popova July 27, 2009 – November 30, 2011 GERB
90
Diana Kovacheva
 30 November 2011 – 13 March 2013 GERB
91 Dragomir Yordanov March 13, 2013 – May 29, 2013 Independent
92 Zinaida Zlatanova May 29, 2013 – August 6, 2014 Independent
93 Hristo Ivanov 6 August 2014 – 7 November 2014 Independent
94 Hristo Ivanov 7 November 2014 – 18 December 2015 Independent
94
Ekaterina Zaharieva
 December 18, 2015 – January 27, 2017 GERB
95 Maria Pavlova January 27, 2017 – May 4, 2017 Independent
96 Tsetska Tsacheva May 4, 2017 – April 5, 2019 GERB
96 Danail Kirov April 5, 2019 – September 3, 2020 GERB
96 Desislava Akhladova September 3, 2020 – May 12, 2021 GERB
97 Yanaki Stoilov May 12, 2021 - September 16, 2021 BSP
98 Yanaki Stoilov September 16, 2021 - October 29, 2021 BSP
98 Ivan Dermendzhiev October 29, 2021 - December 13, 2021 Independent
99 Nadezhda Yordanova December 13, 2021 - August 2, 2022 DB
100 Krum Zarkov August 2, 2022 - February 2, 2023 Independent
101 Krum Zarkov February 2, 2023 - June 6, 2023 Independent
102 Atanas Slavov June 6, 2023 -present
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See also

Sources

  1. ^ "Министър: Правомощия и отговорности" [Minister: Powers and Obligations]. Ministry of Justice official website. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

External links

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