No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Election	Cabinet	Prince (Reign)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Election	Cabinet	Prince (Reign)
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers 1879–1908
1		Todor Burmov 1834–1906 (Lived: 72 years)	17 July 1879	6 December 1879	142 days	Conservative Party	1879 (Jan)	Burmov	Alexander I (1879–1886)
2		Bishop Kliment of Branichevo 1841–1901 (Lived: 60 years)	6 December 1879	7 April 1880	123 days	Conservative Party	—	Kliment I
3		Dragan Tsankov 1828–1911 (Lived: 82 years)	7 April 1880	10 December 1880	247 days	Liberal Party	1879 (Sep–Oct) 1880	D. Tsankov I
4		Petko Karavelov 1843–1903 (Lived: 59 years)	10 December 1880	9 May 1881	150 days	Liberal Party	—	Karavelov I
5		Johan Ehrnrooth 1833–1913 (Lived: 79 years)	9 May 1881	13 July 1881	65 days	Imperial Russian Army	1881 (Jun) ^{[NA 1]}	Ehrnrooth
—		Vacant: authoritarian regime by Prince Alexander I 1857–1893 (Lived: 36 years)	13 July 1881	5 July 1882	357 days	—	—	—
6		Leonid Sobolev 1844–1913 (Lived: 69 years)	5 July 1882	19 September 1883	1 year, 76 days	Imperial Russian Army	1882 ^{[NA 2]}	Sobolev
(3)		Dragan Tsankov 1828–1911 (Lived: 82 years) 2nd time	19 September 1883	11 July 1884	296 days	Liberal Party (Tsankovists)	1884	D. Tsankov II–III
(4)		Petko Karavelov 1843–1903 (Lived: 59 years) 2nd time	11 July 1884	21 August 1886	2 years, 41 days	Liberal Party (Karavelists)	—	Karavelov II
(2)		Metropolitan Kliment of Tarnovo 1841–1901 (Lived: 60 years) 2nd time	21 August 1886	24 August 1886	3 days	Tsankovist Party	—	Kliment II
(4)		Petko Karavelov 1843–1903 (Lived: 59 years) 3rd time	24 August 1886	28 August 1886	4 days	Liberal Party (Karavelist)	—	Karavelov III
7		Vasil Radoslavov 1854–1929 (Lived: 75 years)	28 August 1886	10 July 1887	316 days	Liberal Party (Stambolovists)	1886	Radoslavov I
7		Vasil Radoslavov 1854–1929 (Lived: 75 years)	28 August 1886	10 July 1887	316 days	Liberal Party (Stambolovists)	1886	Radoslavov I	Ferdinand I (1887–1908)
8		Konstantin Stoilov 1853–1901 (Lived: 47 years)	10 July 1887	1 September 1887	53 days	Conservative Party	—	Stoilov I
9		Stefan Stambolov 1854–1895 (Lived: 41 years)	1 September 1887	31 May 1894	6 years, 272 days	People's Liberal Party	1887 1890 1893 (Apr) 1893 (Jul)	Stambolov
(8)		Konstantin Stoilov 1853–1901 (Lived: 47 years) 2nd time	31 May 1894	30 January 1899	4 years, 244 days	People's Party	1894 1896	Stoilov II–III
10		Dimitar Grekov 1847–1901 (Lived: 53 years)	30 January 1899	13 October 1899	256 days	People's Liberal Party	1899	Grekov
11		Todor Ivanchov 1858–1905 (Lived: 46 years)	13 October 1899	25 January 1901	1 year, 104 days	Liberal Party (Radoslavists)	—	Ivanchov I–II
12		Racho Petrov 1861–1942 (Lived: 80 years)	25 January 1901	5 March 1901	39 days	Independent	1901	Petrov I
(4)		Petko Karavelov 1843–1903 (Lived: 59 years) 4th time	5 March 1901	4 January 1902	305 days	Democratic Party	—	Karavelov IV
13		Stoyan Danev 1858–1949 (Lived: 91 years)	4 January 1902	19 May 1903	1 year, 135 days	Progressive Liberal Party	1902	Danev I–III
(12)		Racho Petrov 1861–1942 (Lived: 80 years) 2nd time	19 May 1903	5 November 1906	3 years, 170 days	Independent	1903	Petrov II
14		Dimitar Petkov 1858–1907 (Lived: 48 years)	5 November 1906	11 March 1907†	126 days	People's Liberal Party	—	Petkov
15		Dimitar Stanchov 1863–1940 (Lived: 76 years) Acting	12 March 1907	16 March 1907	4 days	Independent	—	Stanchov
16		Petar Gudev 1863–1932 (Lived: 68 years)	16 March 1907	29 January 1908	319 days	People's Liberal Party	—	Gudev
17		Aleksandar Malinov 1867–1938 (Lived: 70 years)	29 January 1908	5 October 1908	250 days	Democratic Party	1908	Malinov I

v t e Prime ministers ofBulgaria
List of heads of government of Bulgaria
Principality	Burmov Turnovski D. Tsankov Karavelov Ehrnrooth Sobolev D. Tsankov Karavelov Turnovski Karavelov Radoslavov Stoilov Stambolov Stoilov Grekov Ivanchov Petrov Karavelov Danev Petrov Petkov Stanchov Gudev Malinov
Tsardom	Malinov Geshov Danev Radoslavov Malinov Teodorov Stamboliyski A. Tsankov Lyapchev Malinov Mushanov Georgiev Zlatev Toshev Kyoseivanov Filov Gabrovski Bozhilov Bagryanov Muraviev Georgiev
People's Republic	G. Dimitrov Kolarov Chervenkov Yugov Zhivkov Todorov Filipov Atanasov Lukanov
Republic	Popov P. Dimitrov Berov Indzhova Videnov Sofiyanski Kostov Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Stanishev Borisov Raykov Oresharski Bliznashki Borisov Gerdzhikov Borisov Yanev Petkov Donev Denkov Glavchev Zhelyazkov
Italics indicate interim officeholders.

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Party		Government Composition	Election	Tsar (Reign)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		Government Composition	Election	Tsar (Reign)
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers 1908–1946
17		Aleksandar Malinov (1867–1938)	5 October 1908	29 March 1911	2 years, 175 days		Democratic Party	Malinov I–II DP	—	Ferdinand I (1908–1918)
18		Ivan Evstratiev Geshov (1849–1924)	29 March 1911	14 June 1913	2 years, 77 days		People's Party	Geshov NP–PLP	1911 (Jun) 1911 (Sep)
(13)		Stoyan Danev (1858–1949)	14 June 1913	17 July 1913	33 days		Progressive Liberal Party	Danev IV PLP–NP	—
(7)		Vasil Radoslavov (1854–1929)	17 July 1913	21 June 1918	4 years, 339 days		Liberal Party (Radoslavists)	Radoslavov II–III LP (r.)–NLP–MLP	1913 1914
(17)		Aleksandar Malinov (1867–1938)	21 June 1918	28 November 1918	160 days		Democratic Party	Malinov III–IV DP– RP until October 1918 NP–BZNS–BRSDP–BZNS from October 1918	—
(17)		Aleksandar Malinov (1867–1938)	21 June 1918	28 November 1918	160 days		Democratic Party		—	Boris III (1918–1943)
19		Teodor Teodorov (1869–1924)	28 November 1918	6 October 1919	312 days		People's Party	Teodorov I–II NP–BZNS–DP–RP–BRSDP–PLP	—
20		Aleksandar Stamboliyski (1879–1923)	6 October 1919	9 June 1923 (Deposed)	3 years, 246 days		Bulgarian Agrarian National Union	Stamboliyski I–II BZNS– NP–PLP until February 1923	1919 1920 1923 (Apr)
21		Aleksandar Tsankov (1879–1959)	9 June 1923	4 January 1926	2 years, 209 days		Democratic Alliance	A. Tsankov I–II DA–NLP–BRSDP–DP–RP–ONPP	1923 (Nov)
22		Andrey Lyapchev (1866–1933)	4 January 1926	29 June 1931	5 years, 176 days		Democratic Alliance	Lyapchev I–III DA	1927
(17)		Aleksandar Malinov (1867–1938)	29 June 1931	12 October 1931	105 days		Democratic Party	Malinov V DP–BZNS–NLP–RP	1931
23		Nikola Mushanov (1872–1951)	12 October 1931	19 May 1934 (Deposed)	2 years, 219 days		Democratic Party	Mushanov I–III DP–BZNS–NLP–RP	—
24		Kimon Georgiev (1882–1969)	19 May 1934	22 January 1935	248 days		Independent	Georgiev I Nonpartisan	—
25		Pencho Zlatev (1881–1948)	22 January 1935	21 April 1935	89 days		Bulgarian Army	Zlatev Nonpartisan	—
26		Andrey Toshev (1867–1944)	21 April 1935	23 November 1935	216 days		Independent	Toshev Nonpartisan	—
27		Georgi Kyoseivanov (1884–1960)	23 November 1935	16 February 1940	4 years, 85 days		Independent	Kyoseivanov I–IV Nonpartisan	1938 1939
28		Bogdan Filov (1883–1945)	16 February 1940	9 September 1943	3 years, 205 days		Independent	Filov I–II Nonpartisan	—
28		Bogdan Filov (1883–1945)	16 February 1940	9 September 1943	3 years, 205 days		Independent	Filov I–II Nonpartisan	—	Simeon II (1943–1946)
—		Petar Gabrovski (1898–1945) Acting	9 September 1943	14 September 1943	5 days		Independent	Filov II Nonpartisan	—
29		Dobri Bozhilov (1884–1945)	14 September 1943	1 June 1944	261 days		Independent	Bozhilov Nonpartisan	—
30		Ivan Ivanov Bagryanov (1891–1945)	1 June 1944	2 September 1944	93 days		Independent	Bagryanov Nonpartisan	—
31^[1]		Konstantin Muraviev (1893–1965)	2 September 1944	9 September 1944 (Deposed)	7 days		Bulgarian Agrarian National Union	Muraviev BZNS–DP	—
(24)		Kimon Georgiev (1882–1969)	9 September 1944	15 September 1946	2 years, 6 days		Zveno	Georgiev II–III Zveno–BKP–BZNS–RP–BRSDP	1945

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Party		Government Composition	Election	Head of State (Tenure)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		Government Composition	Election	Head of State (Tenure)
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers 1946–1990
(24)		Kimon Georgiev (1882–1969)	15 September 1946	23 November 1946	69 days		Zveno	Georgiev III Zveno–BKP–BZNS–RP–BRSDP	—	Vasil Kolarov (1946–1947)
32		Georgi Dimitrov (1882–1949)	23 November 1946	2 July 1949†	2 years, 221 days		Bulgarian Communist Party	Dimitrov I–II BKP–Zveno–BZNS–BRSDP	1946	Vasil Kolarov (1946–1947)
32		Georgi Dimitrov (1882–1949)	23 November 1946	2 July 1949†	2 years, 221 days		Bulgarian Communist Party	Dimitrov I–II BKP–Zveno–BZNS–BRSDP	1946	Mincho Neychev (1947–1950)
33		Vasil Kolarov (1877–1950)	2 July 1949 Acting until 20 July 1949	23 January 1950†	205 days		Bulgarian Communist Party	Kolarov I–II BKP–BZNS	1949
34		Valko Chervenkov (1900–1980)	23 January 1950 Acting until 3 February 1950	17 April 1956	6 years, 85 days		Bulgarian Communist Party	Chervenkov BKP–BZNS	1953
34		Valko Chervenkov (1900–1980)	23 January 1950 Acting until 3 February 1950	17 April 1956	6 years, 85 days		Bulgarian Communist Party	Chervenkov BKP–BZNS	1953	Georgi Damyanov (1950–1958)
35		Anton Yugov (1904–1991)	17 April 1956	19 November 1962	6 years, 216 days		Bulgarian Communist Party	Yugov I–III BKP–BZNS	1957	Georgi Damyanov (1950–1958)
35		Anton Yugov (1904–1991)	17 April 1956	19 November 1962	6 years, 216 days		Bulgarian Communist Party	Yugov I–III BKP–BZNS	1957	Dimitar Ganev (1958–1964)
36		Todor Zhivkov (1911–1998)	19 November 1962	7 July 1971	8 years, 230 days		Bulgarian Communist Party	Zhivkov I–II BKP–BZNS	1962 1966	Dimitar Ganev (1958–1964)
36		Todor Zhivkov (1911–1998)	19 November 1962	7 July 1971	8 years, 230 days		Bulgarian Communist Party	Zhivkov I–II BKP–BZNS	1962 1966	Georgi Traykov (1964–1971)
37		Stanko Todorov (1920–1996)	7 July 1971	16 June 1981	9 years, 344 days		Bulgarian Communist Party	Todorov I–II BKP–BZNS	1971 1976	Todor Zhivkov (1971–1989)
38		Grisha Filipov (1919–1994)	16 June 1981	21 March 1986	4 years, 278 days		Bulgarian Communist Party	Filipov BKP–BZNS	1981
39		Georgi Atanasov (1933–2022)	21 March 1986	3 February 1990	3 years, 319 days		Bulgarian Communist Party	Atanasov BKP–BZNS	1986
39		Georgi Atanasov (1933–2022)	21 March 1986	3 February 1990	3 years, 319 days		Bulgarian Communist Party	Atanasov BKP–BZNS		Petar Mladenov (1989–1990)
40		Andrey Lukanov (1938–1996)	3 February 1990	15 November 1990	285 days		Bulgarian Communist Party	Lukanov I–II		Petar Mladenov (1989–1990)
40		Andrey Lukanov (1938–1996)	3 February 1990	15 November 1990	285 days		Bulgarian Socialist Party	Lukanov I–II		Zhelyu Zhelev (1990)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Party		Government Composition	Election	President (Tenure)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		Government Composition	Election	President (Tenure)
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers 1990–1991
(40)		Andrey Lukanov (1938–1996)	15 November 1990	7 December 1990	22 days		Bulgarian Socialist Party	Lukanov II BSP	N/A	Zhelyu Zhelev (1990–1997)
41		Dimitar Popov (1927–2015)	7 December 1990	8 November 1991	336 days		Independent	Popov BSP–SDS–BZNS	1990
Prime Ministers 1991–onwards
42		Philip Dimitrov (born 1955)	8 November 1991	30 December 1992	1 year, 52 days		Union of Democratic Forces	Dimitrov SDS–RDP–DP	1991
43		Lyuben Berov (1925–2006)	30 December 1992	17 October 1994	1 year, 291 days		Independent supported by Movement for Rights and Freedoms	Berov
44		Reneta Indzhova (born 1953)	17 October 1994	25 January 1995	100 days		Independent	Indzhova^[a]
45		Zhan Videnov (born 1959)	25 January 1995	13 February 1997	2 years, 19 days		Bulgarian Socialist Party	Videnov BSP–BZNS-AS–Ecoglasnost	1994
45		Zhan Videnov (born 1959)	25 January 1995	13 February 1997	2 years, 19 days		Bulgarian Socialist Party	Videnov BSP–BZNS-AS–Ecoglasnost		Petar Stoyanov (1997–2002)
46		Stefan Sofiyanski (born 1951)	13 February 1997	21 May 1997	97 days		Union of Democratic Forces	Sofiyanski^[b] SDS
47		Ivan Kostov (born 1949)	21 May 1997	24 July 2001	4 years, 64 days		Union of Democratic Forces	Kostov SDS–DP–BZNS	1997
48		Simeon Sakskoburggotski (born 1937)	24 July 2001	16 August 2005	4 years, 23 days		National Movement Simeon II	Sakskoburggotski NDSV–DPS	2001
48		Simeon Sakskoburggotski (born 1937)	24 July 2001	16 August 2005	4 years, 23 days		National Movement Simeon II	Sakskoburggotski NDSV–DPS	2001	Georgi Parvanov (2002–2012)
49		Sergey Stanishev (born 1966)	16 August 2005	27 July 2009	3 years, 345 days		Bulgarian Socialist Party	Stanishev BSP–NDSV–DPS	2005
50		Boyko Borisov (born 1959)	27 July 2009	13 March 2013	3 years, 229 days		GERB	Borisov I GERB	2009
50		Boyko Borisov (born 1959)	27 July 2009	13 March 2013	3 years, 229 days		GERB	Borisov I GERB		Rosen Plevneliev (2012–2017)
51		Marin Raykov (born 1960)	13 March 2013	29 May 2013	77 days		Independent	Raykov^[c]
52		Plamen Oresharski (born 1960)	29 May 2013	6 August 2014	1 year, 69 days		Independent supported by Bulgarian Socialist Party	Oresharski BSP–DPS	2013
53		Georgi Bliznashki (born 1956)	6 August 2014	7 November 2014	93 days		Independent	Bliznashki^[d]	2013
(50)		Boyko Borisov (born 1959)	7 November 2014	27 January 2017	2 years, 81 days		GERB	Borisov II GERB–RB–ABV	2014
(50)		Boyko Borisov (born 1959)	7 November 2014	27 January 2017	2 years, 81 days		GERB	Borisov II GERB–RB–ABV		Rumen Radev (2017–present)
54		Ognyan Gerdzhikov (born 1946)	27 January 2017	4 May 2017	97 days		Independent	Gerdzhikov^[e]
(50)		Boyko Borisov (born 1959)	4 May 2017	12 May 2021	4 years, 8 days		GERB	Borisov III GERB–OP	2017
55		Stefan Yanev (born 1960)	12 May 2021	16 September 2021	215 days		Independent	Yanev I^[f]	2021 (Apr)
55		Stefan Yanev (born 1960)	16 September 2021	13 December 2021	215 days		Independent	Yanev II^[g]	2021 (Jul)
56		Kiril Petkov (born 1980)	13 December 2021	1 August 2022	231 days		We Continue the Change	Petkov PP–BSP–ITN–DB	2021 (Nov)
57		Galab Donev (born 1967)	2 August 2022	2 February 2023	308 days		Independent	Donev I^[h]	2021 (Nov)
57		Galab Donev (born 1967)	2 February 2023	6 June 2023	308 days		Independent	Donev II^[i]	2022
58		Nikolay Denkov (born 1962)	6 June 2023	9 April 2024	308 days		We Continue the Change	Denkov PP–DB–GERB	2023
59		Dimitar Glavchev (born 1963)	9 April 2024	27 August 2024	282 days		Independent	Glavchev I^[j]	2023
59		Dimitar Glavchev (born 1963)	27 August 2024	16 January 2025	282 days		Independent	Glavchev II^[k]	2024 (Jun)
60		Rosen Zhelyazkov (born 1968)	16 January 2025	Incumbent	315 days		GERB	Zhelyazkov GERB–BSP–ITN	2024 (Oct)

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