| Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria | |
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| Министър-председател на Република България | |
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| Member of | European Council |
| Seat | The Largo, Sofia,Bulgaria |
| Appointer | National Assembly of Bulgaria |
| Term length | 4 years, renewable |
| Formation | 16 April 1879 |
| First holder | Todor Burmov |
| Unofficial names | Premier of Bulgaria |
| Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria |
| Salary | 12,201BGN (€6,238) per month |
| Website | www |
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ThePrime Minister of Bulgaria (Bulgarian:Министър-председател на България) is thehead of government ofBulgaria. They are oftentimes the leader of apolitical coalition in the Bulgarianparliament, known as theNational Assembly, and the leader of thecabinet. At times, the Prime Minister has been appointed by thePresident of Bulgaria, in order to lead acaretaker government.[1] The current Prime Minister isRosen Zhelyazkov, who has served since 16 January 2025.[2]
| Name | Mandate | Date of birth |
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| Philip Dimitrov | 1991 – 1992 | (1955-03-31)March 31, 1955 (age 70) |
| Reneta Indzhova | 1994 – 1995 | (1953-07-06)July 6, 1953 (age 72) |
| Zhan Videnov | 1995 – 1997 | (1959-03-22)March 22, 1959 (age 66) |
| Stefan Sofiyanski | 1997 | (1951-11-07)November 7, 1951 (age 74) |
| Ivan Kostov | 1997 – 2001 | (1949-12-23)December 23, 1949 (age 75) |
| Simeon Sakskoburggotski | 2001 – 2005 | (1937-06-16)June 16, 1937 (age 88) |
| Sergey Stanishev | 2005 – 2009 | (1966-05-05)May 5, 1966 (age 59) |
| Boyko Borisov | 2009 – 2013 2014 – 2017 2017 – 2021 | (1959-06-13)June 13, 1959 (age 66) |
| Marin Raykov | 2013 | (1960-12-17)December 17, 1960 (age 64) |
| Plamen Oresharski | 2013 – 2014 | (1960-02-21)February 21, 1960 (age 65) |
| Georgi Bliznashki | 2014 | (1956-10-04)October 4, 1956 (age 69) |
| Ognyan Gerdzhikov | 2017 | (1946-03-19)March 19, 1946 (age 79) |
| Stefan Yanev | 2021 | (1960-03-01)March 1, 1960 (age 65) |
| Kiril Petkov | 2021 – 2022 | (1980-04-17)April 17, 1980 (age 45) |
| Galab Donev | 2022 – 2023 | (1967-02-28)February 28, 1967 (age 58) |
| Nikolay Denkov | 2023 – 2024 | (1962-09-03)September 3, 1962 (age 63) |
| Dimitar Glavchev | 2024 – 2025 | (1963-08-15)August 15, 1963 (age 62) |
The most recent death of a former prime minister was that ofGeorgi Atanasov (1986 – 1990), who died on March 31, 2022 at the age of 88.
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