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| Министерски съвет | |
 The Council of Ministers building in centralSofia | |
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| Established | 5 July 1879 (1879-07-05) |
| State | Bulgaria |
| Leader | Prime Minister of Bulgaria |
| Appointed by | National Assembly of Bulgaria |
| Responsible to | National Assembly of Bulgaria |
| Headquarters | The Largo, Sofia |
| Website | https://www.gov.bg/en |
TheCouncil of Ministers (Bulgarian:Министерски съвет,Ministerski savet) is the main authority of theexecutive power in theRepublic of Bulgaria. It consists of thePrime Minister of Bulgaria and all the specialized ministers.[1]
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Bulgaria employs adualistic approach for relations between the Parliament and the Government: after the composition of the Council of Ministers is decided by the newly elected government, themembers of parliament who are chosen to become ministers temporarily lose their parliamentary rights while being ministers. These rights are restored in case they are released from the Council of Ministers or the government falls from power. This is in contrast to how deputy ministers and other government officials are treated when they are elected as deputies.
Sometimes, with the purpose of preserving the political representation of different parties or groups in the Council of Ministers, one or moreministers without portfolio (lacking a ministry of own) may be appointed.
The Council of Ministers office is in centralSofia and is part ofthe Largo architectural ensemble.
The Zhelyazkov Government is the 105th and current cabinet of Bulgaria. It was approved by the parliament of Bulgaria on 16 January 2025.[2] The cabinet is a minority coalition government with ministers nominated from GERB, BSP-UL and ITN.[3]
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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| Prime Minister | 16 January 2025 | Incumbent | GERB | ||
| Deputy Prime Minister without portfolio | 16 January 2025 | Incumbent | BSP | ||
| Deputy Prime Minister andMinister of Innovation and Growth | 16 January 2025 | Incumbent | GERB | ||
| Deputy Prime Minister andMinister of Transport and Communications | 16 January 2025 | Incumbent | ITN | ||
| Minister of Finance | 16 January 2025 | Incumbent | GERB | ||
| Minister of Defence | 16 January 2025 (reappointed) | Incumbent | Independent | ||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | 16 January 2025 | Incumbent | GERB | ||
| Minister of Interior | 16 January 2025 | Incumbent | GERB | ||
| Minister of Justice | 16 January 2025 | Incumbent | GERB | ||
| Minister of Health | 16 January 2025 | Incumbent | ITN | ||
| Minister of Education and Science | 16 January 2025 | Incumbent | GERB | ||
| Minister of Agriculture and Foods | 16 January 2025 (reappointed) | Incumbent | Independent | ||
| Minister of Environment and Waters | 16 January 2025 | Incumbent | BSP | ||
| Minister of Energy | 16 January 2025 | Incumbent | GERB | ||
| Minister of Tourism | 16 January 2025 | Incumbent | GERB | ||
| Minister of Economy and Industry | 16 January 2025 | Incumbent | ITN | ||
| Minister of Regional Development and Public Works | 16 January 2025 | Incumbent | BSP | ||
| Minister of Culture | 16 January 2025 | Incumbent | ITN | ||
| Minister of Youth and Sports | 16 January 2025 | Incumbent | BSP | ||
| Minister of Labour and Social Affairs | 16 January 2025 | Incumbent | BSP | ||
| Minister of Electronic Governance | 16 January 2025 (reappointed) | Incumbent | Independent | ||
| Polling Firm | Fieldwork date | Approval | Disapproval | Unsure/no opinion | Net |
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| Market Links | 25 Jan.–2 Feb. 2025 | 27% | 40% | 33% | -13 |
| Trend | 24 Jan.–30 Jan. 2025 | 39% | 32% | 29% | -7 |
| Alpha Research | 15 Jan.–20 Jan. 2025 | 39% | 29% | 32% | +10 |
