List of heads of government of Bulgaria

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:More citations needed Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists This is a list of the heads of government of the modern Bulgarian state, from the establishment of the Principality of Bulgaria to the present day.

List of officeholders

Principality of Bulgaria (1878–1908)

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Term of office			Political party	Election	Cabinet	PrinceTemplate:Smalldiv
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1	File:Todor Burmov.jpg	Todor Burmov 1834–1906 Template:Small	17 July 1879	6 December 1879	Template:Ayd	Conservative Party	[[1879 Bulgarian Constituent Assembly election|1879 Template:Small]]	Burmov	File:Alexander I of Bulgaria by Dimitar Karastoyanov.jpg Alexander I Template:Small
2	File:Kliment tarnovski.jpg	Template:Small Kliment of Branichevo 1841–1901 Template:Small	6 December 1879	7 April 1880	Template:Ayd	Conservative Party	—	Kliment I
3	File:DraganTsankov.jpg	Dragan Tsankov 1828–1911 Template:Small	7 April 1880	10 December 1880	Template:Ayd	Liberal Party	[[1879 Bulgarian parliamentary election|1879 Template:Small]] 1880	D. Tsankov I
4	File:Каравелов Петко.jpg	Petko Karavelov 1843–1903 Template:Small	10 December 1880	9 May 1881	Template:Ayd	Liberal Party	—	Karavelov I
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 5	File:Johann Casimir Ehrnrooth.jpg	Johan Ehrnrooth 1833–1913 Template:Small	9 May 1881	13 July 1881	Template:Ayd	Imperial Russian Army	[[1881 Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election|1881 Template:Small]] <ref group=NA>Johann Casimir Ehrnrooth was appointed by Prince Alexander I to preside over the election. Ehrnrooth was not elected by the Grand National Assembly.</ref>	Ehrnrooth
—	File:Alexander I of Bulgaria by Dimitar Karastoyanov.jpg	Template:Small Alexander I 1857–1893 Template:Small	13 July 1881	5 July 1882	Template:Ayd	—	—	—
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 6	File:LSobolev.jpg	Leonid Sobolev 1844–1913 Template:Small	5 July 1882	19 September 1883	Template:Ayd	Imperial Russian Army	1882 <ref group=NA>Leonid Sobolev was appointed by Prince Alexander I during his authoritarian regime. Sobolev was not elected by the National Assembly.</ref>	Sobolev
Template:Small	File:DraganTsankov.jpg	Dragan Tsankov 1828–1911 Template:Small	19 September 1883	11 July 1884	Template:Ayd	Liberal Party (Tsankovists)	1884	D. Tsankov II–III
Template:Small	File:Каравелов Петко.jpg	Petko Karavelov 1843–1903 Template:Small	11 July 1884	21 August 1886	Template:Ayd	Liberal Party (Karavelists)	—	Karavelov II
Template:Small	File:Kliment tarnovski.jpg	Template:Small Kliment of Tarnovo 1841–1901 Template:Small	21 August 1886	24 August 1886	Template:Ayd	Tsankovist Party	—	Kliment II
Template:Small	File:Каравелов Петко.jpg	Petko Karavelov 1843–1903 Template:Small	24 August 1886	28 August 1886	Template:Ayd	Liberal Party (Karavelist)	—	Karavelov III
7	File:VasilRadoslavov.jpg	Vasil Radoslavov 1854–1929 Template:Small	28 August 1886	10 July 1887	Template:Ayd	Liberal Party (Stambolovists)	1886	Radoslavov I
									File:Zar Ferdinand Bulgarien.jpg Ferdinand I Template:Small
8	File:KonstantinStoilov--bulgariapastpres00samuuoft.png	Konstantin Stoilov 1853–1901 Template:Small	10 July 1887	1 September 1887	Template:Ayd	Conservative Party	—	Stoilov I
9	File:Stefan Stambolov by Georgi Danchov Zografina.jpg	Stefan Stambolov 1854–1895 Template:Small	1 September 1887	31 May 1894	Template:Ayd	People's Liberal Party	1887 1890 [[1893 Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election|1893 Template:Small]] [[1893 Bulgarian parliamentary election|1893 Template:Small]]	Stambolov
Template:Small	File:Konstantin Stoilov - Dimitar Karastoyanov Foto.jpg	Konstantin Stoilov 1853–1901 Template:Small	31 May 1894	30 January 1899	Template:Ayd	People's Party	1894 1896	Stoilov II–III
10	File:Dimitar Grekov.jpg	Dimitar Grekov 1847–1901 Template:Small	30 January 1899	13 October 1899	Template:Ayd	People's Liberal Party	1899	Grekov
11	File:TodorIvanchov.jpg	Todor Ivanchov 1858–1905 Template:Small	13 October 1899	25 January 1901	Template:Ayd	Liberal Party (Radoslavists)	—	Ivanchov I–II
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 12	File:Racho Petrov.jpg	Racho Petrov 1861–1942 Template:Small	25 January 1901	5 March 1901	Template:Ayd	Independent	1901	Petrov I
Template:Small	File:Каравелов Петко.jpg	Petko Karavelov 1843–1903 Template:Small	5 March 1901	4 January 1902	Template:Ayd	Democratic Party	—	Karavelov IV
13	File:S.danev.jpg	Stoyan Danev 1858–1949 Template:Small	4 January 1902	19 May 1903	Template:Ayd	Progressive Liberal Party	1902	Danev I–III
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| Template:Small	File:Racho Petrov.jpg	Racho Petrov 1861–1942 Template:Small	19 May 1903	5 November 1906	Template:Ayd	Independent	1903	Petrov II
14	File:D. Petkov (W Le Queux).jpg	Dimitar Petkov 1858–1907 Template:Small	5 November 1906	11 March 1907†	Template:Ayd	People's Liberal Party	—	Petkov
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 15	File:DimitarStanchov.jpg	Dimitar Stanchov 1863–1940 Template:Small	12 March 1907	16 March 1907	Template:Ayd	Independent	—	Stanchov
16	File:PetarGudev.jpg	Petar Gudev 1863–1932 Template:Small	16 March 1907	29 January 1908	Template:Ayd	People's Liberal Party	—	Gudev
17	File:Al.malinov.jpg	Aleksandar Malinov 1867–1938 Template:Small	29 January 1908	5 October 1908	Template:Ayd	Democratic Party	1908	Malinov I

Tsardom of Bulgaria (1908–1946)

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17	File:Al.malinov.jpg	Aleksandar Malinov Template:Small	5 October 1908	29 March 1911	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Democratic Party	Malinov I–II Template:Small	—	File:Zar Ferdinand Bulgarien.jpg Ferdinand I Template:Small
18	File:Ivan Geshov.jpg	Ivan Evstratiev Geshov Template:Small	29 March 1911	14 June 1913	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"|	People's Party	Geshov Template:Small	[[1911 Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election|1911 Template:Small]] [[1911 Bulgarian parliamentary election|1911 Template:Small]]
(13)	File:S.danev.jpg	Stoyan Danev Template:Small	14 June 1913	17 July 1913	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Progressive Liberal Party	Danev IV Template:Small	—
(7)	File:Vasil Radoslavov 1915.jpg	Vasil Radoslavov Template:Small	17 July 1913	21 June 1918	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Liberal Party (Radoslavists)	Radoslavov II–III Template:Small	1913 1914
(17)	File:Al.malinov.jpg	Aleksandar Malinov Template:Small	21 June 1918	28 November 1918	Template:Ayd	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Democratic Party	Malinov III–IV Template:Small	—
						File:Boris III of Bulgaria.jpg Boris III Template:Small
19	File:Teodor Teodorov.jpg	Teodor Teodorov Template:Small	28 November 1918	6 October 1919	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"|	People's Party	Teodorov I–II Template:Small	—
20	File:A Stamboliyski.jpg	Aleksandar Stamboliyski Template:Small	6 October 1919	9 June 1923 Template:Small	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Bulgarian Agrarian National Union	Stamboliyski I–II Template:Small	1919 1920 [[April 1923 Bulgarian parliamentary election|1923 Template:Small]]
21	File:Altsankov.jpeg	Aleksandar Tsankov Template:Small	9 June 1923	4 January 1926	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Democratic Alliance	A. Tsankov I–II Template:Small	[[November 1923 Bulgarian parliamentary election|1923 Template:Small]]
22	File:Andrey Lyapchev 1930.jpg	Andrey Lyapchev Template:Small	4 January 1926	29 June 1931	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Democratic Alliance	Lyapchev I–III Template:Small	1927
(17)	File:Al.malinov.jpg	Aleksandar Malinov Template:Small	29 June 1931	12 October 1931	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Democratic Party	Malinov V Template:Small	1931
23	File:N.mushanov.jpg	Nikola Mushanov Template:Small	12 October 1931	19 May 1934 Template:Small	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Democratic Party	Mushanov I–III Template:Small	—
24	File:K.georgiev.jpg	Kimon Georgiev Template:Small	19 May 1934	22 January 1935	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Independent	Georgiev I Template:Small	—
25	File:Pencho Zlatev.png	Pencho Zlatev Template:Small	22 January 1935	21 April 1935	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Bulgarian Army	Zlatev Template:Small	—
26	File:Andrey Toshev.png	Andrey Toshev Template:Small	21 April 1935	23 November 1935	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Independent	Toshev Template:Small	—
27	File:Georgi Kyoseivanov1.png	Georgi Kyoseivanov Template:Small	23 November 1935	16 February 1940	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Independent	Kyoseivanov I–IV Template:Small	1938 1939
28	File:Богдан Филов.jpg	Bogdan Filov Template:Small	16 February 1940	9 September 1943	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Independent	Filov I–II Template:Small	—
						File:BASA-3K-15-302-26-Simeon-The Prince of Turnovo.jpeg Simeon II Template:Small
—	File:Petar Gabrovski.jpg	Petar Gabrovski Template:Small	9 September 1943	14 September 1943	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Independent	Filov II Template:Small	—
29	File:Dobri Bozhilov1.png	Dobri Bozhilov Template:Small	14 September 1943	1 June 1944	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Independent	Bozhilov Template:Small	—
30	File:Ivan Bagrianov.jpg	Ivan Ivanov Bagryanov Template:Small	1 June 1944	2 September 1944	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Independent	Bagryanov Template:Small	—
31<ref>Ilcho Dimitrov; Professor Bogdan Filov and his diary; 1990; "During the 65 years of the existence of the Bulgarian [monarchy], the post of Prime minister was held by 29 persons (excluding the two Russian generals Ehrnrooth and Sobolev)." Template:In lang</ref>	File:Konstantin Muraviev.jpg	Konstantin Muraviev Template:Small	2 September 1944	9 September 1944 Template:Small	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Bulgarian Agrarian National Union	Muraviev Template:Small	—
(24)	File:K.georgiev.jpg	Kimon Georgiev Template:Small	9 September 1944	15 September 1946	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Zveno	Georgiev II–III Template:Small	1945

People's Republic of Bulgaria (1946–1990)

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Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Term of office			Party		Government Template:Small	Election	Head of State Template:Small
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(24)	File:K.georgiev.jpg	Kimon Georgiev Template:Small	15 September 1946	23 November 1946	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Zveno	Georgiev III Template:Small	—	File:V.kolarov.jpg Vasil Kolarov Template:Small
32	File:Georgi Dimitrow.png	Georgi Dimitrov Template:Small	23 November 1946	2 July 1949†	Template:Ayd	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Bulgarian Communist Party	Dimitrov I–II Template:Small	1946
						File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-S99287, Berlin, III. SED-Parteitag, Rede Mintscho Neitschev cropped.jpg Mincho Neychev Template:Small
33	File:V.kolarov.jpg	Vasil Kolarov Template:Small	2 July 1949 Template:Small	23 January 1950†	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Bulgarian Communist Party	Kolarov I–II Template:Small	1949
34	File:Valko Chervenkov.jpg	Valko Chervenkov Template:Small	23 January 1950 Template:Small	17 April 1956	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Bulgarian Communist Party	Chervenkov Template:Small	1953
						Georgi Damyanov Template:Small
35	File:Anton Yugov.png	Anton Yugov Template:Small	17 April 1956	19 November 1962	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Bulgarian Communist Party	Yugov I–III Template:Small	1957
						Dimitar Ganev Template:Small
36	File:Todor Zhivkov , eerste secretaris Communistische Partij en president van Bulgari, Bestanddeelnr 924-8077 (cropped).jpg	Todor Zhivkov Template:Small	19 November 1962	7 July 1971	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Bulgarian Communist Party	Zhivkov I–II Template:Small	1962 1966
						File:Kongres of MFO 1923 (Georgi Traychev).jpg Georgi Traykov Template:Small
37	File:Stanko Todorov.jpg	Stanko Todorov Template:Small	7 July 1971	16 June 1981	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Bulgarian Communist Party	Todorov I–II Template:Small	1971 1976	File:Todor Zhivkov , eerste secretaris Communistische Partij en president van Bulgari, Bestanddeelnr 924-8077 (cropped).jpg Todor Zhivkov Template:Small
38	File:No image.svg	Grisha Filipov Template:Small	16 June 1981	21 March 1986	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Bulgarian Communist Party	Filipov Template:Small	1981
39	File:No image.svg	Georgi Atanasov Template:Small	21 March 1986	3 February 1990	Template:Ayd	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Bulgarian Communist Party	Atanasov Template:Small	1986
						File:Petar Mladenov 1978 (cropped).jpg Petar Mladenov Template:Small
40	File:Андрей Луканов - 01 (08-05-1990).jpg	Andrey Lukanov Template:Small	3 February 1990	15 November 1990	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Bulgarian Communist Party		Lukanov I–II
						style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Bulgarian Socialist Party	File:Zhelev-1990.jpg Zhelyu Zhelev Template:Small

Republic of Bulgaria (1990–present)

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(40)	File:Андрей Луканов - 01 (08-05-1990).jpg	Andrey Lukanov Template:Small	15 November 1990	7 December 1990	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Bulgarian Socialist Party	Lukanov II Template:Small	Template:Small	File:Zhelev-1990.jpg Zhelyu Zhelev Template:Small
41	File:No image.svg	Dimitar Popov Template:Small	7 December 1990	8 November 1991	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Independent	Popov Template:Small	1990
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42	File:Dimitrov.JPG	Philip Dimitrov Template:Small	8 November 1991	30 December 1992	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Union of Democratic Forces	Dimitrov Template:Small	1991
43	File:Любен Беров - 01 (08-03-1993).jpg	Lyuben Berov Template:Small	30 December 1992	17 October 1994	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Independent Template:Small Movement for Rights and Freedoms	Berov
44	File:Reneta Indzhova 2020 (cropped).png	Reneta Indzhova Template:Small	17 October 1994	25 January 1995	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Independent	IndzhovaTemplate:Efn
45	File:Jean Videnov 1995.png	Zhan Videnov Template:Small	25 January 1995	13 February 1997	Template:Ayd	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Bulgarian Socialist Party	Videnov Template:Small	1994
						File:Petar Stoyanov 2006.jpg Petar Stoyanov Template:Small
46	File:Stefan Sofiyanski (40NS).png	Stefan Sofiyanski Template:Small	13 February 1997	21 May 1997	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Union of Democratic Forces		SofiyanskiTemplate:Efn Template:Small
47	File:Ivan kostov.jpg	Ivan Kostov Template:Small	21 May 1997	24 July 2001	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Union of Democratic Forces	Kostov Template:Small	1997
48	File:2017-07-04-MMPF-WP-IMG 7560.jpg	Simeon Sakskoburggotski Template:Small	24 July 2001	16 August 2005	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"|	National Movement Simeon II	Sakskoburggotski Template:Small	2001
						File:Georgi Parvanov.jpg Georgi Parvanov Template:Small
49	File:Sergey Stanishev 2009 elections diff crop.jpg	Sergey Stanishev Template:Small	16 August 2005	27 July 2009	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Bulgarian Socialist Party	Stanishev Template:Small	2005
50	File:Boyko Borissov 2017-11-03.jpg	Boyko Borisov Template:Small	27 July 2009	13 March 2013	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"|	GERB	Borisov I Template:Small	2009
						File:BG President Rosen Plevneliev.JPG Rosen Plevneliev Template:Small
51	File:Марин Райков на съвместна пресконференция с Хашим Тачи (8741636514) (cropped).jpg	Marin Raykov Template:Small	13 March 2013	29 May 2013	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Independent	RaykovTemplate:Efn
52	File:Portrait of Plamen Oresharski (cropped).jpg	Plamen Oresharski Template:Small	29 May 2013	6 August 2014	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Independent Template:Small Bulgarian Socialist Party	Oresharski Template:Small	2013
53	File:Georgi Bliznashki portrait.jpg	Georgi Bliznashki Template:Small	6 August 2014	7 November 2014	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Independent	BliznashkiTemplate:Efn
(50)	File:Boyko Borissov 2017-11-03.jpg	Boyko Borisov Template:Small	7 November 2014	27 January 2017	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"|	GERB	Borisov II Template:Small	2014
						File:Rumen Radev official portrait (cropped).jpg Rumen Radev Template:Small
54	File:Ognyan Gerdzhikov.jpg	Ognyan Gerdzhikov Template:Small	27 January 2017	4 May 2017	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Independent	GerdzhikovTemplate:Efn
(50)	File:Boyko Borissov 2017-11-03.jpg	Boyko Borisov Template:Small	4 May 2017	12 May 2021	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"|	GERB	Borisov III Template:Small	2017
55	File:Stefan Yanev.jpg	Stefan Yanev Template:Small	12 May 2021	16 September 2021	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Independent	Yanev ITemplate:Efn	[[April 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election|2021 Template:Small]]
			16 September 2021	13 December 2021			Yanev IITemplate:Efn		[[July 2021 Bulgarian parliamentary election|2021 Template:Small]]
56	File:Kiril Petkov 2021.jpg	Kiril Petkov Template:Small	13 December 2021	1 August 2022	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"|	We Continue the Change	Petkov Template:Small	[[2021 Bulgarian general election|2021 Template:Small]]
57	File:Galab-Donev-portrait.jpg	Galab Donev Template:Small	2 August 2022	2 February 2023	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Independent	Donev ITemplate:Efn
			2 February 2023	6 June 2023			Donev IITemplate:Efn		2022
58	File:Nikolai Denkov official portrait.jpg	Nikolay Denkov Template:Small	6 June 2023	9 April 2024	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"|	We Continue the Change	Denkov Template:Small	2023
59	File:Dimitar Glavchev 2024.jpg	Dimitar Glavchev Template:Small	9 April 2024	27 August 2024	Template:Ayd		rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Independent	Glavchev ITemplate:Efn
			27 August 2024	16 January 2025			Glavchev IITemplate:Efn		[[June 2024 Bulgarian parliamentary election|2024 Template:Small]]
60	File:Rosen Zhelyazkov 2025 (cropped).jpg	Rosen Zhelyazkov Template:Small	16 January 2025	Incumbent	Template:Ayd		style="background:Template:Party color;"|	GERB	Zhelyazkov Template:Small	[[October 2024 Bulgarian parliamentary election|2024 Template:Small]]

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bar:Stoilov
 from: 10/07/1887 till: 01/09/1887 color:conservative
 from: 31/05/1894 till: 30/01/1899 color:peoples      text:"Konstantin Stoilov"
bar:Stambolov
 from: 01/09/1887 till: 31/05/1894 color:nlp          text:"Stefan Stambolov"
bar:Grekov
 from: 30/01/1899 till: 13/10/1899 color:nlp          text:"Dimitar Grekov"
bar:Ivanchov
 from: 13/10/1899 till: 25/01/1901 color:radoslavists text:"Todor Ivanchov"
bar:Petrov
 from: 25/01/1901 till: 05/03/1901 color:independent
 from: 19/05/1903 till: 05/11/1906 color:independent  text:"Racho Petrov"
bar:Danev
 from: 04/01/1902 till: 19/05/1903 color:plp
 from: 14/06/1913 till: 17/07/1913 color:plp          text:"Stoyan Danev"
bar:Petkov
 from: 05/11/1906 till: 11/03/1907 color:nlp          text:"Dimitar Petkov"
bar:Stanchov
 from: 12/03/1907 till: 16/03/1907 color:independent  text:"Dimitar Stanchov (acting)"
bar:Gudev
 from: 16/03/1907 till: 29/01/1908 color:nlp          text:"Petar Gudev"
bar:Malinov
 from: 29/01/1908 till: 29/03/1911 color:democratic
 from: 21/06/1918 till: 28/11/1918 color:democratic
 from: 29/06/1931 till: 12/10/1931 color:democratic   text:"Aleksandar Malinov"
bar:Geshov
 from: 29/03/1911 till: 14/06/1913 color:peoples      text:"Ivan Geshov"
bar:Teodorov
 from: 28/11/1918 till: 06/10/1919 color:peoples      text:"Teodor Teodorov"
bar:Stamboliyski
 from: 06/10/1919 till: 09/06/1923 color:bzns         text:"Aleksandar Stamboliyski"
bar:ATsankov
 from: 09/06/1923 till: 04/01/1926 color:sgovor       text:"Aleksandar Tsankov"
bar:Lyapchev
 from: 04/01/1926 till: 29/06/1931 color:sgovor       text:"Andrey Lyapchev"
bar:Lyapchev
 from: 04/01/1926 till: 29/06/1931 color:sgovor       text:"Andrey Lyapchev"
bar:Mushanov
 from: 12/10/1931 till: 19/05/1934 color:democratic   text:"Nikola Mushanov"
bar:Georgiev
 from: 19/05/1934 till: 22/01/1935 color:zveno
 from: 09/09/1944 till: 23/11/1946 color:zveno        text:"Kimon Georgiev"
bar:Zlatev
 from: 22/01/1935 till: 21/04/1935 color:military     text:"Pencho Zlatev"
bar:Toshev
 from: 21/04/1935 till: 23/11/1935 color:independent  text:"Andrey Toshev"
bar:Kyoseivanov
 from: 23/11/1935 till: 16/02/1940 color:independent  text:"Georgi Kyoseivanov"
bar:Filov
 from: 16/02/1940 till: 09/09/1943 color:independent  text:"Bogdan Filov"
bar:Gabrovski
 from: 09/09/1943 till: 14/09/1943 color:ratniks      text:"Petar Gabrovski (acting)"
bar:Bozhilov
 from: 14/09/1943 till: 01/06/1944 color:independent  text:"Dobri Bozhilov"
bar:Bagrianov
 from: 01/06/1944 till: 02/09/1944 color:independent  text:"Ivan Bagrianov"
bar:Muraviev
 from: 02/09/1944 till: 09/09/1944 color:bzns         text:"Konstantin Muraviev"
bar:GDimitrov
 from: 23/11/1946 till: 02/07/1949 color:bcp          text:"Georgi Dimitrov"
bar:Kolarov
 from: 02/07/1949 till: 23/01/1950 color:bcp          text:"Vasil Kolarov"
bar:Chervenkov
 from: 23/01/1950 till: 17/04/1956 color:bcp          text:"Valko Chervenkov"
bar:Yugov
 from: 17/04/1956 till: 19/11/1962 color:bcp          text:"Anton Yugov"
bar:Zhivkov
 from: 19/11/1962 till: 07/07/1971 color:bcp          text:"Todor Zhivkov"
bar:Todorov
 from: 07/07/1971 till: 06/06/1981 color:bcp          text:"Stanko Todorov"
bar:Filipov
 from: 06/06/1981 till: 21/03/1986 color:bcp          text:"Grisha Filipov"
bar:Atanasov
 from: 21/03/1986 till: 03/02/1990 color:bcp          text:"Georgi Atanasov"
bar:Lukanov
 from: 03/02/1990 till: 03/04/1990 color:bcp
 from: 03/04/1990 till: 15/11/1990 color:bsp
 from: 15/11/1990 till: 07/12/1990 color:bsp          text:"Andrey Lukanov"
bar:Popov
 from: 07/12/1990 till: 08/11/1991 color:independent  text:"Dimitar Iliev Popov"
bar:PDimitrov
 from: 08/11/1991 till: 30/12/1992 color:sds          text:"Philip Dimitrov"
bar:Berov
 from: 30/12/1992 till: 17/10/1994 color:independent  text:"Lyuben Berov"
bar:Indzhova
 from: 17/10/1994 till: 25/01/1995 color:independent  text:"Reneta Indzhova"
bar:Videnov
 from: 25/01/1995 till: 13/02/1997 color:bsp          text:"Zhan Videnov"
bar:Sofiyanski
 from: 13/02/1997 till: 21/05/1997 color:sds          text:"Stefan Sofiyanski"
bar:Kostov
 from: 21/05/1997 till: 24/07/2001 color:sds          text:"Ivan Kostov"
bar:Sakskoburggotski
 from: 24/07/2001 till: 16/08/2005 color:ndsv         text:"Simeon Sakskoburggotski"
bar:Stanishev
 from: 16/08/2005 till: 27/07/2009 color:bsp          text:"Sergei Stanishev"
bar:Borisov
 from: 27/07/2009 till: 13/03/2013 color:gerb
 from: 17/04/2016 till: 27/01/2017 color:gerb
 from: 04/05/2017 till: 12/05/2021 color:gerb         text:"Boyko Borisov"
bar:Raykov
 from: 13/03/2013 till: 29/05/2013 color:independent  text:"Marin Raykov"
bar:Oresharski
 from: 29/05/2013 till: 26/01/2016 color:bsp          text:"Plamen Oresharski"
bar:Bliznashki
 from: 26/01/2016 till: 17/04/2016 color:independent  text:"Georgi Bliznashki"
bar:Gerdzhikov
 from: 27/01/2017 till: 04/05/2017 color:independent  text:"Ognyan Gerdzhikov"
bar:Yanev
 from: 12/05/2021 till: 13/12/2021 color:independent  text:"Stefan Yanev"
bar:KPetkov
 from: 13/12/2021 till: 02/08/2022 color:pp           text:"Kiril Petkov"
bar:Donev
 from: 02/08/2022 till: 06/06/2023 color:independent  text:"Galab Donev"
bar:Denkov
 from: 06/06/2023 till: 09/04/2024 color:pp           text:"Nikolai Denkov"
bar:Glavchev
 from: 09/04/2024 till: 16/01/2025 color:independent  text:"Dimitar Glavchev"
bar:Zhelyazkov
 from: 16/01/2025 till: $today     color:gerb         text:"Rosen Zhelyazkov"

</timeline>

See also

• Government of Bulgaria
• History of Bulgaria
• Politics of Bulgaria
• List of Bulgarian monarchs
• President of Bulgaria
• List of heads of state of Bulgaria
• List of presidents of Bulgaria (1990–present)
• Prime Minister of Bulgaria