Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria Министър-председател на Република България |
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Standard of the Prime Minister of Bulgaria
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Appointer | National Assembly |
Term length | 4 years |
Inaugural holder | Todor Burmov |
Formation | 17 July 1879 |
Website | www.government.bg |
The Prime Minister of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Министър-председател, Ministar-predsedatel) is the head of government of Bulgaria. He or she is the leader of a political coalition in the Bulgarian parliament – known as the National Assembly of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Народно събрание, Narodno sabranie) – and the leader of the cabinet.
The current Acting Prime Minister is Ognyan Gerdzhikov.
There are twelve living former Bulgarian Prime Ministers:
Georgi Atanasov
served 1986–1990, born 25 July 1933
Philip Dimitrov
served 1991–1992, born 31 March 1955
Reneta Indzhova
served 1994–1995, born 6 July 1953
Zhan Videnov
served 1995–1997, born 22 March 1959
Stefan Sofiyanski
served 1997, born 7 November 1951
Ivan Kostov
served 1997–2001, 23 December 1949