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Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria
Министър-председател на Република България
Incumbent
Rumen Radev
since 8 May 2026
Member ofEuropean Council
SeatThe Largo,
Sofia, Bulgaria
AppointerNational Assembly of Bulgaria
Term length4 years, renewable
Formation16 April 1879
First holderTodor Burmov
Unofficial namesPremier of Bulgaria
DeputyDeputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria
Salary6,238 per month
Websitegovernment.bg

The prime minister of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Министър-председател на България) is the head of government of Bulgaria. They are oftentimes the leader of a political coalition in the Bulgarian parliament, known as the National Assembly, and the leader of the cabinet. At times, the prime minister has been appointed by the President of Bulgaria in order to lead a caretaker government.[1] As of May 2026, Rumen Radev is serving as the prime minister, following the victory of Progressive Bulgaria in the 2026 election.

Living former prime ministers

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Name Mandate Date of birth
Philip Dimitrov 1991 – 1992 (1955-03-31) March 31, 1955 (age 71)
Reneta Indzhova 1994 – 1995 (1953-07-06) July 6, 1953 (age 72)
Zhan Videnov 1995 – 1997 (1959-03-22) March 22, 1959 (age 67)
Stefan Sofiyanski 1997 (1951-11-07) November 7, 1951 (age 74)
Ivan Kostov 1997 – 2001 (1949-12-23) December 23, 1949 (age 76)
Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 2001 – 2005 (1937-06-16) June 16, 1937 (age 88)
Sergey Stanishev 2005 – 2009 (1966-05-05) May 5, 1966 (age 60)
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 65)
Plamen Oresharski 2013 – 2014 (1960-02-21) February 21, 1960 (age 66)
Georgi Bliznashki 2014 (1956-10-04) October 4, 1956 (age 69)
Ognyan Gerdzhikov 2017 (1946-03-19) March 19, 1946 (age 80)
Stefan Yanev 2021 (1960-03-01) March 1, 1960 (age 66)
Kiril Petkov 2021 – 2022 (1980-04-17) April 17, 1980 (age 46)
Galab Donev 2022 – 2023 (1967-02-28) February 28, 1967 (age 59)
Nikolay Denkov 2023 – 2024 (1962-09-03) September 3, 1962 (age 63)
Dimitar Glavchev 2024 – 2025 (1963-08-15) August 15, 1963 (age 62)
Rosen Zhelyazkov 2025 – 2026 (1968-04-05) April 5, 1968 (age 58)
Andrey Gyurov 2026 (1975-12-31) December 31, 1975 (age 50)

The most recent death of a former prime minister was that of Georgi Atanasov (1986 – 1990), who died on March 31, 2022 at the age of 88.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bulgaria President Appoints Social Policy Advisor Interim PM". Balkan Insight. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2023.