The prime minister of Bulgaria () 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. As of May 2026, Rumen Radev is serving as prime minister, following the victory of Progressive Bulgaria in the 2026 election.

Living former prime ministers

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|Philip Dimitrov

|1991 – 1992

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|Reneta Indzhova

|1994 – 1995

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|Zhan Videnov

|1995 – 1997

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|Stefan Sofiyanski

|1997

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|Ivan Kostov

|1997 – 2001

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|Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

|2001 – 2005

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|Sergey Stanishev

|2005 – 2009

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|Boyko Borisov

|2009 – 2013<br>2014 – 2017<br>2017 – 2021

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|Marin Raykov

|2013

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|Plamen Oresharski

|2013 – 2014

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|Georgi Bliznashki

|2014

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|Ognyan Gerdzhikov

|2017

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|Stefan Yanev

|2021

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|Kiril Petkov

|2021 – 2022

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|Galab Donev

|2022 – 2023

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|Nikolay Denkov

|2023 – 2024

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|Dimitar Glavchev

|2024 – 2025

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|Rosen Zhelyazkov

|2025 – 2026

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|Andrey Gyurov

|2026

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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

  • 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)
  • List of heads of government of Bulgaria

References