Rulers: Bulgaria
Ministries, etc.
Key ministries
Foreign Affairs
Ministers
9 Sep 1944 - 31 Mar 1946 Petko Stainov (b. 1890 - d. 1972)
31 Mar 1946 - 23 Nov 1946 Georgi Kulishev (b. 1885 - d. 1974)
23 Nov 1946 - 11 Dec 1947 Kimon Georgiev (2nd time) (b. 1882 - d. 1968)
11 Dec 1947 - 6 Aug 1949 Vasil Kolarov (b. 1877 - d. 1950)
6 Aug 1949 - 27 May 1950 Vladimir Poptomov (b. 1890 - d. 1952)
27 May 1950 - 11 Aug 1956 Mincho Neychev (b. 1887 - d. 1956)
20 Aug 1956 - 27 Nov 1962 Karlo Lukanov (b. 1897 - d. 1982)
27 Nov 1962 - 13 Dec 1971 Ivan Bashev (b. 1916 - d. 1971)
17 Dec 1971 - 17 Nov 1989 Petur Mladenov (b. 1936 - d. 2000)
17 Nov 1989 - 22 Nov 1990 Boyko Dimitrov (b. 1941)
22 Nov 1990 - 20 Dec 1990 Lyuben Gotsev (b. 1930 - d. 2020)
20 Dec 1990 - 8 Nov 1991 Viktor Vulkov (b. 1936 - d. 2022)
8 Nov 1991 - 30 Dec 1992 Stoyan Ganev (b. 1955 - d. 2013)
30 Dec 1992 - 23 Jun 1993 Lyuben Berov (b. 1925 - d. 2006)
23 Jun 1993 - 18 Oct 1994 Stanislav Daskalov (b. 1952)
18 Oct 1994 - 25 Jan 1995 Ivan Stanchov (b. 1929 - d. 2021)
25 Jan 1995 - 13 Nov 1996 Georgi Pirinski (b. 1948)
13 Nov 1996 - 12 Feb 1997 Irina Bokova (f) (acting) (b. 1952)
12 Feb 1997 - 21 May 1997 Stoyan Stalev (b. 1952)
21 May 1997 - 24 Jul 2001 Nadezhda Mihailova (f) (b. 1962)
24 Jul 2001 - 16 Aug 2005 Solomon Passy (b. 1956)
16 Aug 2005 - 27 Jul 2009 Ivailo Kalfin (b. 1964)
27 Jul 2009 - 27 Jan 2010 Rumiana Jeleva (f) (b. 1969)
27 Jan 2010 - 13 Mar 2013 Nikolay Mladenov (b. 1972)
13 Mar 2013 - 29 May 2013 Marin Raikov (b. 1960)
29 May 2013 - 6 Aug 2014 Kristian Vigenin (b. 1975)
6 Aug 2014 - 27 Jan 2017 Daniel Mitov (b. 1977)
27 Jan 2017 - 4 May 2017 Radi Naidenov (b. 1962)
4 May 2017 - 12 May 2021 Ekaterina Zaharieva (f) (b. 1975)
12 May 2021 - 13 Dec 2021 Svetlan Stoev (b. 1960)
13 Dec 2021 - 2 Aug 2022 Teodora Genchovska (f) (b. 1971)
2 Aug 2022 - Nikolay Milkov (b. 1957)
Defense
Ministers
9 Sep 1944 - 25 Sep 1946 Damyan Velchev (b. 1883 - d. 1954)
25 Sep 1946 - 23 Nov 1946 Kimon Georgiev (acting) (b. 1882 - d. 1968)
23 Nov 1946 - 27 May 1950 Georgi Damyanov (b. 1892 - d. 1958)
27 May 1950 - 9 Jun 1958 Petur Panchevski (b. 1902 - d. 1982)
9 Jun 1958 - 17 Mar 1962 Ivan Mihailov (b. 1897 - d. 1982)
17 Mar 1962 - 22 Sep 1990 Dobri Dzhurov (b. 1916 - d. 2002)
22 Sep 1990 - 8 Nov 1991 Yordan Mutafchiev (b. 1940 - d. 2015)
8 Nov 1991 - 20 May 1992 Dimitur Ludzhev (b. 1950)
20 May 1992 - 30 Dec 1992 Aleksandur Staliyski (b. 1925 - d. 2004)
30 Dec 1992 - 18 Oct 1994 Valentin Aleksandrov (b. 1946 - d. 2008)
18 Oct 1994 - 25 Jan 1995 Boyko Noev (1st time) (b. 1954)
25 Jan 1995 - 12 Feb 1997 Dimitur Pavlov (b. 1937 - d. 2019)
12 Feb 1997 - 21 Dec 1999 Georgi Ananiev (b. 1950 - d. 2021)
21 Dec 1999 - 24 Jul 2001 Boyko Noev (2nd time) (s.a.)
24 Jul 2001 - 16 Aug 2005 Nikolay Svinarov (b. 1958)
16 Aug 2005 - 24 Apr 2008 Vesselin Bliznakov (b. 1944)
24 Apr 2008 - 27 Jul 2009 Nikolay Tsonev (b. 1956)
27 Jul 2009 - 27 Jan 2010 Nikolay Mladenov (b. 1972)
27 Jan 2010 - 13 Mar 2013 Anyu Angelov (b. 1942)
13 Mar 2013 - 29 May 2013 Todor Tagarev (b. 1960)
29 May 2013 - 6 Aug 2014 Angel Naidenov (b. 1958)
6 Aug 2014 - 7 Nov 2014 Velizar Shalamanov (b. 1961)
7 Nov 2014 - 27 Jan 2017 Nikolay Nenchev (b. 1966)
27 Jan 2017 - 4 May 2017 Stefan Yanev (1st time) (b. 1960)
4 May 2017 - 12 May 2021 Krasimir Karakachanov (b. 1965)
12 May 2021 - 13 Dec 2021 Georgi Panayotov (b. 1968)
13 Dec 2021 - 1 Mar 2022 Stefan Yanev (2nd time) (s.a.)
1 Mar 2022 - 2 Aug 2022 Dragomir Zakov (b. 1975)
2 Aug 2022 - Dimitur Stoyanov (b. 1968)
Interior
Ministers
9 Sep 1944 - 20 Jul 1949 Anton Yugov (b. 1904 - d. 1991)
20 Jul 1949 - 6 Jan 1951 Rusi Hristozov (b. 1914 - d. 1990)
6 Jan 1951 - 17 Mar 1962 Georgi Tsankov (b. 1913 - d. 1990)
17 Mar 1962 - 27 Dec 1968 Diko Dikov (b. 1910 - d. 1985)
27 Dec 1968 - 9 Jul 1971 Angel Solakov (b. 1922 - d. 1998)
9 Jul 1971 - 7 Apr 1973 Angel Tsanev (b. 1912 - d. 2003)
7 Apr 1973 - 15 Dec 1988 Dimitur Stoyanov (b. 1928 - d. 1999)
15 Dec 1988 - 27 Dec 1989 Georgi Tanev (b. 1943)
27 Dec 1989 - 27 Jul 1990 Atanas Semerdzhiev (b. 1924 - d. 2015)
27 Jul 1990 - 5 Sep 1990 Stoyan Stoyanov (acting) (b. 1945)
5 Sep 1990 - 20 Dec 1990 Pencho Penev (b. 1947)
20 Dec 1990 - 8 Nov 1991 Hristo Danov (b. 1922 - d. 2003)
8 Nov 1991 - 30 Dec 1992 Yordan Sokolov (b. 1933 - d. 2016)
30 Dec 1992 - 18 Oct 1994 Viktor Mihailov (b. 1944)
18 Oct 1994 - 25 Jan 1995 Chavdar Chervenkov (b. 1941)
25 Jan 1995 - 10 May 1996 Lyubomir Nachev (b. 1954 - d. 2006)
10 May 1996 - 12 Feb 1997 Nikolay Dobrev (b. 1947 - d. 1999)
12 Feb 1997 - 21 Dec 1999 Bogomil Bonev (b. 1957)
21 Dec 1999 - 24 Jul 2001 Emanuil Yordanov (b. 1960)
24 Jul 2001 - 16 Aug 2005 Georgi Petkanov (b. 1947 - d. 2015)
16 Aug 2005 - 24 Apr 2008 Rumen Petkov (b. 1961)
24 Apr 2008 - 27 Jul 2009 Mihail Mikov (b. 1960)
27 Jul 2009 - 13 Mar 2013 Tsvetan Tsvetanov (b. 1965)
13 Mar 2013 - 29 May 2013 Petya Purvanova (f) (b. 1960)
29 May 2013 - 6 Aug 2014 Tsvetlin Yovchev (b. 1964)
6 Aug 2014 - 7 Nov 2014 Yordan Bakalov (b. 1960)
7 Nov 2014 - 11 Mar 2015 Veselin Vuchkov (b. 1968)
11 Mar 2015 - 27 Jan 2017 Rumyana Bachvarova (f) (b. 1959)
27 Jan 2017 - 4 May 2017 Plamen Dimitrov (b. 1953)
4 May 2017 - 20 Sep 2018 Valentin Radev (b. 1958)
20 Sep 2018 - 24 Jul 2020 Mladen Marinov (b. 1971)
24 Jul 2020 - 12 May 2021 Hristo Terziyski (b. 1968)
12 May 2021 - 2 Aug 2022 Boyko Rashkov (b. 1954)
2 Aug 2022 - Ivan Demerdzhiev (b. 1975)
Finance
1 Jan 1988 - 17 Nov 1989 abolished
Ministers
9 Sep 1944 - 17 Aug 1945 Petko Stoyanov (b. 1879 - d. 1973)
17 Aug 1945 - 31 Mar 1946 Stancho Cholakov (b. 1900 - d. 1981)
31 Mar 1946 - 6 Aug 1949 Ivan Stefanov (b. 1899 - d. 1980)
6 Aug 1949 - 8 Oct 1949 Petko Kunin (b. 1900 - d. 1978)
8 Oct 1949 - 27 Nov 1962 Kiril Lazarov (b. 1895 - d. 1980)
27 Nov 1962 - 17 Jun 1976 Dimitur Popov (b. 1912 - d. 1982)
17 Jun 1976 - 31 Dec 1987 Belcho Belchev (1st time) (b. 1932 - d. 2008)
17 Nov 1989 - 20 Dec 1990 Belcho Belchev (2nd time) (s.a.)
20 Dec 1990 - 30 Dec 1992 Ivan Kostov (b. 1949)
30 Dec 1992 - 18 Oct 1994 Stoyan Aleksandrov (b. 1949 - d. 2020)
18 Oct 1994 - 25 Jan 1995 Hristina Vucheva (f) (b. 1937 - d. 2020)
25 Jan 1995 - 12 Feb 1997 Dimitur Kostov (b. 1957)
12 Feb 1997 - 21 May 1997 Svetoslav Gavriyski (b. 1948)
21 May 1997 - 24 Jul 2001 Muravey Radev (b. 1947)
24 Jul 2001 - 16 Aug 2005 Milen Velchev (b. 1966)
16 Aug 2005 - 27 Jul 2009 Plamen Oresharski (b. 1960)
27 Jul 2009 - 13 Mar 2013 Simeon Djankov (b. 1970)
13 Mar 2013 - 29 May 2013 Kalin Hristov (b. 1971)
29 May 2013 - 6 Aug 2014 Petur Chobanov (b. 1976)
6 Aug 2014 - 7 Nov 2014 Rumen Porozhanov (b. 1964)
7 Nov 2014 - 27 Jan 2017 Vladislav Goranov (1st time) (b. 1977)
27 Jan 2017 - 4 May 2017 Kiril Ananiev (1st time) (b. 1955)
4 May 2017 - 24 Jul 2020 Vladislav Goranov (2nd time) (s.a.)
24 Jul 2020 - 12 May 2021 Kiril Ananiev (2nd time) (s.a.)
12 May 2021 - 16 Sep 2021 Asen Vasilev (1st time) (b. 1977)
16 Sep 2021 - 13 Dec 2021 Valeri Belchev (b. 1974)
13 Dec 2021 - 2 Aug 2022 Asen Vasilev (2nd time) (s.a.)
2 Aug 2022 - Rositsa Velkova-Zheleva (f) (b. 1972)
Justice
Ministers
9 Sep 1944 - 31 Mar 1946 Mincho Neychev (b. 1887 - d. 1956)
31 Mar 1946 - 23 Nov 1946 Vasil Kolarov (b. 1877 - d. 1950)
23 Nov 1946 - 17 Mar 1962 Radi Naidenov (b. 1895 - d. 1985)
17 Mar 1962 - 12 Mar 1966 Petur Tanchev (b. 1920 - d. 1992)
12 Mar 1966 - 8 Feb 1990 Svetla Daskalova (f) (b. 1921 - d. 2008)
8 Feb 1990 - 22 Sep 1990 Pencho Penev (1st time) (b. 1947)
22 Sep 1990 - 20 Dec 1990 vacant
20 Dec 1990 - 8 Nov 1991 Pencho Penev (2nd time) (s.a.)
8 Nov 1991 - 30 Dec 1992 Svetoslav Luchnikov (b. 1922 - d. 2002)
30 Dec 1992 - 23 Jun 1993 Mishko Vulkov (b. 1919 - d. 1993)
23 Jun 1993 - 18 Oct 1994 Petur Kornazhev (b. 1930 - d. 2002)
18 Oct 1994 - 25 Jan 1995 Teodor Chipev (b. 1940)
25 Jan 1995 - 12 Feb 1997 Mladen Chervenyakov (b. 1954)
12 Feb 1997 - 21 May 1997 Haralambi Anchev (b. 1953)
21 May 1997 - 21 Dec 1999 Vasil Gotsev (b. 1929 - d. 2018)
21 Dec 1999 - 24 Jul 2001 Teodosiy Simeonov (b. 1946 - d. 2019)
24 Jul 2001 - 16 Aug 2005 Anton Stankov (b. 1966)
16 Aug 2005 - 18 Jul 2007 Georgi Petkanov (b. 1947 - d. 2015)
18 Jul 2007 - 27 Jul 2009 Miglena Tacheva (f) (b. 1960)
27 Jul 2009 - 30 Nov 2011 Margarita Popova (f) (b. 1956)
30 Nov 2011 - 13 Mar 2013 Diana Kovacheva (f) (b. 1975)
13 Mar 2013 - 29 May 2013 Dragomir Yordanov (b. 1967)
29 May 2013 - 6 Aug 2014 Zinaida Zlatanova (f) (b. 1973)
6 Aug 2014 - 18 Dec 2015 Hristo Ivanov (b. 1974)
18 Dec 2015 - 27 Jan 2017 Ekaterina Zaharieva (f) (b. 1975)
27 Jan 2017 - 4 May 2017 Maria Pavlova (f) (b. 1971)
4 May 2017 - 5 Apr 2019 Tsetska Tsacheva (f) (b. 1958)
5 Apr 2019 - 3 Sep 2020 Danail Kirilov (b. 1970)
3 Sep 2020 - 12 May 2021 Desislava Ahladova (f) (b. 1974)
12 May 2021 - 29 Oct 2021 Yanaki Stoilov (b. 1958)
29 Oct 2021 - 13 Dec 2021 Ivan Demerdzhiev (b. 1975)
13 Dec 2021 - 2 Aug 2022 Nadezhda Yordanova (f) (b. 1973)
2 Aug 2022 - Krum Zarkov (b. 1982)
Parliament
National Assembly
Presidents
15 Dec 1945 - 9 Dec 1947 Vasil Kolarov (b. 1877 - d. 1950)
9 Dec 1947 - 21 Oct 1949 Rayko Damyanov (b. 1904 - d. 1986)
1 Feb 1950 - 12 Sep 1965 Ferdinand Kozovski (b. 1892 - d. 1965)
6 Dec 1965 - 18 May 1971 Sava Ganovski (b. 1897 - d. 1993)
7 Jul 1971 - 27 Apr 1972 Georgi Traykov (b. 1898 - d. 1975)
27 Apr 1972 - 16 Jun 1981 Vladimir Bonev (b. 1917 - d. 1990)
16 Jun 1981 - 17 Jul 1990 Stanko Todorov (b. 1920 - d. 1996)
17 Jul 1990 - 4 Nov 1991 Nikolay Todorov (b. 1921 - d. 2003)
4 Nov 1991 - 24 Sep 1992 Stefan Savov (b. 1924 - d. 2000)
24 Sep 1992 - 5 Nov 1992 Snezhana Botusharova (f) (acting) (b. 1955)
5 Nov 1992 - 12 Jan 1995 Aleksandur Yordanov (b. 1952)
12 Jan 1995 - 7 May 1997 Blagovest Sendov (b. 1932 - d. 2020)
7 May 1997 - 5 Jul 2001 Yordan Sokolov (b. 1933 - d. 2016)
5 Jul 2001 - 4 Feb 2005 Ognyan Gerdzhikov (b. 1946)
4 Feb 2005 - 23 Feb 2005 Kamelia Kasabova (f) (acting) (b. 1957)
23 Feb 2005 - 11 Jul 2005 Borislav Velikov (b. 1946)
11 Jul 2005 - 14 Jul 2009 Georgi Pirinski (b. 1948)
14 Jul 2009 - 21 May 2013 Tsetska Tsacheva (f) (1st time) (b. 1958)
21 May 2013 - 28 Oct 2014 Mihail Mikov (b. 1960)
28 Oct 2014 - 19 Apr 2017 Tsetska Tsacheva (f) (2nd time) (s.a.)
19 Apr 2017 - 17 Nov 2017 Dimitur Glavchev (b. 1963)
17 Nov 2017 - 15 Apr 2021 Tsveta Karayancheva (f) (b. 1968)
15 Apr 2021 - 3 Dec 2021 Iva Miteva (f) (b. 1972)
3 Dec 2021 - 16 Jun 2022 Nikola Minchev (b. 1987)
16 Jun 2022 - 19 Oct 2022 Miroslav Ivanov (acting) (b. 1986)
19 Oct 2022 - Vezhdi Rashidov (b. 1951)
(acting to 21 Oct 2022)