List of Prime Ministers of Bulgaria

Principality of Bulgaria (1878–1908)

	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Elected	Term of Office		Political Party
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers 1879–1908
	Todor Burmov 1834–1906 (Lived: 72 years)		1879 (Jan)	17 July 1879	6 December 1879	Conservative Party
	Archbishop Kliment Turnovski 1841–1901 (Lived: 60 years)		—	6 December 1879	7 April 1880	Conservative Party
	Dragan Tsankov 1828–1911 (Lived: 82 years)		1879 (Sep–Oct) 1880	7 April 1880	10 December 1880	Liberal Party
	Petko Karavelov 1843–1903 (Lived: 59 years)		1881 (Jan)	10 December 1880	9 May 1881	Liberal Party
	Johann Casimir Ehrnrooth 1833–1913 (Lived: 79 years)		1881 (Jun) [NA 1]	9 May 1881	13 July 1881	Imperial Russian Army
	Authoritarian regime by Prince Alexander I 1857–1893 (Lived: 36 years)		—	13 July 1881	5 July 1882	—
	Leonid Sobolev 1844–1913 (Lived: 69 years)		1882 [NA 2]	5 July 1882	19 September 1883	Imperial Russian Army
	Dragan Tsankov 1828–1911 (Lived: 82 years) 2nd time		1884	19 September 1883	11 July 1884	Liberal Party
	Petko Karavelov 1843–1903 (Lived: 59 years) 2nd time		—	11 July 1884	21 August 1886	Liberal Party
	Archbishop Kliment Turnovski 1841–1901 (Lived: 60 years) 2nd time		—	21 August 1886	24 August 1886	Conservative Party
	Petko Karavelov 1843–1903 (Lived: 59 years) 3rd time		—	24 August 1886	28 August 1886	Liberal Party
	Vasil Radoslavov 1854–1929 (Lived: 75 years)		1886	28 August 1886	10 July 1887	Liberal Party
	Konstantin Stoilov 1853–1901 (Lived: 47 years)		—	10 July 1887	1 September 1887	Conservative Party
	Stefan Stambolov 1854–1895 (Lived: 41 years)		1887 1890 1893 (Apr) 1893 (Jul)	1 September 1887	31 May 1894	People's Liberal Party
	Konstantin Stoilov 1853–1901 (Lived: 47 years) 2nd time		1894 1896	31 May 1894	30 January 1899	People's Party
	Dimitar Grekov 1847–1901 (Lived: 53 years)		1899	30 January 1899	13 October 1899	People's Liberal Party
	Todor Ivanchov 1858–1905 (Lived: 46 years)		—	13 October 1899	25 January 1901	Liberal Party (Radoslavists)
	Racho Petrov 1861–1942 (Lived: 80 years)		1901	25 January 1901	5 March 1901	Independent
	Petko Karavelov 1843–1903 (Lived: 59 years) 4th time		—	5 March 1901	4 January 1902	Democratic Party
	Stoyan Danev 1858–1949 (Lived: 91 years)		1902	4 January 1902	19 May 1903	Progressive Liberal Party
	Racho Petrov 1861–1942 (Lived: 80 years) 2nd time		1903	19 May 1903	5 November 1906	Independent
	Dimitar Petkov 1858–1907 (Lived: 48 years)		—	5 November 1906	11 March 1907 (Assassinated)	People's Liberal Party
	Dimitar Stanchov 1863–1940 (Lived: 76 years) Acting Prime Minister		—	12 March 1907	16 March 1907	Independent
	Petar Gudev 1863–1932 (Lived: 68 years)		—	16 March 1907	29 January 1908	People's Liberal Party
	Aleksandar Malinov 1867–1938 (Lived: 70 years)		1908	29 January 1908	5 October 1908	Democratic Party

Kingdom of Bulgaria (1908–1946)

	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Elected	Term of Office		Political Party
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers 1908–1946
	Aleksandar Malinov 1867–1938 (Lived: 70 years)		—	5 October 1908	29 March 1911	Democratic Party
	Ivan Evstratiev Geshov 1849–1924 (Lived: 75 years)		1911 (Jun) 1911 (Sep)	29 March 1911	14 June 1913	People's Party
	Stoyan Danev 1858–1949 (Lived: 91 years) 2nd time		—	14 June 1913	17 July 1913	Progressive Liberal Party
	Vasil Radoslavov 1854–1929 (Lived: 75 years) 2nd time		1913 1914	17 July 1913	21 June 1918	Liberal Party (Radoslavists)
	Aleksandar Malinov 1867–1938 (Lived: 70 years) 2nd time		—	21 June 1918	28 November 1918	Democratic Party
	Teodor Teodorov 1869–1924 (Lived: 55 years)		—	28 November 1918	6 October 1919	People's Party
	Aleksandar Stamboliyski 1879–1923 (Lived: 44 years)		1919 1920 1923 (Apr)	6 October 1919	9 June 1923 (Deposed)	Bulgarian Agrarian National Union
	Aleksandar Tsankov 1879–1959 (Lived: 80 years)		1923 (Nov)	9 June 1923	4 January 1926	Democratic Alliance
	Andrey Lyapchev 1866–1933 (Lived: 66 years)		1927	4 January 1926	29 June 1931	Democratic Alliance
	Aleksandar Malinov 1867–1938 (Lived: 70 years) 3rd time		1931	29 June 1931	12 October 1931	Democratic Party
	Nikola Mushanov 1872–1951 (Lived: 79 years)		—	12 October 1931	19 May 1934 (Deposed)	Democratic Party
	Kimon Georgiev 1882–1969 (Lived: 87 years)		—	19 May 1934	22 January 1935	Zveno
	Pencho Zlatev 1881–1948 (Lived: 66 years)		—	22 January 1935	21 April 1935	Bulgarian Army
	Andrey Toshev 1867–1944 (Lived: 76 years)		—	21 April 1935	23 November 1935	Independent
	Georgi Kyoseivanov 1884–1960 (Lived: 76 years)		1938 1939	23 November 1935	16 February 1940	Independent
	Bogdan Filov 1883–1945 (Lived: 61 years)		—	16 February 1940	9 September 1943	Independent
	Petar Gabrovski 1898–1945 (Lived: 46 years) Acting Prime Minister		—	9 September 1943	14 September 1943	Warrior for the Advancement of the Bulgarian National Spirit
	Dobri Bozhilov 1884–1945 (Lived: 60 years)		—	14 September 1943	1 June 1944	Independent
	Ivan Ivanov Bagryanov 1891–1945 (Lived: 53 years)		—	1 June 1944	2 September 1944	Independent
	Konstantin Muraviev 1893–1965 (Lived: 71 years)		—	2 September 1944	9 September 1944 (Deposed)	Bulgarian Agrarian National Union
	Kimon Georgiev 1882–1969 (Lived: 87 years) 2nd time		1945	9 September 1944	15 September 1946	Zveno

People's Republic of Bulgaria (1946–1990)

	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Elected	Term of Office		Political Party
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers 1946–1990
	Kimon Georgiev 1882–1969 (Lived: 87 years) 2nd time		—	15 September 1946	23 November 1946	Zveno
	Georgi Dimitrov 1882–1949 (Lived: 67 years)		1946	23 November 1946	2 July 1949 (Died in office)	Bulgarian Communist Party
	Vasil Kolarov 1877–1950 (Lived: 72 years)		1949	2 July 1949 Acting until 20 July 1949	23 January 1950 (Died in office)	Bulgarian Communist Party
	Valko Chervenkov 1900–1980 (Lived: 80 years)		1953	23 January 1950 Acting until 3 February 1950	17 April 1956	Bulgarian Communist Party
	Anton Yugov 1904–1991 (Lived: 86 years)		1957	17 April 1956	19 November 1962	Bulgarian Communist Party
	Todor Zhivkov 1911–1998 (Lived: 86 years)		1962 1966	19 November 1962	7 July 1971	Bulgarian Communist Party
	Stanko Todorov 1920–1996 (Lived: 76 years)		1971 1976	7 July 1971	16 June 1981	Bulgarian Communist Party
	Grisha Filipov 1919–1994 (Lived: 75 years)		1981	16 June 1981	21 March 1986	Bulgarian Communist Party
	Georgi Atanasov Born 1933 (85 years old)		1986	21 March 1986	3 February 1990	Bulgarian Communist Party
	Andrey Lukanov 1938–1996 (Lived: 58 years)		—	3 February 1990	15 November 1990	Bulgarian Communist Party
						Bulgarian Socialist Party

Republic of Bulgaria (1990–present)

	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Elected	Term of Office		Political Party
Minister-Chairmen 1990 onwards
	Andrey Lukanov 1938–1996 (Lived: 58 years)		—	15 November 1990	7 December 1990	Bulgarian Socialist Party
	Dimitar Popov 1927–2015 (Lived: 88 years)		1990	7 December 1990	8 November 1991	Independent
	Philip Dimitrov Born 1955 (63 years old)		1991	8 November 1991	30 December 1992	Union of Democratic Forces
	Lyuben Berov 1925–2006 (Lived: 81 years)		—	30 December 1992	17 October 1994	Independent supported by Movement for Rights and Freedoms
	Reneta Indzhova Born 1953 (65 years old) Acting Prime Minister		—	17 October 1994	25 January 1995	Independent
	Zhan Videnov Born 1959 (59 years old)		1994	25 January 1995	13 February 1997	Bulgarian Socialist Party
	Stefan Sofiyanski Born 1951 (66 years old) Acting Prime Minister		—	13 February 1997	21 May 1997	Union of Democratic Forces
	Ivan Kostov Born 1949 (68 years old)		1997	21 May 1997	24 July 2001	Union of Democratic Forces
	Simeon Sakskoburggotski Born 1937 (81 years old)		2001	24 July 2001	17 August 2005	National Movement Simeon II
	Sergei Stanishev Born 1966 (52 years old)		2005	17 August 2005	27 July 2009	Bulgarian Socialist Party
	Boyko Borisov Born 1959 (59 years old)		2009	27 July 2009	13 March 2013	GERB
	Marin Raykov Born 1960 (57 years old) Acting Prime Minister		—	13 March 2013	29 May 2013	Independent
	Plamen Oresharski Born 1960 (58 years old)		2013	29 May 2013	6 August 2014	Independent supported by Bulgarian Socialist Party
	Georgi Bliznashki Born 1956 (62 years old) Acting Prime Minister		—	6 August 2014	7 November 2014	Independent
	Boyko Borisov Born 1959 (59 years old) 2nd time		2014	7 November 2014	27 January 2017	GERB
	Ognyan Gerdzhikov Born 1946 (72 years old) Acting Prime Minister		—	27 January 2017	4 May 2017	National Movement for Stability and Progress
	Boyko Borisov Born 1959 (59 years old) 3rd time		2017	4 May 2017	Incumbent	GERB

Age at appointment

• Oldest person to assume office: Vasil Kolarov (71 years, 351 days)
• Youngest person to assume office: Vasil Radoslavov (32 years, 32 days)

Age at retirement

• Oldest person to leave office: Vasil Kolarov (72 years, 191 days)
• Youngest person to leave office: Vasil Radoslavov (32 years, 348 days)

Oldest and youngest living prime ministers

• Oldest living prime minister: Georgi Atanasov (7004311250000000000♠85 years, 79 days)
• Youngest living prime minister: Sergey Stanishev (7004191530000000000♠52 years, 160 days)

Longest and shortest lived prime ministers

• Longest-lived prime minister: Stoyan Danev 91 years, 183 days
• Shortest-lived prime minister: Stefan Stambolov 41 years, 156 days

Longest and shortest retirements

• Living prime minister with the longest period lived after leaving office: Georgi Atanasov (7004104780000000000♠28 years, 251 days)
• Living prime minister with the shortest period lived after leaving office: Ognyan Gerdzhikov (7002526000000000000♠1 year, 161 days)
• Deceased prime minister with the longest period lived after leaving office: Stoyan Danev (7004168410000000000♠46 years, 39 days)
• Deceased prime minister with the shortest period lived after leaving office: Aleksandar Stamboliyski (7000500000000000000♠5 days)

Age difference between incoming and outgoing officeholders

• Largest age difference between an incoming and outgoing prime minister: Sergey Stanishev (born 5 May 1966) was 28 years, 323 days younger than Simeon Sakskoburggotski (born 16 June 1937) whom he succeeded in 2005.
• Smallest age difference between an incoming and outgoing prime minister: Aleksandar Tsankov (born 29 June 1879) was 120 days younger than Aleksandar Stamboliyski (born 1 March 1879) whom he succeeded in 1923.

Length of service

• Longest-serving prime minister: Stanko Todorov (9 years, 344 days)
• Shortest-serving prime minister: Dimitar Stanchov (4 days)

Female prime ministers

• First female prime minister: Reneta Indzhova

Foreign-born prime ministers

• Johan Casimir Ehrnrooth was born in Nastola, Finland
• Leonid Sobolev was born in Toropetskiy county, Russia
• Dimitar Grekov was born in Bolhrad, Ukraine
• Dimitar Petkov was born in Tulcea, Romania
• Aleksandar Malinov was born in Pandakli, Ukraine
• Leonid Sobolev was born in Toropetskiy county, Russia
• Anton Yugov was born in Rugunovec, Greece
• Grisha Filipov was born in Kadievka, Ukraine
• Andrey Lukanov was born in Moscow, Russia
• Sergey Stanishev was born in Kherson, Ukraine
• Marin Raykov was born in Washington, United States

Prime ministers of Bulgaria born after the announcement of Bulgaria as a republic

• (10): Ivan Kostov (1949), Stefan Sofiyanski (1951), Reneta Indzhova (1953), Philip Dimitrov (1955), Georgi Bliznashki (1956), Zhan Videnov (1959), Boyko Borisov (1959), Plamen Oresharski (1960), Marin Raykov (1960) and Sergey Stanishev (1966)