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( December 2016 ) Bulgaria This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Bulgaria Constitution 1879 1947 1971 1991 Presidency President ( list ) Rumen Radev Vice President Iliana Iotova Executive Legislative Government Prime Minister ( list ) Boyko Borisov National Assembly Speaker : Dimitar Glavchev Law Judiciary Nationality law Human rights Courts Constitutional Court Supreme Administrative Court Supreme Court of Cassation Office of the General Prosecutor Major political parties GERB Bulgarian Socialist Party DPS United Patriots Volya Recent elections Presidential 2016 2021 Parliamentary 2014 2017 Administrative divisions Provinces ( oblasti ) Municipalities ( obshtini ) Foreign relations 2007 EU enlargement Kristalina Georgieva Other countries Atlas This is a list of the heads of government of the modern Bulgarian state, from the establishment of the Principality of Bulgaria to the present day. Contents 1 Prime Ministers of Bulgaria ( 1879 -- present ) 1.1 Principality of Bulgaria ( 1878 -- 1908 ) 1.2 Kingdom of Bulgaria ( 1908 -- 1946 ) 1.3 People 's Republic of Bulgaria ( 1946 -- 1990 ) 1.4 Republic of Bulgaria ( 1990 -- present ) 2 Living former Prime Ministers 3 Facts and records of Bulgarian Prime Ministers 3.1 Age at appointment 3.2 Age at retirement 3.3 Oldest and youngest living prime ministers 3.4 Longest and shortest lived prime ministers 3.5 Longest and shortest retirements 3.6 Age difference between incoming and outgoing officeholders 3.7 Length of service 3.8 Female prime ministers 3.9 Foreign - born prime ministers 3.10 Prime ministers of Bulgaria born after the announcement of Bulgaria as a republic 4 Footnotes 5 References 6 See also Prime Ministers of Bulgaria ( 1879 -- present ) 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 ) 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 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 ( 84 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 Iliev Popov 1927 -- 2015 ( Lived : 88 years ) 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 ( 64 years old ) Acting Prime Minister -- 17 October 1994 25 January 1995 Independent Zhan Videnov Born 1959 ( 59 years old ) 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 ( 80 years old ) 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 ( 61 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 Living former Prime Ministers Number Name Tenure Date of birth Age Atanasov ! Georgi Atanasov 1986 -- 1990 ( 1933 - 07 - 25 ) 25 July 1933 84 Dimitrov ! Philip Dimitrov 1991 -- 1992 ( 1955 - 03 - 31 ) 31 March 1955 63 Indzhova ! Reneta Indzhova 1994 -- 1995 ( 1953 - 07 - 06 ) 6 July 1953 64 Videnov ! Zhan Videnov 1995 -- 1997 ( 1959 - 03 - 22 ) 22 March 1959 59 5 Sofiyanski ! Stefan Sofiyanski 1997 ( 1951 - 11 - 07 ) 7 November 1951 66 6 Kostov ! Ivan Kostov 1997 -- 2001 ( 1949 - 12 - 23 ) 23 December 1949 68 7 Sakskoburggotski ! Simeon Sakskoburggotski 2001 - 2005 ( 1937 - 06 - 16 ) 16 June 1937 80 8 Stanishev ! Sergey Stanishev 2005 -- 2009 ( 1966 - 05 - 05 ) 5 May 1966 52 9 Raykov ! Marin Raykov 2013 ( 1960 - 12 - 17 ) 17 December 1960 57 10 Oresharski ! Plamen Oresharski 2013 -- 2014 ( 1960 - 02 - 21 ) 21 February 1960 58 11 Bliznashki ! Georgi Bliznashki 2014 ( 1956 - 10 - 04 ) 4 October 1956 61 12 Gerdzhikov ! Ognyan Gerdzhikov 2017 ( 1946 - 03 - 19 ) 19 March 1946 72 Facts and records of Bulgarian prime ministers 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 ( 7004310060000000000 ♠ 84 years, 325 days ) Youngest living prime minister : Sergey Stanishev ( 7004190340000000000 ♠ 52 years, 41 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 ( 7004103590000000000 ♠ 28 years, 132 days ) Living prime minister with the shortest period lived after leaving office : Ognyan Gerdzhikov ( 7002407000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 42 days ) Deceased prime minister with the longest period lived after leaving office : Stoyan Danev ( 7004131620000000000 ♠ 36 years, 13 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 ) Footnotes Jump up ^ Johann Casimir Ehrnrooth was appointed by Prince Alexander I to preside over the election. Ehrnrooth was not elected by the Grand National Assembly. Jump up ^ Leonid Sobolev was appointed by Prince Alexander I during his authoritarian regime. Sobolev was not elected by the National Assembly. References 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 ) Prime Minister of Bulgaria Prime Ministers of Bulgaria Kingdom of Bulgaria Burmov Turnovski D. Tsankov Karavelov Ehrnrooth Sobolev D. Tsankov Karavelov Turnovski Karavelov Radoslavov Stoilov Stambolov Stoilov Grekov Ivanchov Petrov Karavelov Danev Petrov Petkov Stanchov Gudev Malinov Geshov Danev Radoslavov Malinov Teodorov Stamboliyski A. Tsankov Lyapchev Malinov Mushanov Georgiev Zlatev Toshev Kyoseivanov Filov Gabrovski Bozhilov Bagryanov Muraviev Georgiev People 's Rep. of Bulgaria G. Dimitrov Kolarov Chervenkov Yugov Zhivkov Todorov Filipov Atanasov Lukanov Republic of Bulgaria Popov P. Dimitrov Berov Indzhova Videnov Sofiyanski Kostov Sakskoburggotski Stanishev Borisov Raykov Oresharski Bliznashki Borisov Gerdzhikov Borisov Italics indicate interim officeholders. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_Bulgaria&oldid=841113216 '' Categories : Lists of prime ministers Prime Ministers of Bulgaria Lists of political office - holders in Bulgaria Bulgaria history - related lists Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from December 2016 All articles needing additional references Use dmy dates from January 2013 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Cymraeg Deutsch Español Français Ido Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Latina Latviešu Magyar Македонски Nederlands 日本 語 Occitan Português Русский Српски / srpski Türkçe 中文 11 more Edit links This page was last edited on 14 May 2018, at 04 : 07. About Wikipedia

Question: who was the prime minister of bulgaria from 1950 to 1956
Answer: Valko Chervenkov