# Petkov Government

The Petkov Government, known as the Four-party coalition cabinet, was the ninety-ninth cabinet of Bulgaria. Chaired by prime minister Kiril Petkov, it was approved by the National Assembly on 13 December 2021 after the government formation as a result of the November 2021 parliamentary election. It was a so-called Vivaldi coalition, named after composer Antonio Vivaldi due to his work The Four Seasons which corresponds to the different political views present in this coalition: liberals (PP and Yes, Bulgaria!, as part of DB), socialists (BSP), greens (ZD, as part of DB) and conservatives (ITN and DSB, as part of DB). The government became a Minority government on 8 June 2022, when ITN pulled out of the government, and its mandate ended in late June 2022. It was the first government in Bulgarian history to lose a vote of confidence. On 1 July, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev asked Asen Vasilev to form a new government, which Vasilev failed to do and new elections were scheduled to take place.

## Cabinet

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Prime Minister | Kiril Petkov | 13 December 2021 | 2 August 2022 | PP |
| Deputy Prime Minister for EU funds Minister of Finance | Asen Vasilev | 13 December 2021 | 2 August 2022 | PP |
| Deputy Prime Minister for Good Governance | Kalina Konstantinova | 13 December 2021 | 2 August 2022 | PP |
| Deputy Prime Minister for Economy and Industry Minister of Economy and Industry | Korneliya Ninova | 13 December 2021 | 2 August 2022 | BSPzB |
| Deputy Prime Minister for Regional Development and Public Works Minister of Regional Development and Public Works | Grozdan Karadjov | 13 December 2021 | 2 August 2022 | Independent |
| Deputy Prime Minister for Climate Policies Minister of Environment and Water | Borislav Sandov | 13 December 2021 | 2 August 2022 | DB |
| Minister of Education and Science | Nikolai Denkov | 13 December 2021 | 2 August 2022 | Independent |
| Minister of Interior | Boyko Rashkov | 13 December 2021 | 2 August 2022 | Independent |
| Minister of Defense | Stefan Yanev | 13 December 2021 | 1 March 2022 | Independent |
| Minister of Defense | Dragomir Zakov | 1 March 2022 | 2 August 2022 | PP |
| Minister of Health | Asena Serbezova | 13 December 2021 | 2 August 2022 | PP |
| Minister of Transport and Communications | Nikolai Sabev | 13 December 2021 | 2 August 2022 | PP |
| Minister of Innovation and Growth | Daniel Lorer | 13 December 2021 | 2 August 2022 | PP |
| Minister of Culture | Atanas Atanasov | 13 December 2021 | 2 August 2022 | PP |
| Minister of Labour and Social Policy | Georgi Gyokov | 13 December 2021 | 2 August 2022 | BSPzB |
| Minister of Agriculture | Ivan Ivanov | 13 December 2021 | 2 August 2022 | BSPzB |
| Minister of Tourism | Hristo Prodanov | 13 December 2021 | 2 August 2022 | BSPzB |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Teodora Genchovska | 13 December 2021 | 2 August 2022 | ITN |
| Minister of Energy | Alexander Nikolov | 13 December 2021 | 2 August 2022 | ITN |
| Minister of Youth and Sports | Radostin Vasilev | 13 December 2021 | 2 August 2022 | ITN |
| Minister of Justice | Nadezhda Yordanova | 13 December 2021 | 2 August 2022 | DB |
| Minister of Electronic Governance | Bozhidar Bozhanov | 13 December 2021 | 2 August 2022 | DB |

### Changes
#### From 1 March 2022

On 1 March 2022 the defence minister Stefan Yanev resigned and his resignation was approved by the National Assembly. Dragomir Zakov was appointed as the new defence minister.

#### From June 2022

On 8 June the leader of ITN Slavi Trifonov aired a television announcement that his party is leaving the coalition, and thus turning the Petkov Government into a minority government.

## Removal

After ITN left the government, GERB tabled a vote of no confidence in the government, which was scheduled for 22 June 2022. 6 ITN deputies left the party to support the government. Several rallies in support of the government, as well as protests against it were held in the days coming up to the vote.
On 22 June, the vote was held, with 123 votes against the government and 116 for it. All three remaining parties in the coalition, the six ITN defectors, and by mistake one DPS MP voted for the government, with all other MPs voting against it.