List of Prime Ministers of Bulgaria - Definition and Overview

Prime Ministers, 1879-1946

• Todor Stoyanov Burmov 17 July 1879 - 6 December 1879
• Archbishop Kliment Turnovski 6 December 1879 - 5 April 1880
• Dragan Kiriakov Tsankov 5 April - 10 December 1880
• Petko Karavelov 10 December 1880 - 9 May 1881
• Johann Casimir Ernrot 9 May - 13 July 1881
• Prince Alexander 13 July 1881 - 5 July 1882
• Leonid Sobolev 5 July 1882 - 19 September 1883
• Dragan Kiriakov Tsankov 19 September 1883 - 11 July 1884
• Petko Karavelov 11 July 1884 - 21 August 1886
• Archbishop Kliment Turnovski 21 - 24 August 1886
• Petko Karavelov 24 - 28 August 1886
• Vasil Radoslavov 28 August 1886 - 10 July 1887
• Konstantin Stoilov 10 July - 1 September 1887
• Stefan Stambolov 1 September 1887 - 31 May 1894
• Konstantin Stoilov 31 May 1894 - 30 January 1899
• Dimitur Panayotov Grekov 30 January - 13 October 1899
• Todor Ivanchov 13 October 1899 - 25 January 1901
• Racho Petrov 25 January - 5 March 1901
• Petko Karavelov 5 March 1901 - 4 January 1902
• Stoyan Petrov Danev 4 January 1902 - 19 May 1903
• Racho Petrov 19 May 1903 - 5 November 1906
• Dimitur Petkov 5 November 1906 - 11 March 1907
• Dimitur Stanchov (acting) 12 - 16 March 1907
• Petur Todorov Gudev 16 March 1907 - 29 January 1908
• Aleksandur Malinov 29 January 1908 - 29 March 1911
• Ivan Evstratiev Geshov 29 March 1911 - 14 June 1913
• Stoyan Petrov Danev 14 June - 17 July 1913
• Vasil Radoslavov 17 July 1913 - 21 June 1918
• Aleksandur Malinov 21 June - 28 November 1918
• Teodor Teodorov 28 November 1918 - 6 October 1919
• Aleksandur Stamboliyski 6 October 1919 - 9 June 1923
• Aleksandur Tsankov 9 June 1923 - 4 January 1926
• Andrey Lyapchev 4 January 1926 - 29 June 1931
• Aleksandur Malinov 29 June - 12 October 1931
• Nikola Mushanov 12 October 1931 - 19 May 1934
• Kimon Georgiev 19 May 1934 - 22 January 1935
• Petur Ivanov Zlatev 22 January - 21 April 1935
• Andrey Toshev 21 April - 23 November 1935
• Georgi Kyoseivanov 23 November 1935 - 16 February 1940
• Bogdan Filov 16 February 1940 - 9 September 1943
• Bogdan Dimitrov Gabrovski (acting) 9 - 14 September 1943
• Dobri Bozhilov 14 September 1943 - 1 June 1944
• Ivan Ivanov Bagrianov 1 June - 2 September 1944
• Konstantin Vladov Muraviev 2 - 9 September 1944
• Kimon Georgiev 9 September 1944 - 23 November 1946

Chairmen of the Council of Ministers (Premiers), 1946-present

• Georgi Dimitrov 23 November 1946 - 2 July 1949
• Vasil Kolarov 2 July 1949 - 23 January 1950
• Vulko Chervenkov 3 February 1950 - 17 April 1956
• Anton Yugov 17 April 1956 - 19 November 1962
• Todor Zhivkov 19 November 1962 - 7 July 1971
• Stanko Todorov 7 July 1971 - 16 June 1981
• Grisha Filipov 16 June 1981 - 21 March 1986
• Georgi Atanasov 21 March 1986 - 3 February 1990
• Andrey Lukanov 3 February - 7 December 1990
• Dimitur Popov 7 December 1990 - 8 November 1991
• Filip Dimitrov 8 November 1991 - 30 December 1992
• Lyuben Berov 30 December 1992 - 17 October 1994
• Reneta Indzhova (interim) 17 October 1994 - 25 January 1995
• Zhan Videnov 25 January 1995 - 13 February 1997
• Stefan Sofiyanski (interim) 13 February - 21 May 1997
• Ivan Kostov 21 May 1997 - 24 July 2001
• Simeon Sakskoburggotski 24 July 2001 -