Chairman of the National Assembly of Bulgaria
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The Chairperson of the National Assembly of Bulgaria (Председател на Народното събрание на Република България, transliterated as Predsedatel na Narodnoto sabranie na Republika Balgariya) presides the Bulgarian Parliament. The chairperson's term coincides with the term of the assembly, and he or she is chosen by a vote during the opening session.
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This is a list of all chairmen of the National Assembly of Bulgaria from its establishment in 1879 until today.
| National Assembly | Chairman | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Constituent Assembly | Antim I | 14 February 1879 – 16 April 1879 |
| 1st Grand National Assembly | Antim I | 17 April 1879 – 26 June 1879 |
| 1st Ordinary National Assembly | Petko Karavelov | 21 October 1879 – 24 November 1879 |
| 2nd Ordinary National Assembly | Petko Karavelov | 23 March 1880 – 26 March 1880 |
| 2nd Ordinary National Assembly | Petko Slaveykov | 26 March 1880 – 28 November 1880 |
| 2nd Ordinary National Assembly | Nikola Suknarov | 29 November 1880 – 18 December 1880 |
| 2nd Grand National Assembly | Todor Ikonomov | 1 July 1881 |
| 3rd Ordinary National Assembly | Bishop Simeon | 11 December 1882 – 8 September 1883 |
| 3rd Ordinary National Assembly | Dimitar Grekov | 9 September 1883 – 25 December 1883 |
| 4th Ordinary National Assembly | Petko Karavelov | 27 June 1884 – 30 June 1884 |
| 4th Ordinary National Assembly | Stefan Stambolov | 30 June 1884 – 26 August 1886 |
| 4th Ordinary National Assembly | Georgi Zhivkov | 1 September 1886 – 6 September 1886 |
| 3rd Grand National Assembly | Georgi Zhivkov | 19 October 1886 – 1 November 1886 |
| 3rd Grand National Assembly | Dimitar Tonchev | 22 June 1887 – 3 August 1887 |
| 5th Ordinary National Assembly | Dimitar Tonchev | 15 October 1887 – 12 December 1888 |
| 5th Ordinary National Assembly | Zahari Stoyanov | 13 December 1888 – 6 September 1889 |
| 5th Ordinary National Assembly | Panayot Slavkov | 22 October 1889 – 15 October 1890 |
| 6th Ordinary National Assembly | Panayot Slavkov | 15 October 1890 – 12 December 1892 |
| 6th Ordinary National Assembly | Dimitar Petkov | 14 December 1892 – 3 May 1893 |
| 4th Grand National Assembly | Dimitar Petkov | 3 May 1893 – 17 May 1893 |
| 7th Ordinary National Assembly | Dimitar Petkov | 15 October 1893 – 19 November 1893 |
| 7th Ordinary National Assembly | Georgi Zhivkov | 20 November 1893 – 1 August 1894 |
| 8th Ordinary National Assembly | Teodor Teodorov | 15 October 1894 – 10 October 1896 |
| 9th Ordinary National Assembly | Georgi Yankulov | 1 December 1896 – 19 December 1898 |
| 10th Ordinary National Assembly | Dimitar Vachov | 16 May 1899 – 1 October 1899 |
| 10th Ordinary National Assembly | Zhecho Bakalov | 18 October 1899 – 29 September 1900 |
| 11th Ordinary National Assembly | Ivan Geshov | 22 February 1901 – 25 October 1901 |
| 11th Ordinary National Assembly | Marko Balabanov | 25 October 1901 – 23 December 1901 |
| 12th Ordinary National Assembly | Dragan Tsankov | 22 April 1902 – 21 August 1903 |
| 13th Ordinary National Assembly | Petar Staykov | 2 November 1903 – 30 January 1904 |
| 13th Ordinary National Assembly | Todor Gatev | 20 October 1904 – 18 December 1905 |
| 13th Ordinary National Assembly | Petar Gudev | 17 October 1905 – 2 March 1907 |
| 13th Ordinary National Assembly | Dobri Petkov | 5 March 1907 – 18 April 1908 |
| 14th Ordinary National Assembly | Hristo Slaveykov | 15 June 1908 – 15 September 1910 |
| 14th Ordinary National Assembly | Petar Orahovats | 15 October 1910 – 15 February 1911 |
| 5th Grand National Assembly | Stoyan Danev | 9 June 1911 – 9 July 1911 |
| 15th Ordinary National Assembly | Stoyan Danev | 15 October 1911 – 1 June 1913 |
| 15th Ordinary National Assembly | Ivan Geshov | 26 June 1913 – 23 July 1913 |
| 16th Ordinary National Assembly | Dimitar Vachov | 19 December 1913 – 31 December 1913 |
| 17th Ordinary National Assembly | Dimitar Vachov | 20 March 1914 – 15 April 1919 |
| 18th Ordinary National Assembly | Naycho Tsanov | 10 October 1919 |
| 18th Ordinary National Assembly | Nedyalko Atanasov | 2 October 1919 – 20 February 1920 |
| 19th Ordinary National Assembly | Aleksandar Botev | 15 April 1920 – 24 June 1921 |
| 19th Ordinary National Assembly | Nedyalko Atanasov | 4 November 1921 – 11 March 1923 |
| 20th Ordinary National Assembly | Aleksandar Botev | 21 May 1923 – 11 June 1923 |
| 21st Ordinary National Assembly | Todor Kulev | 9 December 1923 – 4 January 1926 |
| 21st Ordinary National Assembly | Aleksandar Tsankov | 5 January 1926 – 15 April 1927 |
| 22nd Ordinary National Assembly | Aleksandar Tsankov | 19 June 1927 – 15 May 1930 |
| 22nd Ordinary National Assembly | Nikola Naydenov | 21 May 1930 – 15 April 1931 |
| 23rd Ordinary National Assembly | Stefan Stefanov | 20 August 1931 – 12 October 1931 |
| 23rd Ordinary National Assembly | Aleksandar Malinov | 15 October 1931 – 18 May 1934 |
| 24th Ordinary National Assembly | Stoycho Moshanov | 22 May 1938 – 24 October 1939 |
| 25th Ordinary National Assembly | Nikola Logofetov | 24 February 1940 – 16 May 1941 |
| 25th Ordinary National Assembly | Hristo Kalfov | 16 May 1941 – 23 August 1944 |
| 26th Ordinary National Assembly | Vasil Kolarov | 15 December 1945 – 6 November 1946 |
| 6th Grand National Assembly | Vasil Kolarov | 7 November 1946 – 21 October 1949 |
| 1st (27th) National Assembly | Ferdinand Kozovski | 1 February 1950 – 2 December 1953 |
| 2nd (28th) National Assembly | Ferdinand Kozovski | 14 January 1954 – 11 December 1957 |
| 3rd (29th) National Assembly | Ferdinand Kozovski | 13 January 1958 – 4 November 1961 |
| 4th (30th) National Assembly | Ferdinand Kozovski | 15 March 1962 – 12 September 1965 |
| 4th (30th) National Assembly | Sava Ganovski | 6 December 1965 – 8 December 1965 |
| 4th (30th) National Assembly | Dimitar Ganev | 15 March 1962 - 20 April 1964 |
| 4th (30th) National Assembly | Georgi Traykov | 23 April 1964 - 10 March 1966 |
| 5th (31st) National Assembly | Sava Ganovski | 11 March 1966 – 6 July 1971 |
| 6th (32nd) National Assembly | Georgi Traykov | 7 July 1971 – 27 April 1972 |
| 6th (32nd) National Assembly | Vladimir Bonev | 27 April 1972 – 9 March 1976 |
| 7th (33rd) National Assembly | Vladimir Bonev | 15 June 1976 – 7 April 1981 |
| 8th (34th) National Assembly | Stanko Todorov | 16 June 1981 – 21 March 1986 |
| 9th (35th) National Assembly | Stanko Todorov | 17 June 1986 – 3 April 1990 |
| 7th Grand National Assembly | Nikolay Todorov | 17 July 1990 – 2 October 1991 |
| 36th National Assembly | Stefan Savov | 4 November 1991 – 24 September 1992 |
| 36th National Assembly | Aleksandar Yordanov | 5 November 1992 – 17 October 1994 |
| 37th National Assembly | Blagovest Sendov | 12 January 1995 – 13 February 1997 |
| 38th National Assembly | Yordan Sokolov | 7 May 1997 – 19 April 2001 |
| 39th National Assembly | Ognyan Gerdzhikov | 5 July 2001 - 4 February 2005 |
| 39th National Assembly | Borislav Velikov | 23 February 2005 - 17 June 2005 |
| 40th National Assembly | Georgi Pirinski | 11 July 2005 - incumbent |
- ^ Naycho Tsanov retired for political reasons on 10 October 1919, his duties being done by vice-chairman Nedyalko Atanasov.
- ^ After the 7th Grand National Assembly dissolved on 12 July 1991, it continued to function as an Ordinary National Assembly until 2 October the same year.
