List of heads of state of Bulgaria
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| President of the Republic of Bulgaria
Президент на Република България | |
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Boyana Residence, Sofia |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Petar Mladenov |
| Formation | 3 April 1990 |
| Salary | € 4,078.91/$ 5,442.18 per month (2013) |
| Website | www.president.bg |
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Bulgaria |
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This is a list of heads of state of Bulgaria since the abolition of the monarchy in 1946, as well as leaders of Bulgarian Communist Party during the time when it played the "leading role" in the Bulgarian state.
Heads of State of Bulgaria (1946 – present)
People's Republic of Bulgaria (1946–1990)
| # | Name (Born-Died) |
Portrait | Took Office | Left Office | Political Party |
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| Chairman of the Provisional Presidency (1946–1947) | |||||
| 1 | Vasil Kolarov (1877–1950) |  | 15 September 1946 | 9 December 1947 | Bulgarian Communist Party |
| Chairmen of the Presidium of the National Assembly (1947–1971) | |||||
| 1 | Mincho Neychev (1897–1956) |  | 9 December 1947 | 27 May 1950 | Bulgarian Communist Party |
| 2 | Georgi Damyanov (1892–1958) |  | 27 May 1950 | 27 November 1958 | Bulgarian Communist Party |
| – | Georgi Kulishev (1885–1974) | | Bulgarian Communist Party | ||
| – | + Nikolay Georgiev (1906–1987) (acting) | | 27 November 1958 | 30 November 1958 | Bulgarian Communist Party |
| 3 | Dimitar Ganev (1898–1964) | | 30 November 1958 | 20 April 1964 | Bulgarian Communist Party |
| – | Georgi Kulishev (1885–1974) | | Bulgarian Communist Party | ||
| – | + Nikolay Georgiev (1906–1987) (acting) | | 20 April 1964 | 23 April 1964 | Bulgarian Communist Party |
| 4 | Georgi Traykov (1898–1975) | | 23 April 1964 | 7 July 1971 | Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union |
| Chairmen of the State Council (1971–1990) | |||||
| 1 | Todor Zhivkov (1911–1998) | .jpg) | 8 July 1971 | 17 November 1989 | Bulgarian Communist Party |
| 2 | Petar Mladenov (1936–2000) |  | 17 November 1989 | 3 April 1990 | Bulgarian Communist Party |
General Secretaries of the Bulgarian Communist Party (1948–1990)
| # | Name | Portrait | Born-Died | Term start | Term end | Notes |
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| 1 | Georgi Dimitrov |  |
1882–1949 | 11 August 1948 | 2 July 1949 | Also Prime Minister (1946–1949) |
| 2 | Valko Chervenkov |  |
1900–1980 | 2 July 1949 | 4 March 1954 | Also Prime Minister (1950–1956) |
| 3 | Todor Zhivkov | |
1911–1998 | 4 March 1954 | 10 November 1989 | Also Prime Minister (1962–1971), and Chairman of the Council of State (1971–1989) |
| 4 | Petar Mladenov | |
1936–2000 | 10 November 1989 | 2 February 1990 | Also Chairman of the Council of State (1989–1990) |
Republic of Bulgaria (1990 – present)
| # | Name (Born-Died) |
Portrait | Elected | Took Office | Left Office | Political Party |
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| Presidents (1990–present) | ||||||
| 1 | Petar Mladenov (1936–2000) | | — | 3 April 1990 | 6 July 1990 | Bulgarian Socialist Party |
| – | Stanko Todorov (1920–1996) (acting) | | — | 6 July 1990 | 17 July 1990 | Non-party |
| – | Nikolai Todorov (1921–2003) (acting) | | — | 17 July 1990 | 1 August 1990 | Non-party |
| 2 | Zhelyu Zhelev (1935– ) |  | 1992 | 1 August 1990 | 22 January 1997 | Union of Democratic Forces |
| 3 | Petar Stoyanov (1952– ) | .jpg) | 1996 | 22 January 1997 | 22 January 2002 | Union of Democratic Forces |
| 4 | Georgi Parvanov (1957– ) |  | 2001 2006 | 22 January 2002 | 22 January 2012 | Bulgarian Socialist Party |
| 5 | Rosen Plevneliev (1964– ) |  | 2011 | 22 January 2012 | Incumbent | Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria |
Living former Presidents
| Name | Term | Date of birth |
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| Zhelyu Zhelev | 1990–1997 | 3 March 1935 |
| Petar Stoyanov | 1997–2002 | 25 May 1952 |
| Georgi Parvanov | 2002–2012 | 28 June 1957 |
Latest election
Main article: Bulgarian presidential election, 2011
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Rosen Plevneliev | Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria | 1,349,380 | 40.11 | 1,698,136 | 52.58 |
| Ivaylo Kalfin | Bulgarian Socialist Party | 974,300 | 28.96 | 1,531,193 | 47.42 |
| Meglena Kuneva | Initiative committee | 470,808 | 14.00 | ||
| Volen Siderov | Attack | 122,466 | 3.64 | ||
| Stefan Solakov | National Front for Salvation of Bulgaria | 84,205 | 2.50 | ||
| Rumen Hristov | Union of Democratic Forces | 65,761 | 1.95 | ||
| Atanas Semov | Order, Law and Justice | 61,797 | 1.84 | ||
| Svetoslav Vitkov | Initiative committee | 54,125 | 1.61 | ||
| Sali Ibrayim | National Movement Unity | 41,837 | 1.24 | ||
| Krasimir Karakachanov | IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement | 33,236 | 0.99 | ||
| Aleksey Petrov | Initiative committee | 31,613 | 0.94 | ||
| Maria Kapon | United People's Party | 30,665 | 0.91 | ||
| Nikolay Nenchev | Bulgarian Agrarian National Union | 9,827 | 0.29 | ||
| Pavel Chernev | Party for the People of the Nation | 8,081 | 0.24 | ||
| Ventsislav Yosifov | Initiative committee | 7,021 | 0.21 | ||
| Dimitar Kutsarov | Initiative committee | 6,989 | 0.21 | ||
| Andrey Chorbanov | Bulgarian Democratic Unity | 6,340 | 0.19 | ||
| Nikolay Vasilev | Initiative committee | 5,633 | 0.17 | ||
| Total valid votes | 3,364,084 | 100 | 3,229,329 | 100 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 229,844 | 6.40 | 104,837 | 3.14 | |
| Votes cast | 3,593,928 | 100 | 3,334,166 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,873,589 | 52.29 | 6,910,491 | 48.25 | |
| Source: Electoral Commission of Bulgaria | |||||
See also
- Government of Bulgaria
- History of Bulgaria
- Politics of Bulgaria
- List of Bulgarian monarchs
- Prime Minister of Bulgaria
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