Chairperson of the National Assembly of Bulgaria

The chairperson of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Председател на Народното събрание на Република България, romanizedPredsedatel na Narodnoto sabranie na Republika Balgariya) is the presiding officer of the National Assembly of Bulgaria. The assembly selects the chairperson during its opening session. The term of the chairperson coincides with the term of the assembly. The salary of the chairperson is лв. 5,900 per month.[1]

Chairperson of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria
Председател на Народното събрание на Република България
Predsedatel na Narodnoto sabranie na Republika Balgariya
Incumbent
vacant
National Assembly of Bulgaria
StyleMister/Madam President
ResidenceNo official residence
SeatOld Parliament House, Sofia
AppointerNational Assembly
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderAnthim I
Formation14 February 1879
Salary3,045 monthly

List of chairpersons (1879–present)

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This is a list of all chairpersons of the National Assembly of Bulgaria from its establishment in 1879 until today.

National Assembly Portrait Chairperson Term
Constituent National Assembly   Anthim I 14 February 1879 – 16 April 1879
1st Grand National Assembly 17 April 1879 – 26 June 1879
1st Ordinary National Assembly   Petko Karavelov 21 October 1879 – 24 November 1879
2nd Ordinary National Assembly 23 March 1880 – 26 March 1880
  Petko Slaveykov 26 March 1880 – 28 November 1880
  Nikola Suknarov 29 November 1880 – 18 December 1880
2nd Grand National Assembly   Todor Ikonomov 1 July 1881
3rd Ordinary National Assembly   Simeon Varnensko-Preslavski [bg] 11 December 1882 – 8 September 1883
  Dimitar Grekov 9 September 1883 – 25 December 1883
4th Ordinary National Assembly   Petko Karavelov 27 June 1884 – 30 June 1884
  Stefan Stambolov 30 June 1884 – 26 August 1886
  Georgi Zhivkov 1 September 1886 – 6 September 1886
3rd Grand National Assembly 19 October 1886 – 1 November 1886
  Dimitar Tonchev 22 June 1887 – 3 August 1887
5th Ordinary National Assembly 15 October 1887 – 12 December 1888
  Zahari Stoyanov 13 December 1888 – 6 September 1889
  Panayot Slavkov 22 October 1889 – 15 October 1890
6th Ordinary National Assembly 15 October 1890 – 12 December 1892
  Dimitar Petkov 14 December 1892 – 3 May 1893
4th Grand National Assembly 3 May 1893 – 17 May 1893
7th Ordinary National Assembly 15 October 1893 – 19 November 1893
  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
  Zhecho Bakalov 18 October 1899 – 29 September 1900
11th Ordinary National Assembly   Ivan Evstratiev Geshov 22 February 1901 – 25 October 1901
  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
  Todor Gatev 20 October 1904 – 18 December 1905
  Petar Gudev 17 October 1905 – 2 March 1907
Dobri Petkov 5 March 1907 – 18 April 1908
14th Ordinary National Assembly   Hristo Slaveykov 15 June 1908 – 15 September 1910
  Petar Orahovats 15 October 1910 – 15 February 1911
5th Grand National Assembly   Stoyan Danev 9 June 1911 – 9 July 1911
15th Ordinary National Assembly 15 October 1911 – 1 June 1913
  Ivan Evstratiev Geshov 26 June 1913 – 23 July 1913
16th Ordinary National Assembly   Dimitar Vachov 19 December 1913 – 31 December 1913
17th Ordinary National Assembly 20 March 1914 – 15 April 1919
18th Ordinary National Assembly   Naycho Tsanov 10 October 1919 [1]
Nedyalko Atanasov 2 October 1919 – 20 February 1920
19th Ordinary National Assembly   Aleksandar Botev 15 April 1920 – 24 June 1921
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
  Aleksandar Tsankov 5 January 1926 – 15 April 1927
22nd Ordinary National Assembly 19 June 1927 – 15 May 1930
  Nikola Naydenov 21 May 1930 – 15 April 1931
23rd Ordinary National Assembly   Stefan Stefanov 20 August 1931 – 12 October 1931
  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
  Hristo Kalfov 16 May 1941 – 23 August 1944
26th Ordinary National Assembly   Vasil Kolarov 15 December 1945 – 6 November 1946
6th Grand National Assembly 7 November 1946 – 21 October 1949
1st (27th) National Assembly   Ferdinand Kozovski 1 February 1950 – 2 December 1953
2nd (28th) National Assembly 14 January 1954 – 11 December 1957
3rd (29th) National Assembly 13 January 1958 – 4 November 1961
4th (30th) National Assembly 15 March 1962 – 12 September 1965
Sava Ganovski 6 December 1965 – 8 December 1965
5th (31st) National Assembly 11 March 1966 – 6 July 1971
6th (32nd) National Assembly   Georgi Traykov 7 July 1971 – 27 April 1972
Vladimir Bonev 27 April 1972 – 9 March 1976
7th (33rd) National Assembly 15 June 1976 – 7 April 1981
8th (34th) National Assembly   Stanko Todorov 16 June 1981 – 21 March 1986
9th (35th) National Assembly 17 June 1986 – 3 April 1990
7th Grand National Assembly   Nikolai Todorov 17 July 1990 – 2 October 1991 [2]
36th National Assembly Stefan Savov 4 November 1991 – 24 September 1992 [3]
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 [4]
  Borislav Velikov 23 February 2005 – 17 June 2005
40th National Assembly   Georgi Pirinski 11 July 2005 – 25 June 2009
41st National Assembly   Tsetska Tsacheva 14 July 2009 – 13 March 2013
42nd National Assembly   Mihail Mikov 21 May 2013 – 6 August 2014
43rd National Assembly   Tsetska Tsacheva 27 October 2014 – 26 January 2017
44th National Assembly   Dimitar Glavchev 19 April 2017 – 17 November 2017
  Tsveta Karayancheva 17 November 2017 – 25 March 2021
45th National Assembly   Iva Miteva 15 April 2021 – 11 May 2021
46th National Assembly 21 July 2021 – 16 September 2021
47th National Assembly   Nikola Minchev 2 December 2021 – 16 June 2022
48th National Assembly   Vezhdi Rashidov 21 October 2022 – 3 February 2023
49th National Assembly   Rosen Zhelyazkov 19 April 2023 – 25 April 2024
50th National Assembly   Raya Nazaryan 20 June 2024 – 11 November 2024
51st National Assembly TBD

List of living former chairpersons of the National Assembly

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Name Term of office Date of birth
Aleksandar Yordanov 1992–1994 (1952-02-13) 13 February 1952 (age 72)
Ognyan Gerdzhikov 2001–2005 (1946-03-19) 19 March 1946 (age 78)
Borislav Velikov 2005 (1946-10-29) 29 October 1946 (age 78)
Georgi Pirinski 2005–2009 (1948-09-10) 10 September 1948 (age 76)
Mihail Mikov 2013–2014 (1960-06-16) 16 June 1960 (age 64)
Tsetska Tsacheva 2009–2013
2014–2017
(1958-05-24) 24 May 1958 (age 66)
Dimitar Glavchev 2017 (1963-08-15) 15 August 1963 (age 61)
Tsveta Karayancheva 2017–2021 (1968-02-25) 25 February 1968 (age 56)
Iva Miteva 2021 (1972-10-25) 25 October 1972 (age 52)
Nikola Minchev 2021–2022 (1987-09-13) 13 September 1987 (age 37)
Vezhdi Rashidov 2022–2023 (1951-12-14) 14 December 1951 (age 72)
Rosen Zhelyazkov 2023–2024 (1968-04-05) 5 April 1968 (age 56)
Raya Nazaryan 2024 (1985-09-16) 16 September 1985 (age 39)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Naycho Tsanov retired for political reasons on 10 October 1919, his duties being done by vice-chairman Nedyalko Atanasov.
  2. ^ Nikolay Georgiev was acting Chairman 20 April 1964 – 23 April 1964.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Snezhana Bothusharova was acting Chairman 24 September 1992 – 5 November 1992
  5. ^ Kamelia Kasabova was acting Chairman 4 February 2005 – 23 February 2005

References

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  1. ^ "Bulgaria hikes pay for MPs, Prime Minister and President". 14 February 2018.