Government of Bulgaria


The Council of Ministers is the main authority of the executive power in the Republic of Bulgaria. It consists of the Prime Minister of Bulgaria and all the specialized ministers.
After the compositions of the Council of Ministers is decided by the newly elected government, the deputies who are chosen to become ministers temporarily lose their deputy rights while being ministers. These rights are restored in case they are released from the Council of Ministers or the government falls from power. This is in contrast to how deputy ministers and other government officials are treated when they are elected as deputies.
Sometimes, with the purpose of preserving the political representation of different parties or groups in the Council of Ministers, one or more ministers without portfolio may be appointed.
The Council of Ministers office is in central Sofia and is part of the Largo architectural ensemble.

Structure of the Cabinet

The third Bulgarian Council of Ministers of Bulgaria chaired by Boyko Metodiev Borisov was voted in by 235 members of the Bulgarian Parliament and sworn into term on May 4, 2017. The government is formed by the GERB Party and the parliamentary coalition of the United Patriots, with the initial support of the newcomer Volya Party of businessman Veselin Mareshki. The composition of the Government is as follows:
Ministry--
Deputy Prime MinisterTomislav DonchevGERB
Deputy Prime Minister in charge of economy and demographic policiesValeri SimeonovUnited Patriots
Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the judiciary reform and Minister of Foreign AffairsEkaterina Zakharievanominated by GERB, unaffiliated
Deputy Prime Minister in charge of public order and national security and Minister of DefenceKrasimir KarakachanovUnited Patriots
Minister of InteriorValentin RadevGERB
Ministry of FinanceVladislav GoranovGERB
Minister in charge of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2018Lilyana PavlovaGERB
Minister of JusticeTsetska TsachevaGERB
Minister of Labor and Social Policiesnominated by the United Patriots
Minister of Regional Development and Public WorksGERB
Minister of Economynominated by the United Patriots
Minister of Energynominated by GERB, unaffiliated
Minister of Environment and Waternominated by the United Patriots
Minister of Agriculture and Foodnominated by the United Patriots
Minister Transport, Information Technologies and CommunicationsIvaylo MoskovskiGERB
Minister of Education and ScienceKrasimir Valchevnominated by GERB
Minister of HealthNikolay Petrovnominated by GERB, unaffiliated
Minister of CultureBoil Banov
Minister of TourismNikolina AngelkovaGERB
Minister of Youth and SportsKrasen KralevGERB