List of Prime Ministers of Bulgaria

Prime Ministers of Bulgaria (1879–present)

[Principality of Bulgaria] (1878–1908)

[Kingdom of Bulgaria] (1908–1946)

[People's Republic of Bulgaria] (1946–1990)

Republic of Bulgaria">Bulgaria">Republic of Bulgaria (1990–present)

Living former Prime Ministers

Facts and records of Bulgarian Prime Ministers

Age at appointment

• Oldest person to assume office: Vasil Kolarov
• Youngest person to assume office: Vasil Radoslavov

  Age at retirement

• Oldest person to leave office: Vasil Kolarov
• Youngest person to leave office: Vasil Radoslavov

  Oldest and youngest living prime ministers

• Oldest living prime minister: Georgi Atanasov
• Youngest living prime minister: Sergey Stanishev

  Longest and shortest lived prime ministers

• Longest-lived prime minister: Stoyan Danev
• Shortest-lived prime minister: Stefan Stambolov

  Longest and shortest retirements

• Living prime minister with the longest period lived after leaving office: Georgi Atanasov
• Living prime minister with the shortest period lived after leaving office: Ognyan Gerdzhikov
• Deceased prime minister with the longest period lived after leaving office: Stoyan Danev
• Deceased prime minister with the shortest period lived after leaving office: Aleksandar Stamboliyski

  Age difference between incoming and outgoing officeholders

• Largest age difference between an incoming and outgoing prime minister: Sergey Stanishev was 28 years, 323 days younger than Simeon Sakskoburggotski whom he succeeded in 2005.
• Smallest age difference between an incoming and outgoing prime minister: Aleksandar Tsankov was 120 days younger than Aleksandar Stamboliyski whom he succeeded in 1923.

  Length of service

• Longest-serving prime minister: Stanko Todorov
• Shortest-serving prime minister: Dimitar Stanchov

  Female prime ministers

• First female prime minister: Reneta Indzhova

  Foreign-born prime ministers

• Johan Casimir Ehrnrooth was born in Nastola, Finland
• Leonid Sobolev was born in Toropetskiy county, Russia
• Dimitar Grekov was born in Bolhrad, Ukraine
• Dimitar Petkov was born in Tulcea, Romania
• Aleksandar Malinov was born in Pandakli, Ukraine
• Andrey Lyapchev was born in Resen, North Macedonia
• Anton Yugov was born in Rugunovec, Greece
• Grisha Filipov was born in Kadievka, Ukraine
• Andrey Lukanov was born in Moscow, Russia
• Sergey Stanishev was born in Kherson, Ukraine
• Marin Raykov was born in Washington, United States

  Prime ministers of Bulgaria born after the announcement of Bulgaria as a republic

• : Ivan Kostov, Stefan Sofiyanski, Reneta Indzhova, Philip Dimitrov, Georgi Bliznashki, Zhan Videnov, Boyko Borisov, Plamen Oresharski, Marin Raykov and Sergey Stanishev

  Footnotes