Heads of State of Bulgaria

Heads of State of Bulgaria (1946-Present)

Chairman of the Provisional Presidency of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (1946-1947)
Name Born-Died Term start Term end Political Party
Vasil Kolarov 1877 - 1950 15 September 1946 9 December 1947 Bulgarian Communist Party


[edit] Chairmen of the Presidium of the National Assembly of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (1947-1971)
Name Born-Died Term start Term end Political Party
Mincho Neichev 1897 - 1956 9 December 1947 27 May 1950 Bulgarian Communist Party
Georgi Damyanov 1892 - 1958 27 May 1950 27 November 1958 Bulgarian Communist Party
Dimitur Ganev 1898 - 1964 30 November 1958 20 April 1964 Bulgarian Communist Party
Georgi Traikov 1898 - 1975 23 April 1964 7 July 1971 Bulgarian Communist Party


Chairmen of the State Council of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (1971-1990)
Name Born-Died Term start Term end Political Party
Todor Zhivkov 1911 - 1998 8 July 1971 17 November 1989 Bulgarian Communist Party
Petar Mladenov 1936 - 2000 17 November 1989 3 April 1990 Bulgarian Communist Party


Presidents of the Republic of Bulgaria (1990-Present)
Name Born-Died Term start Term end Political Party
Petar Mladenov 1936 - 2000 3 April 1990 6 July 1990 Bulgarian Communist Party
Zhelyu Zhelev 1935 - 1 August 1990 22 January 1997 Union of Democratic Forces
Petar Stoyanov 1952 - 22 January 1997 22 January 2002 Union of Democratic Forces
Georgi Parvanov 1957 - 22 January 2002 Present Bulgarian Socialist Party