Chairperson of the National Assembly of Bulgaria


The Chairperson of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria presides over the Bulgarian Parliament. The chairperson's term coincides with the term of the assembly, and he or she is chosen by a vote during the opening session. The salary of the chairperson is 5 900 leva per month.

List of Chairpersons (1879 – present)

This is a list of all chairpersons of the National Assembly of Bulgaria from its establishment in 1879 until today.
National AssemblyChairpersonTerm
Constituent National AssemblyAntim I14 February 1879 – 16 April 1879
1st Grand National AssemblyAntim I17 April 1879 – 26 June 1879
1st Ordinary National AssemblyPetko Karavelov21 October 1879 – 24 November 1879
2nd Ordinary National AssemblyPetko Karavelov23 March 1880 – 26 March 1880
2nd Ordinary National AssemblyPetko Slaveykov26 March 1880 – 28 November 1880
2nd Ordinary National AssemblyNikola Suknarov29 November 1880 – 18 December 1880
2nd Grand National AssemblyTodor Ikonomov1 July 1881
3rd Ordinary National AssemblySimeon Varnensko-Preslavski11 December 1882 – 8 September 1883
3rd Ordinary National AssemblyDimitar Grekov9 September 1883 – 25 December 1883
4th Ordinary National AssemblyPetko Karavelov27 June 1884 – 30 June 1884
4th Ordinary National AssemblyStefan Stambolov30 June 1884 – 26 August 1886
4th Ordinary National AssemblyGeorgi Zhivkov1 September 1886 – 6 September 1886
3rd Grand National AssemblyGeorgi Zhivkov19 October 1886 – 1 November 1886
3rd Grand National AssemblyDimitar Tonchev22 June 1887 – 3 August 1887
5th Ordinary National AssemblyDimitar Tonchev15 October 1887 – 12 December 1888
5th Ordinary National AssemblyZahariy Stoyanov13 December 1888 – 6 September 1889
5th Ordinary National AssemblyPanayot Slavkov22 October 1889 – 15 October 1890
6th Ordinary National AssemblyPanayot Slavkov15 October 1890 – 12 December 1892
6th Ordinary National AssemblyDimitar Petkov14 December 1892 – 3 May 1893
4th Grand National AssemblyDimitar Petkov3 May 1893 – 17 May 1893
7th Ordinary National AssemblyDimitar Petkov15 October 1893 – 19 November 1893
7th Ordinary National AssemblyGeorgi Zhivkov20 November 1893 – 1 August 1894
8th Ordinary National AssemblyTeodor Teodorov15 October 1894 – 10 October 1896
9th Ordinary National AssemblyGeorgi Yankulov1 December 1896 – 19 December 1898
10th Ordinary National AssemblyDimitar Vachov16 May 1899 – 1 October 1899
10th Ordinary National AssemblyZhecho Bakalov18 October 1899 – 29 September 1900
11th Ordinary National AssemblyIvan Evstratiev Geshov22 February 1901 – 25 October 1901
11th Ordinary National AssemblyMarko Balabanov25 October 1901 – 23 December 1901
12th Ordinary National AssemblyDragan Tsankov22 April 1902 – 21 August 1903
13th Ordinary National AssemblyPetar Staykov2 November 1903 – 30 January 1904
13th Ordinary National AssemblyTodor Gatev20 October 1904 – 18 December 1905
13th Ordinary National AssemblyPetar Gudev17 October 1905 – 2 March 1907
13th Ordinary National AssemblyDobri Petkov5 March 1907 – 18 April 1908
14th Ordinary National AssemblyHristo Slaveykov15 June 1908 – 15 September 1910
14th Ordinary National AssemblyPetar Orahovats15 October 1910 – 15 February 1911
5th Grand National AssemblyStoyan Danev9 June 1911 – 9 July 1911
15th Ordinary National AssemblyStoyan Danev15 October 1911 – 1 June 1913
15th Ordinary National AssemblyIvan Evstratiev Geshov26 June 1913 – 23 July 1913
16th Ordinary National AssemblyDimitar Vachov19 December 1913 – 31 December 1913
17th Ordinary National AssemblyDimitar Vachov20 March 1914 – 15 April 1919
18th Ordinary National AssemblyNaycho Tsanov10 October 1919
18th Ordinary National AssemblyNedyalko Atanasov2 October 1919 – 20 February 1920
19th Ordinary National AssemblyAleksandar Botev15 April 1920 – 24 June 1921
19th Ordinary National AssemblyNedyalko Atanasov4 November 1921 – 11 March 1923
20th Ordinary National AssemblyAleksandar Botev21 May 1923 – 11 June 1923
21st Ordinary National AssemblyTodor Kulev9 December 1923 – 4 January 1926
21st Ordinary National AssemblyAleksandar Tsankov5 January 1926 – 15 April 1927
22nd Ordinary National AssemblyAleksandar Tsankov19 June 1927 – 15 May 1930
22nd Ordinary National AssemblyNikola Naydenov21 May 1930 – 15 April 1931
23rd Ordinary National AssemblyStefan Stefanov20 August 1931 – 12 October 1931
23rd Ordinary National AssemblyAleksandar Malinov15 October 1931 – 18 May 1934
24th Ordinary National AssemblyStoycho Moshanov22 May 193824 October 1939
25th Ordinary National AssemblyNikola Logofetov24 February 1940 – 16 May 1941
25th Ordinary National AssemblyHristo Kalfov16 May 1941 – 23 August 1944
26th Ordinary National AssemblyVasil Kolarov15 December 1945 – 6 November 1946
6th Grand National AssemblyVasil Kolarov7 November 1946 – 21 October 1949
1st National AssemblyFerdinand Kozovski1 February 1950 – 2 December 1953
2nd National AssemblyFerdinand Kozovski14 January 1954 – 11 December 1957
3rd National AssemblyFerdinand Kozovski13 January 1958 – 4 November 1961
4th National AssemblyFerdinand Kozovski15 March 1962 – 12 September 1965
4th National AssemblySava Ganovski6 December 1965 – 8 December 1965
5th National AssemblySava Ganovski11 March 1966 – 6 July 1971
6th National AssemblyGeorgi Traykov7 July 1971 – 27 April 1972
6th National AssemblyVladimir Bonev27 April 1972 – 9 March 1976
7th National AssemblyVladimir Bonev15 June 1976 – 7 April 1981
8th National AssemblyStanko Todorov16 June 1981 – 21 March 1986
9th National AssemblyStanko Todorov17 June 19863 April 1990
7th Grand National AssemblyNikolai Todorov17 July 1990 – 2 October 1991
36th National AssemblyStefan Savov4 November 1991 – 24 September 1992
36th National AssemblyAlexander Yordanov5 November 1992 – 17 October 1994
37th National AssemblyBlagovest Sendov12 January 1995 – 13 February 1997
38th National AssemblyYordan Sokolov7 May 1997 – 19 April 2001
39th National AssemblyOgnyan Gerdzhikov5 July 2001 – 4 February 2005
39th National AssemblyBorislav Velikov23 February 2005 – 17 June 2005
40th National AssemblyGeorgi Pirinski11 July 2005 – 25 June 2009
41st National AssemblyTsetska Tsacheva14 July 2009 – 13 March 2013
42nd National AssemblyMihail Mikov21 May 2013 – 6 August 2014
43rd National AssemblyTsetska Tsacheva27 October 2014 – 26 January 2017
44th National AssemblyDimitar Glavchev19 April 2017 – 17 November 2017
44th National AssemblyTsveta Karayancheva17 November 2017 - present

List of living former Chairpersons of the National Assembly