List of mayors of Sofia
This is a chronological list of mayors of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, since that post was established after the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1878.
Initially, the mayors of Sofia were assigned by the Provisional Russian Administration. After the newly restored Bulgarian state was already functioning on its own, in the end of 1878, mayors were chosen by the municipal council. Until 1944, the mayor was appointed through a Tsar's decree after a candidate was suggested by the Minister of Internal Affairs. After that date, the mayor was formally chosen by the municipal councilors, albeit after being specified by the Bulgarian Communist Party management.
Since the democratic changes and the 7th Grand National Assembly in 1990 that led to the appointment of an interim mayor, the residents of Sofia received the right to choose their mayor, the first democratically elected one being Aleksandar Yanchulev on 13 October 1991.List
