Vice President of Bulgaria

Vice President of of the Republic of Bulgaria
Вицепрезидент на България (Bulgarian)
Viceprezident na Bǎlgarija (Bulgarian Latin)
Lesser Coat of Arms of Bulgaria
Incumbent
Iliana Iotova
since 22 January 2017
StyleHer Excellency
ResidenceBojana Residence, Sofija
Term lengthFive years, renewable once
Formation1 August 1990
First holderAtanas Semerdžiev
Politics of Bulgaria
Constitution
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  • Legislative
Major political parties
Recent elections
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations

The vice president of the Republic of Bulgaria is a position, established by the Constitution of Bulgaria, and the only active vice presidential office in the European Union (EU).[Note 1]

The vice president is elected by popular vote, alongside the president. Candidates for president and vice president run on their party ticket and are prohibited from serving in any other post upon election.

According to the constitution, the vice president shall be the principal assistant to the president in his/her official duties.[1]

In 1971–1990, the Chairmen of the State Council — Todor Zhivkov (1971–1989) and Petar Mladenov (1989–1990) — were the heads of state of Bulgaria. The First Deputy Chairmen of the State Council were deputy heads of state. The State Council was abolished on April 3, 1990.

Below is a list of the first deputy chairmen of the State Council and vice presidents of the Republic of Bulgaria:

The First Deputy Chairmen of the State Council of Bulgaria, 1971–1990

Deputy chairmen of State Council of People's Republic of Bulgaria
First Deputy Chairman Term of office Political party Chairman
Portrait Name Took office Left office Duration
Krastyu Trichkov
Кръстю Тричков
(1923–?) 		8 July 1971 27 July 1972 1 year, 19 days Fatherland Front Todor Zhivkov
Georgi Andreev
Георги Андреев
(1929−2011)[2] 		8 July 1971 30 April 1973 1 year, 296 days Fatherland Front Todor Zhivkov
Georgi Traykov
Георги Трайков
(1898–1975)[3] 		27 July 1972 1 November 1974 2 years, 97 days Fatherland Front Todor Zhivkov
Petur Tanchev
Петър Танчев
(1920–1992)[4][5] 		1 November 1974 14 December 1989 15 years, 43 days Fatherland Front Todor Zhivkov
Petar Mladenov
Angel Dimitrov
Ангел Димитров
(1927–2005)[6] 		14 December 1989 3 April 1990 110 days Fatherland Front Petar Mladenov

Vice President, 1990–present

Elected by parliament, 1990–1992

The following vice presidents were elected by the parliament.

Vice Chairman
(Vice President) 		Term of office Political party Chairman
(President)
Portrait Name
(Born–Died) 		Took office Left office Duration
Atanas Semerdzhiev
Атанас Семерджиев
(1924–2015) 		1 August 1990 22 January 1992 1 year, 174 days Bulgarian Socialist Party Zhelyu Zhelev

Directly elected, 1992–present

The following vice-presidents were elected by the people.

Vice President Term of office Political party President
Portrait Name
(Born–Died) 		Took office Left office Duration
Blaga Dimitrova
Блага Димитрова
(1922–2003) 		22 January 1992 6 July 1993 1 year, 165 days Union of Democratic Forces Zhelyu Zhelev
Vacant 6 July 1993 22 January 1997 3 years, 200 days Vacant
Todor Kavaldzhiev
Тодор Кавалджиев
(1934–2019) 		22 January 1997 22 January 2002 5 years, 0 days United Democratic Forces Petar Stoyanov
Angel Marin
Ангел Марин
(1942–2024) 		22 January 2002 22 January 2012 10 years, 0 days Bulgarian Socialist Party Georgi Parvanov
Margarita Popova
Маргарита Попова
(born 1956) 		22 January 2012 22 January 2017 5 years, 0 days Independent / GERB Rosen Plevneliev
Iliana Iotova
Илиана Йотова
(born 1964) 		22 January 2017 Incumbent 7 years, 348 days Bulgarian Socialist Party Rumen Radev

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Another EU member state, Cyprus, also has a post of Vice President, although since 1974 that post has remained vacant.

References

  1. ^ "Chapter Four: President of the Republic". Constitution. National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  2. ^ Radio Free Europe Research. Survey of East European Developments. July 1971
  3. ^ Radio Free Europe Research. Survey of East European Developments October–December 1974
  4. ^ Radio Free Europe Research. Survey of East European Developments October–December 1974
  5. ^ Radio Free Europe Research. Weekly Record of Events in Eastern Europe. 30 November to 6 December 1989
  6. ^ Radio Free Europe Research. Weekly Record of Events in Eastern Europe. 30 November to 6 December 1989