Chairperson of the National Assembly of Bulgaria

The chairperson of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Председател на Народното събрание на Република България, romanized: Predsedatel na Narodnoto sabranie na Republika Balgariya) is the presiding officer of the National Assembly of Bulgaria. The assembly selects the chairperson during its opening session. The term of the chairperson coincides with the term of the assembly. The salary of the chairperson is 5,900 lev per month.[1]

Chairperson of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria
Председател на Народното събрание на Република България
Predsedatel na Narodnoto sabranie na Republika Balgariya
Incumbent
Rosen Zhelyazkov
since 19 April 2023
National Assembly of Bulgaria
StyleMister/Madam President
ResidenceNo official residence
SeatOld Parliament House, Sofia
AppointerNational Assembly
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderAnthim I
Formation14 February 1879
Salary3,045 monthly

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 Assembly Portrait Chairperson Term
Constituent National AssemblyAnthim I14 February 1879 – 16 April 1879
1st Grand National Assembly17 April 1879 – 26 June 1879
1st Ordinary National AssemblyPetko Karavelov21 October 1879 – 24 November 1879
2nd Ordinary National Assembly23 March 1880 – 26 March 1880
Petko Slaveykov26 March 1880 – 28 November 1880
Nikola Suknarov29 November 1880 – 18 December 1880
2nd Grand National AssemblyTodor Ikonomov1 July 1881
3rd Ordinary National AssemblySimeon Varnensko-Preslavski11 December 1882 – 8 September 1883
Dimitar Grekov9 September 1883 – 25 December 1883
4th Ordinary National AssemblyPetko Karavelov27 June 1884 – 30 June 1884
Stefan Stambolov30 June 1884 – 26 August 1886
Georgi Zhivkov1 September 1886 – 6 September 1886
3rd Grand National Assembly19 October 1886 – 1 November 1886
Dimitar Tonchev22 June 1887 – 3 August 1887
5th Ordinary National Assembly15 October 1887 – 12 December 1888
Zahari Stoyanov13 December 1888 – 6 September 1889
Panayot Slavkov22 October 1889 – 15 October 1890
6th Ordinary National Assembly15 October 1890 – 12 December 1892
Dimitar Petkov14 December 1892 – 3 May 1893
4th Grand National Assembly3 May 1893 – 17 May 1893
7th Ordinary National Assembly15 October 1893 – 19 November 1893
Georgi 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
Zhecho Bakalov18 October 1899 – 29 September 1900
11th Ordinary National AssemblyIvan Evstratiev Geshov22 February 1901 – 25 October 1901
Marko 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
Todor Gatev20 October 1904 – 18 December 1905
Petar Gudev17 October 1905 – 2 March 1907
Dobri Petkov5 March 1907 – 18 April 1908
14th Ordinary National AssemblyHristo Slaveykov15 June 1908 – 15 September 1910
Petar Orahovats15 October 1910 – 15 February 1911
5th Grand National AssemblyStoyan Danev9 June 1911 – 9 July 1911
15th Ordinary National Assembly15 October 1911 – 1 June 1913
Ivan Evstratiev Geshov26 June 1913 – 23 July 1913
16th Ordinary National AssemblyDimitar Vachov19 December 1913 – 31 December 1913
17th Ordinary National Assembly20 March 1914 – 15 April 1919
18th Ordinary National AssemblyNaycho Tsanov10 October 1919
Nedyalko Atanasov2 October 1919 – 20 February 1920
19th Ordinary National AssemblyAleksandar Botev15 April 1920 – 24 June 1921
Nedyalko 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
Aleksandar Tsankov5 January 1926 – 15 April 1927
22nd Ordinary National Assembly19 June 1927 – 15 May 1930
Nikola Naydenov21 May 1930 – 15 April 1931
23rd Ordinary National AssemblyStefan Stefanov20 August 1931 – 12 October 1931
Aleksandar Malinov15 October 1931 – 18 May 1934
24th Ordinary National AssemblyStoycho Moshanov22 May 1938 – 24 October 1939
25th Ordinary National AssemblyNikola Logofetov24 February 1940 – 16 May 1941
Hristo Kalfov16 May 1941 – 23 August 1944
26th Ordinary National AssemblyVasil Kolarov15 December 1945 – 6 November 1946
6th Grand National Assembly7 November 1946 – 21 October 1949
1st (27th) National AssemblyFerdinand Kozovski1 February 1950 – 2 December 1953
2nd (28th) National Assembly14 January 1954 – 11 December 1957
3rd (29th) National Assembly13 January 1958 – 4 November 1961
4th (30th) National Assembly15 March 1962 – 12 September 1965
Sava Ganovski6 December 1965 – 8 December 1965
5th (31st) National Assembly11 March 1966 – 6 July 1971
6th (32nd) National AssemblyGeorgi Traykov7 July 1971 – 27 April 1972
Vladimir Bonev27 April 1972 – 9 March 1976
7th (33rd) National Assembly15 June 1976 – 7 April 1981
8th (34th) National AssemblyStanko Todorov16 June 1981 – 21 March 1986
9th (35th) National Assembly17 June 1986 – 3 April 1990
7th Grand National AssemblyNikolai Todorov17 July 1990 – 2 October 1991
36th National AssemblyStefan Savov4 November 1991 – 24 September 1992
Aleksandar 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
Borislav 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 – 26 January 2016
43rd National AssemblyTsetska Tsacheva7 April 2016 – 26 January 2017
44th National AssemblyDimitar Glavchev19 April 2017 – 17 November 2017
Tsveta Karayancheva17 November 2017 – 25 March 2021
45th National AssemblyIva Miteva15 April 2021 – 11 May 2021
46th National Assembly21 July 2021 – 16 September 2021
47th National AssemblyNikola Minchev2 December 2021 – 16 June 2022
48th National AssemblyVezhdi Rashidov21 October 2022 – 3 February 2023
49th National AssemblyRosen Zhelyazkov19 April 2023 – present

List of living former chairpersons of the National Assembly

Name Term of office Date of birth
Aleksandar Yordanov 1992–1994 (1952-02-13) 13 February 1952
Ognyan Gerdzhikov 2001–2005 (1946-03-19) 19 March 1946
Borislav Velikov 2005 (1946-10-29) 29 October 1946
Georgi Pirinski 2005–2009 (1948-09-10) 10 September 1948
Mihail Mikov 2013–2016 (1960-06-16) 16 June 1960
Tsetska Tsacheva 2009–2013
2016–2017
(1958-05-24) 24 May 1958
Dimitar Glavchev 2017 (1963-08-15) 15 August 1963
Iva Miteva 2021 (1972-10-25) 25 October 1972
Nikola Minchev 2021–2022 (1987-09-13) 13 September 1987
Vezhdi Rashidov 2022–2023 (1951-12-14) 14 December 1951

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Naycho Tsanov retired for political reasons on 10 October 1919, his duties being done by vice-chairman Nedyalko Atanasov.
  2. ^ Nikolay Georgiev was acting Chairman 20 April 1964 – 23 April 1964.
  3. ^ After the 7th Grand National Assembly dissolved on 12 July 1991, it continued to function as an Ordinary National Assembly until 2 October the same year.
  4. ^ Snezhana Bothusharova was acting Chairman 24 September 1992 – 5 November 1992
  5. ^ Kamelia Kasabova was acting Chairman 4 February 2005 – 23 February 2005

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.