Vice President of Bulgaria

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]}

Vice President 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
Style	Her Excellency
Residence	Bojana Residence, Sofia
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Formation	1 August 1990
First holder	Atanas Semerdžiev

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	8 years, 216 days	Bulgarian Socialist Party	Rumen Radev

See also

• History of Bulgaria
• Politics of Bulgaria
• List of first deputy chairmen of the State Council of Bulgaria
• List of heads of state of Bulgaria
• List of current vice presidents

Notes

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