Berov Government

The Berov Government was the 83rd cabinet of Bulgaria. It was approved by the parliament on 30 December 1992 with the majority of DPS, BSP and a faction of SDS. With a few exceptions, the government consisted of non-party members, including Prime Minister Lyuben Berov himself, who were considered experts in their respective field.^[1]

Berov Government
83rd Cabinet of Bulgaria
Prime Minister Lyuben Berov
Date formed	30 December 1992 (1992-12-30)
Date dissolved	17 October 1994 (1994-10-17)
People and organisations
President	Zhelyu Zhelev
Prime Minister	Lyuben Berov, Independent
Member parties	DPS Confidence and supply:   BSP   SDS (faction)
Status in legislature	Technocratic government
Opposition parties	SDS (faction)
History
Election	1991
Legislature term	36th National Assembly
Predecessor	Dimitrov Government
Successor	Indzhova Government

The government eventually collapsed on 17 October 1994, when Prime Minister Berov resigned due to the GDP shrinking by roughly 24% in comparison to 1989, unemployment skyrocketing to 20%, crime rate hitting a record high and various other factors.^[2]

Cabinet

The cabinet consists of the following ministries:

Cabinet members

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister	Lyuben Berov	30 December 1992	17 October 1994		Independent
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Transport	Neycho Neev	30 December 1992	23 June 1993		SDS
	Kiril Ermenkov	23 June 1993	17 October 1994		Independent
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Labour and Social Care	Evgeni Matinchev	30 December 1992	17 October 1994		DPS
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Commerce	Valentin Karabashev	30 December 1992	15 July 1994		Independent
	Kiril Tsochev	15 July 1994	17 October 1994		Independent
Minister of Finance	Stoyan Alexandrov	30 December 1992	17 October 1994		Independent
Minister of Interior	Viktor Mihaylov	30 December 1992	17 October 1994		Independent
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Lyuben Berov	30 December 1992	23 June 1993		Independent
	Stanislav Daskalov	23 June 1993	17 October 1994		Independent
Minister of Territorial Development and Construction	Hristo Totev	30 December 1992	17 October 1994		DPS
Minister of Defence	Valentin Alexandrov	30 December 1992	17 October 1994		Independent
Minister of Justice	Misho Valchev	30 December 1992	15 May 1993		Independent
	Petar Kornazhev	23 May 1993	17 October 1994		BSP
Minister of Education and Science	Marko Todorov	30 December 1992	17 October 1994		SDS
Minister of Health	Tancho Gugalov	30 December 1992	17 October 1994		Independent
Minister of Culture	Ivaylo Znepolski	30 December 1992	17 October 1994		Independent
Minister of Environment	Valentin Bosevski	30 December 1992	17 October 1994		Independent
Minister of Agriculture	Georgi Tanev	30 December 1992	17 October 1994		Independent
Minister of Manufacturing	Rumen Bikov	30 December 1992	17 October 1994		SDS