The Chairperson of the National Assembly of Bulgaria

National Assembly of Bulgaria

The National Assembly of Bulgaria is the unicameral parliament and body of the legislative of the Republic of Bulgaria.The National Assembly of Bulgaria was established in 1879 with the Constitution of Bulgaria.-Ordinary National Assembly:...

(Председател на Народното събрание на Република България, transliterated as Predsedatel na Narodnoto sabranie na Republika Balgariya) presides the Bulgarian Parliament. The chairperson's term coincides with the term of the assembly, and he or she is chosen by a vote during the opening session.

List of Chairperson (1879-Present)

This is a list of all chairpersons of the National Assembly of Bulgaria from its establishment in 1879 until today.

National Assembly	Chairperson	Term
Constituent Assembly	Antim I Antim I Antim I , born Atanas Mihaylov Chalakov , was a Bulgarian education figure and clergyman, and a participant in the Bulgarian liberation and church-independence movement. He was the first head of the Bulgarian Exarchate, a post he held from 1872 to 1877...	14 February 1879 – 16 April 1879
1st Grand National Assembly	Antim I Antim I Antim I , born Atanas Mihaylov Chalakov , was a Bulgarian education figure and clergyman, and a participant in the Bulgarian liberation and church-independence movement. He was the first head of the Bulgarian Exarchate, a post he held from 1872 to 1877...	17 April 1879 – 26 June 1879
1st Ordinary National Assembly	Petko Karavelov Petko Karavelov Petko Karavelov was a leading Bulgarian liberal politician who served as Prime Minister on four occasions....	21 October 1879 – 24 November 1879
2nd Ordinary National Assembly	Petko Karavelov Petko Karavelov Petko Karavelov was a leading Bulgarian liberal politician who served as Prime Minister on four occasions....	23 March 1880 – 26 March 1880
2nd Ordinary National Assembly	Petko Slaveykov Petko Slaveykov Petko Rachov Slaveykov was a noted nineteenth-century Bulgarian poet, publicist, public figure and folklorist.-Early years and educational activity:...	26 March 1880 – 28 November 1880
2nd Ordinary National Assembly	Nikola Suknarov	29 November 1880 – 18 December 1880
2nd Grand National Assembly	Todor Ikonomov	1 July 1881
3rd Ordinary National Assembly	Bishop Simeon	11 December 1882 – 8 September 1883
3rd Ordinary National Assembly	Dimitar Grekov Dimitar Grekov Dimitar Panayotov Grekov was a leading Bulgarian liberal politician who also served as Prime Minister.A native of Bolgrad in Bessarabia , Grekov was educated at a French legal school....	9 September 1883 – 25 December 1883
4th Ordinary National Assembly	Petko Karavelov Petko Karavelov Petko Karavelov was a leading Bulgarian liberal politician who served as Prime Minister on four occasions....	27 June 1884 – 30 June 1884
4th Ordinary National Assembly	Stefan Stambolov Stefan Stambolov Stefan Nikolov Stambolov was a Bulgarian politician, who served as Prime Minister and regent. He is considered one of the most important and popular "Founders of Modern Bulgaria", and is sometimes referred to as "the Bulgarian Bismarck".- Early years :Stambolov was born in Veliko Tarnovo...	30 June 1884 – 26 August 1886
4th Ordinary National Assembly	Georgi Zhivkov	1 September 1886 – 6 September 1886
3rd Grand National Assembly	Georgi Zhivkov	19 October 1886 – 1 November 1886
3rd Grand National Assembly	Dimitar Tonchev	22 June 1887 – 3 August 1887
5th Ordinary National Assembly	Dimitar Tonchev	15 October 1887 – 12 December 1888
5th Ordinary National Assembly	Zahari Stoyanov Zahari Stoyanov Zahari Stoyanov , born Dzhendo Stoyanov Dzhedev , was a Bulgarian revolutionary, writer, and historian. A participant in the April Uprising of 1876, he became its first historiographer with his book Memoirs of the Bulgarian Uprisings...	13 December 1888 – 6 September 1889
5th Ordinary National Assembly	Panayot Slavkov	22 October 1889 – 15 October 1890
6th Ordinary National Assembly	Panayot Slavkov	15 October 1890 – 12 December 1892
6th Ordinary National Assembly	Dimitar Petkov Dimitar Petkov Dimitar Nikolov Petkov was a leading member of the Bulgarian People's Liberal Party and the country's Prime Minister from November 5, 1906 until he was assassinated in Sofia the following year....	14 December 1892 – 3 May 1893
4th Grand National Assembly	Dimitar Petkov Dimitar Petkov Dimitar Nikolov Petkov was a leading member of the Bulgarian People's Liberal Party and the country's Prime Minister from November 5, 1906 until he was assassinated in Sofia the following year....	3 May 1893 – 17 May 1893
7th Ordinary National Assembly	Dimitar Petkov Dimitar Petkov Dimitar Nikolov Petkov was a leading member of the Bulgarian People's Liberal Party and the country's Prime Minister from November 5, 1906 until he was assassinated in Sofia the following year....	15 October 1893 – 19 November 1893
7th Ordinary National Assembly	Georgi Zhivkov	20 November 1893 – 1 August 1894
8th Ordinary National Assembly	Teodor Teodorov Teodor Teodorov Teodor Teodorov was a leading Bulgarian politician and legal expert who served as Prime Minister immediately after the First World War.Teodorov first came to prominence through his support for reform of the Bulgarian legal system and took part in a Commission set up in 1911 that eventually...	15 October 1894 – 10 October 1896
9th Ordinary National Assembly	Georgi Yankulov	1 December 1896 – 19 December 1898
10th Ordinary National Assembly	Dimitar Vachov	16 May 1899 – 1 October 1899
10th Ordinary National Assembly	Zhecho Bakalov	18 October 1899 – 29 September 1900
11th Ordinary National Assembly	Ivan Geshov	22 February 1901 – 25 October 1901
11th Ordinary National Assembly	Marko Balabanov	25 October 1901 – 23 December 1901
12th Ordinary National Assembly	Dragan Tsankov Dragan Tsankov Dragan Kiriakov Tsankov was a Bulgarian politician and the first Liberal Party Prime Minister of the country....	22 April 1902 – 21 August 1903
13th Ordinary National Assembly	Petar Staykov	2 November 1903 – 30 January 1904
13th Ordinary National Assembly	Todor Gatev	20 October 1904 – 18 December 1905
13th Ordinary National Assembly	Petar Gudev Petar Gudev Petar Todorov Gudev was a leading Bulgarian liberal politician, who served as Prime Minister....	17 October 1905 – 2 March 1907
13th Ordinary National Assembly	Dobri Petkov	5 March 1907 – 18 April 1908
14th Ordinary National Assembly	Hristo Slaveykov	15 June 1908 – 15 September 1910
14th Ordinary National Assembly	Petar Orahovats	15 October 1910 – 15 February 1911
5th Grand National Assembly	Stoyan Danev Stoyan Danev Stoyan Petrov Danev was a leading Bulgarian liberal politician and twice Prime Minister.A legal graduate of both the University of Heidelberg and the University of Paris, Danev served in a number of Ministerial roles, including Foreign Minister, and became known as a strong supporter of Imperial...	9 June 1911 – 9 July 1911
15th Ordinary National Assembly	Stoyan Danev Stoyan Danev Stoyan Petrov Danev was a leading Bulgarian liberal politician and twice Prime Minister.A legal graduate of both the University of Heidelberg and the University of Paris, Danev served in a number of Ministerial roles, including Foreign Minister, and became known as a strong supporter of Imperial...	15 October 1911 – 1 June 1913
15th Ordinary National Assembly	Ivan Geshov	26 June 1913 – 23 July 1913
16th Ordinary National Assembly	Dimitar Vachov	19 December 1913 – 31 December 1913
17th Ordinary National Assembly	Dimitar Vachov	20 March 1914 – 15 April 1919
18th Ordinary National Assembly	Naycho Tsanov	10 October 1919
18th Ordinary National Assembly	Nedyalko Atanasov	2 October 1919 – 20 February 1920
19th Ordinary National Assembly	Aleksandar Botev	15 April 1920 – 24 June 1921
19th Ordinary National Assembly	Nedyalko Atanasov	4 November 1921 – 11 March 1923
20th Ordinary National Assembly	Aleksandar Botev	21 May 1923 – 11 June 1923
21st Ordinary National Assembly	Todor Kulev	9 December 1923 – 4 January 1926
21st Ordinary National Assembly	Aleksandar Tsankov Aleksandar Tsankov Aleksander Tsolov Tsankov was a leading Bulgarian right wing politician between the two World Wars.-Biography:...	5 January 1926 – 15 April 1927
22nd Ordinary National Assembly	Aleksandar Tsankov Aleksandar Tsankov Aleksander Tsolov Tsankov was a leading Bulgarian right wing politician between the two World Wars.-Biography:...	19 June 1927 – 15 May 1930
22nd Ordinary National Assembly	Nikola Naydenov	21 May 1930 – 15 April 1931
23rd Ordinary National Assembly	Stefan Stefanov	20 August 1931 – 12 October 1931
23rd Ordinary National Assembly	Aleksandar Malinov Aleksandar Malinov Aleksandar Pavlov Malinov was a leading Bulgarian politician who served as Prime Minister on three occasions. He was born in Pandakli, Bessarabia in a family of Bessarabian Bulgarians....	15 October 1931 – 18 May 1934
24th Ordinary National Assembly	Stoycho Moshanov	22 May 1938 – 24 October 1939
25th Ordinary National Assembly	Nikola Logofetov	24 February 1940 – 16 May 1941
25th Ordinary National Assembly	Hristo Kalfov	16 May 1941 – 23 August 1944
26th Ordinary National Assembly	Vasil Kolarov Vasil Kolarov Vasil Petrov Kolarov was a Bulgarian communist political leader and leading functionary in the Communist International.-Early years:Kolarov was born in Shumen, Bulgaria on 16 July 1877, the son of a shoemaker...	15 December 1945 – 6 November 1946
6th Grand National Assembly	Vasil Kolarov Vasil Kolarov Vasil Petrov Kolarov was a Bulgarian communist political leader and leading functionary in the Communist International.-Early years:Kolarov was born in Shumen, Bulgaria on 16 July 1877, the son of a shoemaker...	7 November 1946 – 21 October 1949
1st (27th) National Assembly	Ferdinand Kozovski Ferdinand Kozovski Ferdinand Todorov Kozovski was a Bulgarian communist politician and Lieutenant General in the Bulgarian Army who served as Chairman of the National Assembly of Bulgaria from 1950 to 1965....	1 February 1950 – 2 December 1953
2nd (28th) National Assembly	Ferdinand Kozovski Ferdinand Kozovski Ferdinand Todorov Kozovski was a Bulgarian communist politician and Lieutenant General in the Bulgarian Army who served as Chairman of the National Assembly of Bulgaria from 1950 to 1965....	14 January 1954 – 11 December 1957
3rd (29th) National Assembly	Ferdinand Kozovski Ferdinand Kozovski Ferdinand Todorov Kozovski was a Bulgarian communist politician and Lieutenant General in the Bulgarian Army who served as Chairman of the National Assembly of Bulgaria from 1950 to 1965....	13 January 1958 – 4 November 1961
4th (30th) National Assembly	Ferdinand Kozovski Ferdinand Kozovski Ferdinand Todorov Kozovski was a Bulgarian communist politician and Lieutenant General in the Bulgarian Army who served as Chairman of the National Assembly of Bulgaria from 1950 to 1965....	15 March 1962 – 12 September 1965
4th (30th) National Assembly	Sava Ganovski	6 December 1965 – 8 December 1965
5th (31st) National Assembly	Sava Ganovski	11 March 1966 – 6 July 1971
6th (32nd) National Assembly	Georgi Traykov	7 July 1971 – 27 April 1972
6th (32nd) National Assembly	Vladimir Bonev	27 April 1972 – 9 March 1976
7th (33rd) National Assembly	Vladimir Bonev	15 June 1976 – 7 April 1981
8th (34th) National Assembly	Stanko Todorov Stanko Todorov Stanko Todorov Georgiev was a Bulgarian communist politician.Todorov was born in Pernik Province. Before and during World War II he was a worker. He became interested in communism, and joined the underground Bulgarian Communist Party in 1943...	16 June 1981 – 21 March 1986
9th (35th) National Assembly	Stanko Todorov Stanko Todorov Stanko Todorov Georgiev was a Bulgarian communist politician.Todorov was born in Pernik Province. Before and during World War II he was a worker. He became interested in communism, and joined the underground Bulgarian Communist Party in 1943...	17 June 1986 – 3 April 1990
7th Grand National Assembly	Nikolay Todorov Nikolay Todorov Nikolay Todorov-Kayzera is a retired Bulgarian professional football midfielder who played for several clubs in Europe and the Bulgaria national football team....	17 July 1990 – 2 October 1991
36th National Assembly	Stefan Savov	4 November 1991 – 24 September 1992
36th National Assembly	Aleksandar Yordanov	5 November 1992 – 17 October 1994
37th National Assembly	Blagovest Sendov Blagovest Sendov Blagovest Hristov Sendov is a Bulgarian diplomat, mathematician and politician.-Academic:Sendov was the rector of Sofia University, located in Sofia, Bulgaria; and the Deputy Chairman of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, also located in Sofia.-National Assembly of Bulgaria:From 1995 to 1997, he was...	12 January 1995 – 13 February 1997
38th National Assembly	Yordan Sokolov	7 May 1997 – 19 April 2001
39th National Assembly	Ognyan Gerdzhikov	5 July 2001 - 4 February 2005
39th National Assembly	Borislav Velikov	23 February 2005 - 17 June 2005
40th National Assembly	Georgi Pirinski Georgi Pirinski Georgi Pirinski is a Bulgarian politician of the Bulgarian Communist Party and after 1990 of the Bulgarian Socialist Party . Born in New York City, U.S. in the emigrant family of Communist functionary Georgi Pirinski, Sr., he has roots from Pirin Macedonia...	11 July 2005 - 25 June 2009
41st National Assembly	Tsetska Tsacheva Tsetska Tsacheva Tsetska Tsacheva Dangovska is a Bulgarian jurist and GERB politician who is currently the Chairwoman of the National Assembly of Bulgaria. Tsetska Tsacheva is the first woman to ever chair the National Assembly of Bulgaria since its establishment in 1878....	14 July 2009 - incumbent