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Vice President of Bulgaria

Second-highest office in Bulgaria

Field	Value
post	Vice President
body	the Republic of Bulgaria
native_name	bg
Viceprezident na Bǎlgarija (Bulgarian Latin)
insignia	Coat of arms of Bulgaria (lesser version).svg
insigniasize	85px
insigniacaption	Lesser Coat of Arms of Bulgaria
imagesize	190px
incumbent	Vacant
incumbentsince	23 January 2026
style	Excellency
residence	Bojana Residence, Sofia
termlength	Five years, renewable once
constituting_instrument	Constitution of Bulgaria
formation	1 August 1990
first	Atanas Semerdžiev

Viceprezident na Bǎlgarija (Bulgarian Latin) The vice president of the Republic of Bulgaria is the principal assistant to the president of Bulgaria and the first in the line of succession to the presidency. It is the only active vice presidential office in the European Union (EU).Another EU member state, Cyprus, also has a post of Vice President, although since 1974 that post has remained vacant.

The vice president is elected by popular vote every five years alongside the president. The most recent election took place in 2021. The office has been vacant since 23 January 2026, when Iliana Iotova succeeded to the presidency upon the resignation of Rumen Radev.

Role

The primary role of the vice president is to assume the duties of the president in case of the president's death, resignation, removal from office or other incapacity. The vice president is also tasked with assisting the president in exercising official functions. The Constitution explicitly allows the president to delegate several functions including: the appointment and removal of state officials, grant and remove Bulgarian citizenship and asylum, and exercise clemency.

List of vice presidents (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
Bulgarian Socialist Party}}; color:white"		[[Image:No image.svg	60px]]	Atanas Semerdzhiev
Атанас Семерджиев
(1924–2015)	1 August 1990	22 January 1992		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
Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria)}}; color:white"			Blaga Dimitrova
Блага Димитрова
(1922–2003)	22 January 1992	6 July 1993		Union of Democratic Forces	Zhelyu Zhelev
Vacant	6 July 1993	22 January 1997		Vacant
United Democratic Forces}}; color:white;"		[[Image:Todor Kavaldzhiev Crop 2.jpg	60px]]	Todor Kavaldzhiev
Тодор Кавалджиев
(1934–2019)	22 January 1997	22 January 2002		United Democratic Forces	Petar Stoyanov
Bulgarian Socialist Party}}; color:white;"		[[File:Ангел Марин (12-12-2018).jpg	60px]]	Angel Marin
Ангел Марин
(1942–2024)	22 January 2002	22 January 2012		Bulgarian Socialist Party	Georgi Parvanov
GERB}}; color:black"		[[File:Маргарита Попова.jpg	60px]]	Margarita Popova
Маргарита Попова
(born 1956)	22 January 2012	22 January 2017		Independent / GERB	Rosen Plevneliev
Bulgarian Socialist Party}}; color:white"		[[File:Iliyana Yotova.jpg	60px]]	Iliana Iotova
Илиана Йотова
(born 1964)	22 January 2017	23 January 2026		Bulgarian Socialist Party	Rumen Radev
Vacant	23 January 2026	Incumbent		Vacant	Iliana Iotova

Notes

References

"Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria". National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria.

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