Georgi Traykov

{{Short description|Bulgarian politician (1898–1975)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Georgi Traykov

| image = Kongres of MFO 1923 (Georgi Traychev).jpg

| office = Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly

| term_start = 23 April 1964

| term_end = 7 July 1971

| predecessor = Dimitar Ganev

| successor = Todor Zhivkov (as Chairman of the State Council)

| office2 = First Deputy Chairman of the State Council

| term_start2 = 27 July 1972

| term_end2 = 1 November 1974

| predecessor2 = Krastyu Trichkov

| successor2 = Petur Tanchev

| office3 = Chairperson of the National Assembly

| term_start3 = 7 July 1971

| term_end3 = 27 April 1972

| predecessor3 = Sava Ganovski

| successor3 = Vladimir Bonev

| birth_date = {{birth date|1898|04|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Varbeni, Manastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
{{small|(today Itea, Greece)}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|1975|01|14|1898|04|14|df=y}}

| death_place = Sofia, Bulgarian People's Republic

| party = Bulgarian Agrarian National Union

| spouse =

| children =

| profession = Politician

| alma_mater =

| native_name = {{Nobold|Георги Трайков}}

| native_name_lang = bg

| caption = Traykov in 1923

}}

Georgi Traykov Girovski, also known as Georgi Traykov ({{langx|bg|Георги Трайков Гировски}}, 14 April 1898 – 14 January 1975), was a Bulgarian politician and the longtime leader of Bulgarian Agrarian National Union. Traykov became leader of the Agrarian Union in December 1947, a year after the Bulgarian Communist Party rose to power. He quickly dismissed officials not affiliated with the Bulgarian Communist Party, helping to make the party a loyal partner of the Communists.{{Cite book|url=http://www.archives.government.bg/guides/12_P_BKP2.pdf|title=Guide to the memoirs of the Bulgarian Communist Party, stored in the Central State Archives. Archival reference books, volume 6|publisher=Main Department of Archives at the Council of Ministers. Central State Archives|year=2003|location=Sofia}}

On 23 April 1964 he became the nominal head of state and Chairman of the Presidium of the National Assembly of Bulgaria, following the death of Dimitar Ganev. He remained head of state until 7 July 1971, when the leader of the communist party, Todor Zhivkov, took that position as the Chairman of the State Council. Nearly a year later, In April 1972, Traykov also gave up his position as chairman of the national assembly. In July 1972 Traykov was appointed First Deputy Chairman of the State Council and held this post until November 1974.{{Cite book|last=Kumanov|first=Milen|title=Political parties, organizations and movements in Bulgaria and their leaders 1879 - 1949|publisher=Prosveta|year=1991|location=Sofia}}

Traykov won a Lenin Peace Prize in 1962. Traykov died on 14 January 1975, aged 76.