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Minister of Foreign Affairs (Bulgaria)

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}

{{Short description|Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria}}

{{Infobox political post

| post =Minister of Foreign Affairs

| native_name = {{Nobold|Министър на външните работи}}

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| department = Ministry of Foreign Affairs

| image = {{CSS image crop|Image=Larry Koroloff presented with the Golden Laurel Branch 2.jpg|bSize=1300|cWidth=200|cHeight=250|oTop=120|oLeft=610|Location=center}}

| incumbent = Georg Georgiev

| incumbentsince = 16 January 2025

| formation = 17 July 1879

| first = Marko Balabanov

| last =

| website = [https://www.mfa.bg/en/ministry/structure/minister mfa.bg/minister]

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria ({{langx|bg|Министър на външните работи}}) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a member of the Government of Bulgaria. The current officeholder is Georg Georgiev.{{Cite web |url=https://www.mfa.bg/en/ministry/structure/minister |title=Minister |website=Official Site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria |access-date=31 May 2024|language=en}}

Functions

In accordance with the Regulations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the minister directs, coordinates and controls the implementation of the state policy of Bulgaria in its relations with other countries, ensuring the maintenance and development of foreign policy dialogue, security policy and bilateral, regional and multilateral cooperation.{{Cite web |url=https://iisda.government.bg/ras/governing_bodies/governing_body/4025 |title=Minister of Foreign Affairs |website=Official Site of the Government of Bulgaria |access-date=31 May 2024}} The minister carries his/her duties by interacting with the state institutions in the implementation of their powers in the field of foreign policy and their international responsibilities; coordinating and participating in the preparation and conducting of the visits of state officials and government delegations at the highest level in Bulgaria and abroad; coordinating the international cooperation carried out by other ministers and heads of departments; proposing drafts of normative acts to the Council of Ministers, etc.

List of ministers

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
No.

! Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! Portrait

! Took office

! Left office

! Political party

colspan="6"| Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Religious Denominations (1879–1947)
style="background:{{party color|Conservative Party (Bulgaria)}}; color:white;"| 1

| Marko Balabanov
{{small|(1837–1921)}} || 60px || 17 July 1879 || 6 December 1879 || Conservative Party

style="background:{{party color|Conservative Party (Bulgaria)}}; color:white;"| 2

| Grigor Nachovich
{{small|(1845–1920)}} || 60px || 6 December 1879 || 7 April 1880 || Conservative Party

style="background:{{party color|Liberal Party (Bulgaria)}}; color:black;"| 3

| Dragan Tsankov
{{small|(1828–1911)}} || 60px || 7 April 1880 || 10 December 1880 || Liberal Party

style="background:{{party color|Liberal Party (Bulgaria)}}; color:black;"| 4

| rowspan="2"|Nikola Stoichev
{{small|(1845–1898)}} || rowspan="2"|60px || 10 December 1880 || 9 May 1881 || Liberal Party

style="background:{{party color|Conservative Party (Bulgaria)}}; color:white;"|

| 9 May 1881 || 13 July 1881 || Conservative Party

style="background:{{party color|Conservative Party (Bulgaria)}}; color:white;"| 5

| Konstantin Stoilov
{{small|(1853–1901)}} || 60px || 13 July 1881 || 11 August 1881 || Conservative Party

style="background:{{party color|Conservative Party (Bulgaria)}}; color:white;"| 6

| Georgi Valkovich
{{small|(1833–1892)}} || 60px || 11 August 1881 || 26 January 1883 || Conservative Party

style="background:{{party color|Conservative Party (Bulgaria)}}; color:white;"| (5)

| Konstantin Stoilov
{{small|(1853–1901)
(2nd time)}} || 60px || 26 January 1883 || 15 March 1883 || Conservative Party

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 7

| Kiryak Tsankov
{{small|(1847–1903)}} || 60px || 15 March 1883 || 19 September 1883 || Independent

style="background:{{party color|Progressive Liberal Party (Bulgaria)}}; color:white;"| (1)

| Marko Balabanov
{{small|(1837–1921)
(2nd time)}} || 60px || 19 September 1883 || 11 July 1884 || Progressive Liberal Party

style="background:{{party color|Liberal Party (Bulgaria)}}; color:black;"| 8

| Iliya Tsanov
{{small|(1835–1901)}} || 60px || 11 July 1884 || 21 August 1886 || Liberal Party

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 9

| Hristo Stoyanov
{{small|(1842/1845–1895)}} || 60px || 21 August 1886 || 24 August 1886 || Independent

style="background:{{party color|Conservative Party (Bulgaria)}}; color:white;"| (5)

| Konstantin Stoilov
{{small|(1853–1901)
(3rd time)}} || 60px || 24 August 1886 || 28 August 1886 || Conservative Party

style="background:{{party color|Conservative Party (Bulgaria)}}; color:white;"| (2)

| Grigor Nachovich
{{small|(1845–1920)
(2nd time)}} || 60px || 28 August 1886 || 1 September 1887 || Conservative Party

style="background:{{party color|People's Liberal Party}}; color:white;"| 10

| Georgi Stranski
{{small|(1847–1904)}} || 60px || 1 September 1887 || 16 June 1890 || People's Liberal Party

style="background:{{party color|People's Liberal Party}}; color:white;"| 11

| Stefan Stambolov
{{small|(1854–1895)}} || 60px || 16 June 1890 || 14 November 1890 || People's Liberal Party

style="background:{{party color|People's Liberal Party}}; color:white;"| 12

| Dimitar Grekov
{{small|(1847–1901)}} || 60px || 14 November 1890 || 31 May 1894 || People's Liberal Party

style="background:{{party color|People's Party (Bulgaria)}}; color:white;"| (2)

| Grigor Nachovich
{{small|(1845–1920)
(3rd time)}} || 60px || 31 May 1894 || 22 February 1896 || People's Party

style="background:{{party color|People's Party (Bulgaria)}}; color:white;"| (5)

| Konstantin Stoilov
{{small|(1853–1901)
(4th time)}} || 60px || 22 February 1896 || 30 January 1899 || People's Party

style="background:{{party color|People's Liberal Party}}; color:white;"| (12)

| Dimitar Grekov
{{small|(1847–1901)
(2nd time)}} || 60px || 30 January 1899 || 13 October 1899 || People's Liberal Party

style="background:{{party color|Liberal Party (Radoslavists)}}; color:white;"| 13

| Todor Ivanchov
{{small|(1858–1906)}} || 60px || 13 October 1899 || 10 December 1900 || Liberal Party (Radoslavists)

style="background:{{party color|Liberal Party (Radoslavists)}}; color:white;"| 14

| Dimitar Tonchev
{{small|(1858–1906)}} || 60px || 10 December 1900 || 21 January 1901 || Liberal Party (Radoslavists)

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 15

| Racho Petrov
{{small|(1861–1942)}} || 60px || 21 January 1901 || 4 March 1901 || Independent

style="background:{{party color|Progressive Liberal Party (Bulgaria)}}; color:white;"| 16

| Stoyan Danev
{{small|(1858–1949)}} || 60px || 4 March 1901 || 18 May 1903 || Progressive Liberal Party

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| (15)

| Racho Petrov
{{small|(1861–1942)
(2nd time)}} || 60px || 18 May 1903 || 4 November 1906 || Independent

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 17

| Dimitar Stanchov
{{small|(1863–1940)}} || 60px || 4 November 1906 || 29 January 1908 || Independent

style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (Bulgaria)}}; color:black;"| 18

| Stefan Paprikov
{{small|(1858–1920)}} || 60px || 29 January 1908 || 18 September 1910 || Democratic Party

style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (Bulgaria)}}; color:black;"| 19

| Aleksandar Malinov
{{small|(1867–1938)}} || 60px || 18 September 1910 || 29 March 1911 || Democratic Party

style="background:{{party color|People's Party (Bulgaria)}}; color:white;"| 20

| Ivan Evstratiev Geshov
{{small|(1849–1924)}} || 60px || 29 March 1911 || 14 June 1913 || People's Party

style="background:{{party color|Progressive Liberal Party (Bulgaria)}}; color:white;"| (16)

| Stoyan Danev
{{small|(1858–1949)
(2nd time)}} || 60px || 14 June 1913 || 17 July 1913 || Progressive Liberal Party

style="background:{{party color|People's Liberal Party}}; color:white;"| 21

| Nikola Genadiev
{{small|(1868–1923)}} || 60px || 17 July 1913 || 30 December 1913 || People's Liberal Party

style="background:{{party color|Liberal Party (Radoslavists)}}; color:white;"| 22

| Vasil Radoslavov
{{small|(1854–1929)}} || 60px || 30 December 1913 || 21 June 1918 || Liberal Party (Radoslavists)

style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (Bulgaria)}}; color:black;"| (19)

| Aleksandar Malinov
{{small|(1867–1938)
(2nd time)}} || 60px || 21 June 1918 || 17 October 1918 || Democratic Party

style="background:{{party color|People's Party (Bulgaria)}}; color:white;"| 23

| Teodor Teodorov
{{small|(1859–1924)}} || 60px || 17 October 1918 || 6 October 1919 || People's Party

style="background:{{party color|People's Party (Bulgaria)}}; color:white;"| 24

| Mihail Madzarov
{{small|(1854–1944)}} || 60px || 6 October 1919 || 16 April 1920 || People's Party

style="background:{{party color|Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union}}; color:black;"| 25

| Aleksandar Stamboliyski
{{small|(1879–1923)}} || 60px || 16 April 1920 || 9 June 1923 || Bulgarian Agrarian National Union

style="background:{{party color|Democratic Alliance (Bulgaria)}}; color:white;"| 26

| Aleksandar Tsankov
{{small|(1879–1959)}} || 60px || 9 June 1923 || 10 June 1923 || Democratic Alliance

style="background:{{party color|Democratic Alliance (Bulgaria)}}; color:white;"| 27

| Hristo Kalfov
{{small|(1883–1945)}} || 60px || 10 June 1923 || 4 January 1926 || Democratic Alliance

style="background:{{party color|Democratic Alliance (Bulgaria)}}; color:white;"| 28

| Atanas Burov
{{small|(1875–1954)}} || 60px || 4 January 1926 || 29 June 1931 || Democratic Alliance

style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (Bulgaria)}}; color:black;"| (19)

| Aleksandar Malinov
{{small|(1867–1938)
(3rd time)}} || 60px || 29 June 1931 || 29 October 1931 || Democratic Party

style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (Bulgaria)}}; color:black;"| 29

| Nikola Mushanov
{{small|(1872–1951)}} || 60px || 29 October 1931 || 19 May 1934 || Democratic Party

style="background:{{party color|Zveno}}; color:white;"| 30

| Kimon Georgiev
{{small|(1882–1969)}} || 60px || 19 May 1934 || 23 May 1934 || Zveno

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 31

| Konstantin Batolov
{{small|(1878–1938)}} || 60px || 23 May 1934 || 21 April 1935 || Independent

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 32

| Georgi Kyoseivanov
{{small|(1884–1960)}} || 60px || 21 April 1935 || 15 February 1940 || Independent

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 33

| Ivan Popov
{{small|(1890–1944)}} || 60px || 15 February 1940 || 11 April 1942 || Independent

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 34

| Bogdan Filov
{{small|(1883–1945)}} || 60px || 11 April 1942 || 14 September 1943 || Independent

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 35

| Sava Kirov
{{small|(1893–1972)}} || 60px || 14 September 1943 || 14 October 1943 || Independent

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 36

| Dimitar Shishmanov
{{small|(1889–1945)}} || 60px || 14 October 1943 || 1 June 1944 || Independent

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 37

| Ivan Ivanov Bagryanov
{{small|(1891–1945)}} || 60px || 1 June 1944 || 12 June 1944 || Independent

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 38

| Pervan Draganov
{{small|(1890–1945)}} || 60px || 12 June 1944 || 2 September 1944 || Independent

style="background:{{party color|Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union}}; color:black;"| 39

| Konstantin Muraviev
{{small|(1893–1965)}} || 60px || 2 September 1944 || 9 September 1944 || Bulgarian Agrarian National Union

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 40

| Petko Staynov
{{small|(1890–1972)}} || 60px || 9 September 1944 || 31 March 1946 || Independent

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 41

| Georgi Kulishev
{{small|(1885–1974)}} || 60px || 31 March 1946 || 22 November 1946 || Independent

style="background:{{party color|Zveno}}; color:white;"| (30)

| Kimon Georgiev
{{small|(1882–1969)
(2nd time)}} || 60px || 22 November 1946 || 11 December 1947 || Zveno

colspan="6"| Ministers of Foreign Affairs (1947–present)
style="background:{{party color|Bulgarian Communist Party}}; color:white;"| 42

| Vasil Kolarov
{{small|(1877–1950)}} || 60px || 11 December 1947 || 6 August 1949 || Bulgarian Communist Party

style="background:{{party color|Bulgarian Communist Party}}; color:white;"| 43

| Vladimir Poptomov
{{small|(1890–1952)}} || 60px || 6 August 1949 || 27 May 1950 || Bulgarian Communist Party

style="background:{{party color|Bulgarian Communist Party}}; color:white;"| 44

| Mincho Neychev
{{small|(1887–1956)}} || 60px || 27 May 1950 || 11 August 1956 || Bulgarian Communist Party

style="background:{{party color|Bulgarian Communist Party}}; color:white;"| 45

| Karlo Lukanov
{{small|(1897–1982)}} || 60px || 11 August 1956 || 27 November 1962 || Bulgarian Communist Party

style="background:{{party color|Bulgarian Communist Party}}; color:white;"| 46

| Ivan Hristov Bashev
{{small|(1916–1971)}} || 60px || 27 November 1962 || 13 December 1971 || Bulgarian Communist Party

style="background:{{party color|Bulgarian Communist Party}}; color:white;"| 47

| Petar Mladenov
{{small|(1936–2000)}} || 60px || 13 December 1971 || 17 November 1989 || Bulgarian Communist Party

style="background:{{party color|Bulgarian Communist Party}}; color:white;"| 48

| Boyko Dimitrov
{{small|(1941–2025)}} || 60px || 17 November 1989 || 22 September 1990 || Bulgarian Communist Party

style="background:{{party color|Bulgarian Socialist Party}}; color:white;"| 49

| Lyuben Gotsev
{{small|(1930–2020)}} || 60px || 22 September 1990 || 20 December 1990 || Bulgarian Socialist Party

style="background:{{party color|Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union}}; color:white;"| 50

| Viktor Valkov
{{small|(born 1936)}} || 60px || 20 December 1990 || 8 November 1991 || Bulgarian Agrarian
National Union

style="background:{{party color|Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria)}}; color:white;"| 51

| Stoyan Ganev
{{small|(1955–2013)}} || 60px || 8 November 1991 || 30 December 1992 || Union of Democratic Forces

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 52

| Lyuben Berov
{{small|(1925–2006)}} || 60px || 30 December 1992 || 23 June 1993 || Independent

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 53

| Stanislav Daskalov
{{small|(born 1952)}} || 60px || 23 June 1993 || 17 October 1994 || Independent

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 54

| Ivan Stanchov
{{small|(1929–2021)}} || 60px || 17 October 1994 || 26 January 1995 || Independent

style="background:{{party color|Bulgarian Socialist Party}}; color:white;"| 55

| Georgi Pirinski Jr.
{{small|(born 1948)}} || 60px || 26 January 1995 || 14 November 1996 || Bulgarian Socialist Party

style="background:{{party color|Bulgarian Socialist Party}}; color:white;"| (–)

| Irina Bokova
{{small|(born 1952)
(acting)}} || 60px || 14 November 1996 || 12 February 1997 || Bulgarian Socialist Party

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 56

| Stoyan Stalev
{{small|(born 1952)}} || 60px || 12 February 1997 || 21 May 1997 || Independent

style="background:{{party color|Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria)}}; color:white;"| 57

| Nadezhda Mihaylova
{{small|(born 1962)}} || 60px || 21 May 1997 || 24 July 2001 || Union of Democratic Forces

style="background:{{party color|National Movement for Stability and Progress}}; color:black;"| 58

| Solomon Passy
{{small|(born 1956)}} || 60px || 24 July 2001 || 17 August 2005 || National Movement Simeon II

style="background:{{party color|Bulgarian Socialist Party}}; color:white;"| 59

| Ivaylo Kalfin
{{small|(born 1964)}} || 60px || 17 August 2005 || 27 July 2009 || Bulgarian Socialist Party

style="background:{{party color|GERB}}; color:white;"| 60

| Rumiana Jeleva
{{small|(born 1969)}} || 60px || 27 July 2009 || 27 January 2010 || GERB

style="background:{{party color|GERB}}; color:white;"| 61

| Nickolay Mladenov
{{small|(born 1972)}} || 60px || 27 January 2010 || 13 March 2013 || GERB

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 62

| Marin Raykov
{{small|(born 1960)}} || 60px || 13 March 2013 || 29 May 2013 || Independent

style="background:{{party color|Bulgarian Socialist Party}}; color:white;"| 63

| Kristian Vigenin
{{small|(born 1975)}} || 60px || 29 May 2013 || 6 August 2014 || Bulgarian Socialist Party

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 64

| Daniel Mitov
{{small|(born 1977)}} || 60px || 6 August 2014 || 27 January 2017 || Independent

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 65

| Radi Naydenov
{{small|(born 1962)}} || 60px || 27 January 2017 || 4 May 2017 || Independent

style="background:{{party color|GERB}}; color:white;"| 66

| Ekaterina Zaharieva
{{small|(born 1975)}} || 60px || 4 May 2017 || 12 May 2021 || GERB

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 67

| Svetlan Stoev
{{small|(born 1962)}} || 60px || 12 May 2021 || 13 December 2021 || Independent

style="background:{{party color|There Are Such People}}; color:white;"| 68

| Teodora Genchovska
{{small|(born 1971)}} || 60px || 13 December 2021 || 2 August 2022 || There Are Such People

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 69

| Nikolay Milkov
{{small|(born 1957)}} || 60px || 2 August 2022 || 3 May 2023 || Independent

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 70

| Ivan Kondov
{{small|(born 1968)}} || 60px || 3 May 2023 || 6 June 2023 || Independent

style="background:{{party color|GERB}}; color:white;"| 71

| Mariya Gabriel
{{small|(born 1979)}} || 60px || 6 June 2023 || 9 April 2024 || GERB

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 72

| Stefan Dimitrov
{{small|(born 1966)}} || 60px || 9 April 2024 || 22 April 2024 || Independent

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| 73

| Dimitar Glavchev
{{small|(born 1963)}} || 60px || 22 April 2024 || 27 August 2024|| Independent

style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; color:black;"| (70)

| Ivan Kondov
{{small|(born 1968)}} || 60px || 27 August 2024 || 16 January 2025|| Independent

style="background:{{party color|GERB}}|:blue;"| 74

|Georg Georgiev
{{small|(born 1991)}} || 60px || 16 January 2025 || incumbent || GERB

References

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External links

  • {{cite web |url= https://www.mfa.bg/en/ |title= Official Site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |language= English |accessdate=31 May 2024}}

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