Vice President of Bulgaria

Vice President of of the Republic of Bulgaria
Вицепрезидент на България (Bulgarian) Viceprezident na Bǎlgarija (Bulgarian Latin)
Lesser Coat of Arms of Bulgaria
Incumbent Iliana Iotova since 22 January 2017
Style	Her Excellency
Residence	Bojana Residence, Sofija
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Formation	1 August 1990
First holder	Atanas Semerdžiev

Politics of Bulgaria
Constitution 1879 1947 1971 1991
Presidency President (list) Rumen Radev Vice President Iliana Iotova
Executive Legislative Government Prime Minister (list) Nikolay Denkov National Assembly Speaker: Rosen Zhelyazkov
Law Judiciary Nationality law Human rights Courts Constitutional Court Supreme Administrative Court Supreme Court of Cassation Office of the General Prosecutor
Major political parties PP GERB DPS Bulgarian Socialist Party Democratic Bulgaria Revival Bulgarian Rise
Recent elections Presidential: 2011 2016 2021 Parliamentary: 2022 2023 2024 European: 2014 2019 2024
Administrative divisions Provinces (oblasti) Municipalities (obshtini)
Foreign relations 2007 EU enlargement Kristalina Georgieva Politics of the European Union
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The vice president of the Republic of Bulgaria is a position, established by the Constitution of Bulgaria, and the only active vice presidential office in the European Union (EU).^{[Note 1]}

The vice president is elected by popular vote, alongside the president. Candidates for president and vice president run on their party ticket and are prohibited from serving in any other post upon election.

According to the constitution, the vice president shall be the principal assistant to the president in his/her official duties.^[1]

In 1971–1990, the Chairmen of the State Council — Todor Zhivkov (1971–1989) and Petar Mladenov (1989–1990) — were the heads of state of Bulgaria. The First Deputy Chairmen of the State Council were deputy heads of state. The State Council was abolished on April 3, 1990.

Below is a list of the first deputy chairmen of the State Council and vice presidents of the Republic of Bulgaria:

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