The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria () is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a member of the Government of Bulgaria. The current officeholder is Velislava Petrova-Chamova.
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. 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 No. Name Portrait Took office Left office Political party Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Religious Denominations (1879–1947) 1 Marko Balabanov 17 July 1879 6 December 1879 Conservative Party 2 Grigor Nachovich 6 December 1879 7 April 1880 Conservative Party 3 Dragan Tsankov 7 April 1880 10 December 1880 Liberal Party 4Nikola Stoichev 10 December 1880 9 May 1881 Liberal Party 9 May 1881 13 July 1881 Conservative Party 5 Konstantin Stoilov 13 July 1881 11 August 1881 Conservative Party 6 Georgi Valkovich 11 August 1881 26 January 1883 Conservative Party (5) Konstantin Stoilov 26 January 1883 15 March 1883 Conservative Party 7 Kiryak Tsankov 15 March 1883 19 September 1883 Independent (1) Marko Balabanov 19 September 1883 11 July 1884 Progressive Liberal Party 8 Iliya Tsanov 11 July 1884 21 August 1886 Liberal Party 9 Hristo Stoyanov 21 August 1886 24 August 1886 Independent (5) Konstantin Stoilov 24 August 1886 28 August 1886 Conservative Party (2) Grigor Nachovich 28 August 1886 1 September 1887 Conservative Party 10 Georgi Stranski 1 September 1887 16 June 1890 People's Liberal Party 11 Stefan Stambolov 16 June 1890 14 November 1890 People's Liberal Party 12 Dimitar Grekov 14 November 1890 31 May 1894 People's Liberal Party (2) Grigor Nachovich 31 May 1894 22 February 1896 People's Party (5) Konstantin Stoilov 22 February 1896 30 January 1899 People's Party (12) Dimitar Grekov 30 January 1899 13 October 1899 People's Liberal Party 13 Todor Ivanchov 13 October 1899 10 December 1900 Liberal Party (Radoslavists) 14 Dimitar Tonchev 10 December 1900 21 January 1901 Liberal Party (Radoslavists) 15 Racho Petrov 21 January 1901 4 March 1901 Independent 16 Stoyan Danev 4 March 1901 18 May 1903 Progressive Liberal Party (15) Racho Petrov 18 May 1903 4 November 1906 Independent 17 Dimitar Stanchov 4 November 1906 29 January 1908 Independent 18 Stefan Paprikov 29 January 1908 18 September 1910 Democratic Party 19 Aleksandar Malinov 18 September 1910 29 March 1911 Democratic Party 20 Ivan Evstratiev Geshov 29 March 1911 14 June 1913 People's Party (16) Stoyan Danev 14 June 1913 17 July 1913 Progressive Liberal Party 21 Nikola Genadiev 17 July 1913 30 December 1913 People's Liberal Party 22 Vasil Radoslavov 30 December 1913 21 June 1918 Liberal Party (Radoslavists) (19) Aleksandar Malinov 21 June 1918 17 October 1918 Democratic Party 23 Teodor Teodorov 17 October 1918 6 October 1919 People's Party 24 Mihail Madzharov 6 October 1919 16 April 1920 People's Party 25 Aleksandar Stamboliyski 16 April 1920 9 June 1923 Bulgarian Agrarian National Union 26 Aleksandar Tsankov 9 June 1923 10 June 1923 Democratic Alliance 27 Hristo Kalfov 10 June 1923 4 January 1926 Democratic Alliance 28 Atanas Burov 4 January 1926 29 June 1931 Democratic Alliance (19) Aleksandar Malinov 29 June 1931 29 October 1931 Democratic Party 29 Nikola Mushanov 29 October 1931 19 May 1934 Democratic Party 30 Kimon Georgiev 19 May 1934 23 May 1934 Zveno 31 Konstantin Batolov 23 May 1934 21 April 1935 Independent 32 Georgi Kyoseivanov 21 April 1935 15 February 1940 Independent 33 Ivan Popov 15 February 1940 11 April 1942 Independent 34 Bogdan Filov 11 April 1942 14 September 1943 Independent 35 Sava Kirov 14 September 1943 14 October 1943 Independent 36 Dimitar Shishmanov 14 October 1943 1 June 1944 Independent 37 Ivan Bagryanov 1 June 1944 12 June 1944 Independent 38 Parvan Draganov 12 June 1944 2 September 1944 Independent 39 Konstantin Muraviev 2 September 1944 9 September 1944 Bulgarian Agrarian National Union 40 Petko Staynov 9 September 1944 31 March 1946 Independent 41 Georgi Kulishev 31 March 1946 22 November 1946 Independent (30) Kimon Georgiev 22 November 1946 11 December 1947 Zveno Ministers of Foreign Affairs (1947–present) 42 Vasil Kolarov 11 December 1947 6 August 1949 Bulgarian Communist Party 43 Vladimir Poptomov 6 August 1949 27 May 1950 Bulgarian Communist Party 44 Mincho Neychev 27 May 1950 11 August 1956 Bulgarian Communist Party 45 Karlo Lukanov 11 August 1956 27 November 1962 Bulgarian Communist Party 46 Ivan Hristov Bashev 27 November 1962 13 December 1971 Bulgarian Communist Party 47 Petar Mladenov 13 December 1971 17 November 1989 Bulgarian Communist Party 48 Boyko Dimitrov 17 November 1989 22 September 1990 Bulgarian Communist Party 49 Lyuben Gotsev 22 September 1990 20 December 1990 Bulgarian Socialist Party 50 Viktor Valkov 20 December 1990 8 November 1991 Bulgarian Agrarian National Union 51 Stoyan Ganev 8 November 1991 30 December 1992 Union of Democratic Forces 52 Lyuben Berov 30 December 1992 23 June 1993 Independent 53 Stanislav Daskalov 23 June 1993 17 October 1994 Independent 54 Ivan Stanchov 17 October 1994 26 January 1995 Independent 55 Georgi Pirinski Jr. 26 January 1995 14 November 1996 Bulgarian Socialist Party (–) Irina Bokova 14 November 1996 12 February 1997 Bulgarian Socialist Party 56 Stoyan Stalev 12 February 1997 21 May 1997 Independent 57 Nadezhda Mihaylova 21 May 1997 24 July 2001 Union of Democratic Forces 58 Solomon Passy 24 July 2001 17 August 2005 National Movement Simeon II 59 Ivaylo Kalfin 17 August 2005 27 July 2009 Bulgarian Socialist Party 60 Rumiana Jeleva 27 July 2009 27 January 2010 GERB 61 Nickolay Mladenov 27 January 2010 13 March 2013 GERB 62 Marin Raykov 13 March 2013 29 May 2013 Independent 63 Kristian Vigenin 29 May 2013 6 August 2014 Bulgarian Socialist Party 64 Daniel Mitov 6 August 2014 27 January 2017 Independent 65 Radi Naydenov 27 January 2017 4 May 2017 Independent 66 Ekaterina Zaharieva 4 May 2017 12 May 2021 GERB 67 Svetlan Stoev 12 May 2021 13 December 2021 Independent 68 Teodora Genchovska 13 December 2021 2 August 2022 There Are Such People 69 Nikolay Milkov 2 August 2022 3 May 2023 Independent 70 Ivan Kondov 3 May 2023 6 June 2023 Independent 71 Mariya Gabriel 6 June 2023 9 April 2024 GERB 72 Stefan Dimitrov 9 April 2024 22 April 2024 Independent 73 Dimitar Glavchev 22 April 2024 27 August 2024 Independent (70) Ivan Kondov 27 August 2024 16 January 2025 Independent 74Georg Georgiev 16 January 2025 19 February 2026 GERB (57) Nadezhda Neynsky 19 February 2026 8 May 2026 Independent 75 Velislava Petrova-Chamova 8 May 2026 Incumbent Progressive Bulgaria
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