The vice president of the Republic of Bulgaria is a position, established by the

Constitution of Bulgaria The Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria ( bg, Конституция на Република България, ''Konstitutsia na Republika Bǎlgariya'') is the supreme and basic law of the Republic of Bulgaria. The current constitution was ...

, and the only active vice presidential office in the

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(EU).Another EU member state,

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...

, also has a post of

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, although since 1974 that post has remained vacant. The vice president is elected in a popular vote, along with the

president President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

. 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 principal assistant to the president in his/her official duties. In the 1971–1990 period, the Chairmen of the State Council —

Todor Zhivkov Todor Hristov Zhivkov ( bg, Тодор Христов Живков ; 7 September 1911 – 5 August 1998) was a Bulgarian communist statesman who served as the ''de facto'' leader of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (PRB) from 1954 until 1989 ...

(1971–1989) and

Petar Mladenov Petar Toshev Mladenov ( bg, Петър Тошев Младенов; 22 August 1936 – 31 May 2000) was a Bulgarian communist diplomat and politician. He was the last leader of the Bulgarian People's Republic from 1989 to 1990, and briefly the ...

(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 First Deputy Chairmen of the State Council and Vice-Presidents of the Republic of Bulgaria:

First deputy chairmen of the State Council of Bulgaria, 1971–1990

Vice President, 1990–present

Elected by parliament, 1990–1992

The following vice presidents were elected by the parliament.

Directly elected, 1992–present

The following vice-presidents were elected by the people.

Living former deputy heads of state

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Krastyu Trichkov Krastyu Sergeyev Trichkov ( bg, Кръстю Сергеев Тричков; born 12 April 1923) was a Bulgarian politician from the Bulgarian Communist Party. He served as the first first deputy chairman of the State Council. Biography Trichk ...

’s status is unknown- but he’s in the possibly ‘’living’’ people category and as of September 13 2022, he was alive.

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Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

1990 establishments in Bulgaria

First deputy chairmen of the State Council of Bulgaria, 1971–1990

Vice President, 1990–present

Elected by parliament, 1990–1992

Directly elected, 1992–present

Living former deputy heads of state

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