Date formed 24 July 2001 | Date dissolved 17 August 2005 | |
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Head of government Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Deputy head of government See list
Nikolai Vasilev (Economy)
Lydia Shuleva (Labour and Social Policy)
Kostadin Paskalev (2001-2002) (Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works)
Plamen Panaiotov (2002-2005) Head of state Petar Stoyanov (2001- 22 January 2002)
Georgi Parvanov (22 January 2002 - 2005) Member parties National Movement Simeon II
Movement for Rights and Freedoms
New Time (2005) | ||
The eighty-fifth cabinet of Bulgaria also known as the Tsar's cabinet ruled from July 24, 2001 to August 17, 2005. Although the National Movement Simeon II won half the seats in the 2001 parliamentary election, and therefore could have probably governed alone, a cabinet was formed as a coalition between the winners and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (141 seats out of 240). Although not formally in a coalition with the Tsar's party, the Bulgarian Socialist Party held two cabinet posts. Their members sat as independents.
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Original Composition
Note: the two independents are functionaries of the Bulgarian Socialist Party.Changes on December 22, 2001
The government agency on Energy and Energy Resources is transformed into a ministry. Milko Kovachev (NDSV) is appointed its minister.
Changes on May 29, 2002
Bulgaria's Chief Negotiator with the European Union, Meglena Kuneva, is given a cabinet post: the Ministry of European Affairs.
Changes on October 11, 2002
The government agency on Youth and Sport is transformed into a ministry. Vasil Ivanov-Luchano (NDSV) is appointed its minister.
Changes on December 18, 2002
Kostadin Paskalev is removed from cabinet. Valentin Tserovski succeeds him as Minister of Regional Development and Public Works only (he does not become deputy Prime Minister).
Changes on July 17, 2003
On July 17 parliament approved a major cabinet reshuffle. The move was to "optimiz[e] the government's work" according to foreign minister Solomon Passy. The move was announced against the backdrop of sliding approval ratings.
Changes on February 23, 2005
On March 10, 2004 eleven MPs from the NDSV left to form a new political party: New Time. This left the NDSV with a minority. To fix the problem the NDSV-DPS coalition signed an agreement with New Time to keep the government in power until the elections in June. As part of the deal Miroslav Sevlievski (New Time) became Minister of Energy and Energy Resources.