List of first deputy chairmen of the State Council of Bulgaria

The following is a list of first deputy chairmen of the State Council of Bulgaria.

In the 1971–1990 period, 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.

First Deputy ChairmanTerm of officePolitical partyChairman# PortraitName Took office Left office Duration1 Krastyu TrichkovКръстю Тричков(1923–2008) 8 July 1971 27 July 1972 Bulgarian Communist Party Todor Zhivkov2 Georgi TraykovГеорги Трайков(1898–1975)Radio Free Europe Research. Survey of East European Developments October–December 1974 27 July 1972 1 November 1974 Bulgarian Agrarian National Union Todor Zhivkov3 Petur TanchevПетър Танчев(1920–1992)Radio Free Europe Research. Survey of East European Developments October–December 1974Radio Free Europe Research. Weekly Record of Events in Eastern Europe. 30 November to 6 December 1989 1 November 1974 14 December 1989 Bulgarian Agrarian National Union Todor ZhivkovPetar Mladenov4 Angel DimitrovАнгел Димитров(1927–2005)Radio Free Europe Research. Weekly Record of Events in Eastern Europe. 30 November to 6 December 1989 14 December 1989 3 April 1990 Bulgarian Agrarian National Union Petar Mladenov

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See also Vice President of Bulgaria