Sakskoburggotski Government

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 in a coalition with the Tsar's party, the Bulgarian Socialist Party held two cabinet posts. Their members sat as independents.

Sakskoburggotski Government

85 Cabinet of Bulgaria
Date formed24 July 2001
Date dissolved17 August 2005
People and organisations
Head of statePetar Stoyanov (2001- 22 January 2002)
Georgi Parvanov (22 January 2002 - 2005)
Head of governmentSimeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Deputy head of government
Member partiesNational Movement Simeon II
Movement for Rights and Freedoms
New Time (2005)
Status in legislatureCoalition Government
History
Election(s)2001
Legislature term(s)39th National Assembly
Outgoing formationElectoral Defeat (2005)
PredecessorKostov Government
SuccessorStanishev Government

Cabinet

Original Composition
MinistryMinisterParty
Prime MinisterSimeon Saxe-Coburg-GothaNDSV
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of EconomyNikolay VasilevNDSV
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour and Social PolicyLydia ShulevaNDSV
Deputy Ministry and Minister of Regional Development and Public WorksKostadin PaskalevIndependent
Minister of Foreign AffairsSolomon PassyNDSV
Minister of InteriorGeorgi PetkanovNDSV
Minister of Education and ScienceVladimir AtanasovNDSV
Minister of FinanceMilen VeltchevNDSV
Minister of JusticeAnton StankovNDSV
Minister of DefenceNikolay SvinarovNDSV
Minister of Agriculture and ForestryMekhmed DikmeDPS
Minister of Transport and CommunicationsPlamen PetrovNDSV
Minister of Public AdministrationDimitar KalchevIndependent
Minister of Environment and WaterDolores ArsenovaNDSV
Minister Without Portfolio
(In charge of emergency situations)[1]		Nezhdet MollovDPS
Minister of HealthBozhidar FinkovNDSV
Minister of CultureBozhidar AbrashevNDSV
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.[2] The move was announced against the backdrop of sliding approval ratings.

  • Plamen Panaiotov (NDSV) is appointed deputy Prime Minister in charge of euro integration.[2]
  • Plamen Petrov is dismissed from cabinet.
  • Nikolai Vasilev, keeping his position as deputy PM, moves to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications.
  • Lydia Shuleva, also retaining her position as deputy PM, moves to the Ministry of Economy.
  • Hristina Hristova (NDSV), former deputy, takes the head of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy.
  • Bozhidar Finkov and Vladimir Atanasov are dismissed from their cabinet posts (Health and Education) for failing to live up to the people's expectations. They are replaced by their deputies Slavcho Bogoev (NDSV) and Igor Damyanov (NDSV) respectively.[3]
  • Filiz Khyusmenova (DPS) is appointed Minister without Portfolio, replacing Nezhdet Mollov.[3]

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.

  • Lidia Shuleva is removed from cabinet so Milko Kovachev, formerly Minister of Energy and Energy Resources, can succeed her as Minister of Economy.[4]
  • Mekhmed Dikme is dismissed from his post as Agriculture Minister and succeeded by his deputy Nihat Kabil (DPS).[4]
  • Bozhidar Abrashev is dismissed from his post as Minister of Culture. The government agency on tourism is added to the ministry; and the portfolio is taken up by Nina Chilova (NDSV).[4]
gollark: Which they apparently aren't.
gollark: You aren't going to be able to convince *anyone here* that any amount of restrictions and religious stuff are a *good* thing, the best you could do is to convince people that they are *minimally annoying*.
gollark: YET.
gollark: They EXIST, though.
gollark: It's kind of funnily hypocritical, though?

See also
  • History of Bulgaria since 1989

References
  1. "AGREEMENT ON COALITION GOVERNMENT SIGNED". Novinite.com. Sofia News Agency. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  2. "FM: Cabinet Reshuffle to Optimize Work". Novinite.com. Sofia News Agency. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  3. "Parliament Votes Proposed Changes in Bulgarian Cabinet Today". Novinite.com. Sofia News Agency. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  4. "Three Bulgarian Ministers Sacked, New Department Set up". Novinite.com. Sofia News Agency. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
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