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Ministry of Defence (Bulgaria)

Government ministry of Bulgaria

Ministry of Defence (Bulgaria)
Summary

Government ministry of Bulgaria

FieldValue
agency_nameMinistry of Defence of Bulgaria
nativenameМинистерство на отбраната
logoLogo of Ministry of Defense of Bulgaria.svg
logo_width100px
logo_captionMinisterial insignia
seal_width100px
pictureSzófia - 2014.10.26 (50).JPG
picture_width250px
picture_captionMinistry of Defence building in Sofia
formed1879
jurisdictionGovernment of Bulgaria
headquartersDyakon Ignatiy 3, Sofia
chief1_nameAtanas Zapryanov
chief1_positionMinister of Defence
website

The Ministry of Defence (, Ministerstvo na otbranata) of Bulgaria is the ministry charged with regulating the Bulgarian Armed Forces. The current Minister of Defence is Atanas Zapryanov.

The present building of the ministry is among the finest examples of the Bulgarian modern architecture from the middle of 20th century. It was designed by the famous Bulgarian architectural team Vasilyov-Tsolov and completed in the period 1939–45.

History

The Ministry was created in 1879. Between 1911 and 1947 it was called Ministry of War (Министерство на войната, Ministerstvo na voynata) and from 1947 to 1990 it bore the name Ministry of People's Defence (Министерство на народната отбрана, Ministerstvo na narodnata otbrana).

Structure

Political Cabinet

The political cabinet assists the Minister of Defence in formulating and developing particular decisions for carrying out governmental policy, and in representing that policy to society. It consists of the deputy ministers, the head of the Minister's office, the parliamentary secretary and the Chief of the Public Relations unit. The work of the cabinet is assisted by experts. There are currently two Deputy Ministers serving office: Ivan Ivanov and Spas Panchev.

Secretary General

Boris III]] with [[Giovanna of Savoy]]. The then name ''Министерство на войната'' (Ministry of War) can be seen above.

The Secretary General carries out the administrative leadership of the Ministry of Defence by implementing the legal orders issued by the Minister of Defence; it also leads, coordinates, and controls the functioning of the Ministry of Defence with respect to the strict observation of the laws and the sub-law acts, and reports to the Minister of Defence on the activities of the Ministry of Defence; The Secretary General:

  • leads, coordinates and controls the circulation of documentation;
  • manages the accountability and the control over the preparation of orders and guidance of the Minister of Defence;
  • guides the process on the automation of the management of the Ministry of Defence;
  • organizes and is responsible for the keeping and managing of the real estate and portable items provided to and used by the Ministry of Defence.
  • approves the expenditures necessary for managing the Ministry of Defence;
  • develops the draft of the budget of the Ministry of Defence in its part related to the means necessary for the administrative support of the activities of the Ministry of Defence;
  • keeps track of legal and appropriate spending of the financial means and materiel provided for the Ministry of Defence;
  • prepares an annual report on the status of the administrative activities in the Ministry of Defence, which he presents to the Minister of the State's Administration after the report is approved by the Minister of Defence. The Minister of Defence's job within the Secretary General is that:
  • he is responsible for the checking regime and security in the building of the Ministry of Defence;
  • he fulfils other tasks as well which are assigned to him by the Minister of Defence

Inspectorate

The Inspectorate to the Ministry of Defence provides the act of fulfilling the control functions on the part of the Minister of Defence in carrying out the state policy in the sphere of defence. The Inspectorate examines and investigates with respect to:

  • observation of the laws and of the orders issued by the Minister of Defence;
  • observation of the order and discipline in the troops;
  • management and assigning of financial means and materiel;
  • personnel management;
  • preservation of the natural environment;
  • other checks assigned to the inspectorate by the Minister of Defence. The Inspectorate is directly subordinate to the Minister of Defence and is headed by the Chief Inspector. Additionally, it studies the suggestions, signals, litigations and requests filed by physical persons or legal entities to the Minister of Defence and prepares answers to the above-mentioned. The organization of the activities of the inspectorate, the types of the checks as well as the conditions and the order of how to conduct them, are determined by the Minister of Defence.

General Administration

The general Administration of the Ministry of Defence is organized into directorates "Administrative and Financial Service" and "Financial-Economic Activities".

Specialized Administration

The specialized administration of the Ministry of Defence is organized into eleven directorates. The specialized administration assists and provides for the realization of the rights of the Minister of Defence and of the deputy ministers of defence within the framework of the rights delegated to them and the functions they are assigned.

Directorates:

  • Defence policy directorate
  • Defence planning and programming directorate
  • International cooperation directorate
  • Budget planning and management directorate
  • Personnel policy directorate
  • Financial control activities directorate
  • Procurement management directorate
  • Military infrastructure directorate
  • Armaments and equipment policy directorate
  • Legal and regulatory affairs (LRA) directorate
  • Military Standardization, Quality and Codification Directorate

Officer on Security of Information

The officer on the security of information is directly subordinate to the Minister of Defence and fulfils tasks which are assigned to him by virtue of the Law on the protection of classified information and by the sub-law acts on the enforcement of the above-mentioned law. In carrying out his functions, the officer on the security of information is assisted by a unit working on the security of the information.

Administrative Structures subordinated to the Ministry of Defence

Military information service

This functions as a service which:

  • is a legal entity supported by the budget - it is a secondary budget credit holder to the Minister of Defence; and
  • acquires, processes, analyzes, keeps and provides information in the interest of defence and the national security of the Republic of Bulgaria. This organizational structure of the service is approved by the Minister of Defence and its activities are defined by Regulations approved by the council of ministers.

Security - military police and military counterintelligence service

Its functions are as follows The basic tasks of "Security - military police and military counterintelligence" service is to maintain the order and security in the Ministry of Defence and in the Bulgarian army. Parallel to that it fulfils the following functions:

  • it provides for the protection of the Ministry of Defence and the Bulgarian army from activities of foreign special services, organizations and persons directed against the security of the Ministry of Defence and the Bulgarian army;

  • carries out activities aimed at maintaining order in the Ministry of Defence and in the Bulgarian army for the prevention, revealing and investigation of crimes committed in the Ministry of Defence and in the Bulgarian army with a view to finding out the perpetrators;

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  • provides for the controforover the observation of the rules for movement on the rceds by the drivers of transport vehicles and organized groups of servicemen;

  • conducts activities pertaining to collecting, processing, storage, analyzing, using and providing information related to the maintenance of order and security in the Ministry of Defence and in the Bulgarian army.

The structure of the "Security - military police and military counterintelligence" service is built on a territorial principle in accordance with the administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Bulgaria and with the existing organizational and positional structure of the Bulgarian army.

List of ministers

No.Name
(Birth–Death)PortraitTook officeLeft officePolitical partyMinisters of Army (1879–1912)Military rule}}; color:black;"1Military rule}}; color:black;"2Military rule}}; color:black;"3Military rule}}; color:black;"4Military rule}}; color:black;"5Military rule}}; color:black;"6Military rule}}; color:black;"7Military rule}}; color:black;"8Military rule}}; color:black;"9Military rule}}; color:black;"10Military rule}}; color:black;"11Military rule}}; color:black;"(10)Military rule}}; color:black;"12Military rule}}; color:black;"13Military rule}}; color:black;"14Military rule}}; color:black;"15Military rule}}; color:black;"16Military rule}}; color:black;"17Military rule}}; color:black;"(15)Military rule}}; color:black;"18Military rule}}; color:black;"19Military rule}}; color:black;"(17)Military rule}}; color:black;"(14)Military rule}}; color:black;"20Ministers of War (1912–1947)Military rule}}; color:black;"20Military rule}}; color:black;"21Military rule}}; color:black;"22Military rule}}; color:black;"23Military rule}}; color:black;"24Military rule}}; color:black;"25Military rule}}; color:black;"26Military rule}}; color:black;"27Democratic Party (Bulgaria)}}; color:black;"28People's Party (Bulgaria)}}; color:white;"29Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union}}; color:black;"30Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union}}; color:black;"31Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union}}; color:black;"(30)Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union}}; color:black;"32Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union}}; color:black;"(30)Bulgarian Agrarian People's Union}}; color:black;"33Democratic Alliance (Bulgaria)}}; color:white;"34Military rule}}; color:black;"35Military rule}}; color:black;"36Military rule}}; color:black;"37Military rule}}; color:black;"38Military rule}}; color:black;"39Military rule}}; color:black;"40Military rule}}; color:black;"41Military rule}}; color:black;"42Military rule}}; color:black;"43Military rule}}; color:black;"44Military rule}}; color:black;"45Zveno}}; color:white;"46Zveno}}; color:white;"47Bulgarian Communist Party}}; color:white;"48Ministers of People's Defence (1947–1990)Bulgarian Communist Party}}; color:white;"48Bulgarian Communist Party}}; color:white;"49Bulgarian Communist Party}}; color:white;"50Bulgarian Communist Party}}; color:white;"51Bulgarian Socialist Party}}; color:white;"52Ministers of Defence (1990–present)Bulgarian Socialist Party}}; color:white;"52Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria)}}; color:white;"53Democratic Party (Bulgaria)}}; color:black;"54Independent politician}}; color:black;"55Independent politician}}; color:black;"56Bulgarian Socialist Party}}; color:white;"57Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria)}}; color:white;"58Union of Democratic Forces (Bulgaria)}}; color:white;"(56)National Movement for Stability and Progress}}; color:black;"59National Movement for Stability and Progress}}; color:black;"60National Movement for Stability and Progress}}; color:black;"61GERB}}; color:white;"62GERB}}; color:white;"63Independent politician}}; color:black;"64Bulgarian Socialist Party}}; color:white;"65Independent politician}}; color:black;"66Reformist Bloc}}; color:white;"67Independent politician}}; color:black;"68United Patriots}}; color:white;"69Independent politician}}; color:black;"70Independent politician}}; color:black;"71Independent politician}}; color:black;"72Independent politician}}; color:black;"73Independent politician}}; color:black;"74Independent politician}}; color:black;"75
Pyotr Parensov
(1843–1914)[[File:Gen Parensov.jpg60px]]17 July 18793 April 1880Imperial Russian Army
Paul von Plehwe
(1850–1916)[[File:Pavel Plehve.jpg60px]]3 April 188015 April 1880Imperial Russian Army
Alexander Timler
(1835–?)[[File:Aleksander Timler.jpg60px]]15 April 188017 April 1880Imperial Russian Army
Johan Casimir Ehrnrooth
(1833–1913)[[File:Johann Casimir Ehrnrooth.jpg60px]]17 April 188013 July 1881Imperial Russian Army
Vladimir Krylov
(1830–1888)[[File:Vladimir Vasilyevich Krylov.jpg60px]]13 July 188124 April 1882Imperial Russian Army
Ivan Lesovoy
(1835–?)[[File:No image.png60px]]24 April 18823 July 1882Imperial Russian Army
Alexander Kaulbars
(1844–1925)[[File:Kaulbarsav.jpg60px]]3 July 188219 September 1883Imperial Russian Army
Aleksandr Roediger
(1853–1920)[[File:Alexander Rediger.jpeg60px]]19 September 188326 October 1883Imperial Russian Army
Viktor Kotelnikov
(?–?)[[File:No image.png60px]]26 October 188310 February 1884Imperial Russian Army
Mikhail Cantacuzène
(1840–1891)[[File:Mikhail Kantakuzen.jpg60px]]10 February 18847 March 1885Imperial Russian Army
Ivan Weymarn
(1840–1891)[[File:Weymarn, Ivan Ivanovich.jpg60px]]7 March 188522 April 1885Imperial Russian Army
Mikhail Cantacuzène
(1840–1891)
(2nd time)[[File:Mikhail Kantakuzen.jpg60px]]22 April 188522 September 1885Imperial Russian Army
Konstantin Nikiforov
(1856–1891)[[File:Konstantin Nikiforov.jpg60px]]22 September 188524 August 1886Bulgarian Army
Olimpiy Panov
(1852–1887)[[File:Olimpiy Panov.jpg60px]]24 August 188628 August 1886Bulgarian Army
Danail Nikolaev
(1852–1942)[[File:Danail-Nikolaev-portrait.jpg60px]]28 August 188610 July 1887Bulgarian Army
Racho Petrov
(1861–1942)[[File:Racho Petrov.jpg60px]]10 July 18871 September 1887Bulgarian Army
Sava Mutkurov
(1852–1891)[[File:Mutkurovsava.jpg60px]]1 September 188716 February 1891Bulgarian Army
Mihail Savov
(1857–1928)[[File:Savoff.jpg60px]]16 February 189127 April 1894Bulgarian Army
Racho Petrov
(1861–1942)
(2nd time)[[File:Racho Petrov.jpg60px]]27 April 189429 November 1896Bulgarian Army
Nikola Ivanov
(1861–1940)[[File:General Nikola Ivanov.jpg60px]]29 November 189630 January 1899Bulgarian Army
Stefan Paprikov
(1858–1920)[[File:S.paprikov.jpg60px]]30 January 189931 March 1903Bulgarian Army
Mihail Savov
(1857–1928)
(2nd time)[[File:Savoff.jpg60px]]31 March 19034 May 1907Bulgarian Army
Danail Nikolaev
(1852–1942)
(2nd time)[[File:Danail-Nikolaev-portrait.jpg60px]]4 May 190729 March 1911Bulgarian Army
Nikifor Nikiforov
(1858–1935)[[File:Nikifor Nikiforov 1895.jpg60px]]29 March 191114 January 1912Bulgarian Army
Nikifor Nikiforov
(1858–1935)[[File:Nikifor Nikiforov 1895.jpg60px]]14 January 191214 June 1913Bulgarian Army
Stiliyan Kovachev
(1860–1939)[[File:Gen. Kowatchew (i.e., Kovachev) LCCN2014700211.jpg60px]]14 June 191311 July 1913Bulgarian Army
Georgi Vazov
(1860–1934)[[File:BASA-20-1-239-15-Georgi Vazov.jpg60px]]11 July 19134 September 1913Bulgarian Army
Kliment Boyadzhiev
(1861–1933)[[File:Bulgaria General Boyadjiew.jpg60px]]4 September 191314 September 1914Bulgarian Army
Ivan Fichev
(1860–1931)[[File:Ivan Fichev.jpg60px]]14 September 191419 August 1915Bulgarian Army
Nikola Zhekov
(1864–1949)[[File:Nikola Todorov Zhekov.jpg60px]]19 August 19154 October 1915Bulgarian Army
Kalin Naydenov
(1865–1925)[[File:Калин Найденов.jpg60px]]4 October 191521 June 1918Bulgarian Army
Sava Savov
(1865–1945)[[File:Sava Savov (general).jpg60px]]21 June 191828 November 1918Bulgarian Army
Andrey Lyapchev
(1866–1933)[[File:Andrey Lyapchev 1930.jpg60px]]28 November 19187 May 1919Democratic Party
Mihail Madzharov
(1854–1944)[[File:M.madjarov.jpg60px]]7 May 19196 October 1919People's Party
Aleksandar Stamboliyski
(1879–1923)[[File:A Stamboliyski.jpg60px]]6 October 191924 June 1921Bulgarian Agrarian National Union
Aleksandar Dimitrov
(1878–1921)[[File:BASA 525K 1 1077 3 Alexander Dimitrov, Praga.jpg60px]]24 June 192122 October 1921Bulgarian Agrarian National Union
Aleksandar Stamboliyski
(1879–1923)
(2nd time)[[File:A Stamboliyski.jpg60px]]22 October 19219 November 1921Bulgarian Agrarian National Union
Konstantin Tomov
(1888–1935)[[File:Konstantin Tomov.jpg60px]]9 November 19219 February 1923Bulgarian Agrarian National Union
Aleksandar Stamboliyski
(1879–1923)
(3rd time)[[File:A Stamboliyski.jpg60px]]9 February 192312 March 1923Bulgarian Agrarian National Union
Konstantin Muraviev
(1893–1965)[[File:Konstantin Muraviev.jpg60px]]9 February 19239 June 1923Bulgarian Agrarian National Union
Aleksandar Tsankov
(1879–1959)[[File:Altsankov.jpeg60px]]9 June 192310 June 1923Democratic Alliance
Ivan Valkov
(1875–1962)[[File:BASA-1301K-2-330-1-Ivan Valkov.jpeg60px]]10 June 192311 January 1929Bulgarian Army
Nikola Bakardzhiev
(1881–1954)[[File:BASA-373K-1-710-1-Nikola Bakardzhiev, 1931-1932.jpeg60px]]11 January 192931 January 1931Bulgarian Army
Aleksandar Kisyov
(1879–1964)[[File:BASA-373K-1-710-1-Aleksandar Kisyov, 1931-1932.jpeg60px]]31 January 19319 May 1934Bulgarian Army
Anastas Vatev
(1881–1967)[[File:Anastas Vatev.jpg60px]]9 May 193419 May 1934Bulgarian Army
Pencho Zlatev
(1881–1948)[[File:Pencho Zlatev.png60px]]19 May 193421 April 1935Bulgarian Army
Stefan Tsanev
(1881–1944)[[File:Stefan Tsanev.jpg60px]]21 April 193523 November 1935Bulgarian Army
Hristo Lukov
(1888–1943)[[File:Hristo Nikolov Lukov.jpg60px]]23 November 193524 January 1938Bulgarian Army
Teodosi Daskalov
(1888–1945)[[File:BASA-3K-15-250-6-Teodosi Daskalov (cropped).jpg60px]]24 January 193811 April 1942Bulgarian Army
Nikola Mihov
(1891–1945)[[File:BASA-3K-15-250-9-Nikola Mihov (cropped).jpg60px]]11 April 194214 September 1943Bulgarian Army
Rusi Rusev
(1887–1945)[[File:Rusi Rusev.jpg60px]]14 September 19432 September 1944Bulgarian Army
Ivan Marinov
(1896–1979)[[File:Ivan Marinov.jpg60px]]2 September 19449 September 1944Bulgarian Army
Damyan Velchev
(1883–1954)[[File:Damyan Velchev.jpg60px]]9 September 194425 September 1946Zveno
Kimon Georgiev
(1882–1969)[[File:K.georgiev.jpg60px]]25 September 194622 November 1946Zveno
Georgi Damyanov
(1892–1958)[[File:No image.svg60px]]22 November 194611 December 1947Bulgarian Communist Party
Georgi Damyanov
(1892–1958)[[File:No image.svg60px]]11 December 194727 May 1950Bulgarian Communist Party
Petar Panchevski
(1902–1982)[[File:No image.svg60px]]27 May 19509 June 1958Bulgarian Communist Party
Ivan Mihailov
(1897–1982)[[File:No image.svg60px]]9 June 195817 March 1962Bulgarian Communist Party
Dobri Dzhurov
(1916–2002)[[File:Dobri Dzhurov.jpg60px]]17 March 196222 November 1990Bulgarian Communist Party
Yordan Mutafchiev
(1940–2015)[[File:No image.svg60px]]22 November 199020 December 1990Bulgarian Socialist Party
Yordan Mutafchiev
(1940–2015)[[File:No image.svg60px]]20 December 19908 November 1991Bulgarian Socialist Party
Dimitar Ludzhev
(born 1950)[[File:No image.svg60px]]8 November 199120 May 1992Union of Democratic Forces
Aleksandar Staliyski
(1925–2004)[[File:No image.svg60px]]20 May 199230 December 1992Democratic Party
Valentin Aleksandrov
(1946–2008)[[File:No image.svg60px]]30 December 199217 October 1994Independent
Boyko Noev
(born 1964)[[File:Boyko Noev talks with Donald Rumsfeld 2001.jpg60px]]17 October 199426 January 1995Independent
Dimitar Pavlov
(1937–2019)[[File:No image.svg60px]]26 January 199512 February 1997Bulgarian Socialist Party
Georgi Ananiev
(1950–2021)[[File:Georgi Ananiev.jpg60px]]12 February 199721 December 1999Union of Democratic Forces
Boyko Noev
(born 1964)
(2nd time)[[File:Boyko Noev talks with Donald Rumsfeld 2001.jpg60px]]21 December 199924 July 2001Union of Democratic Forces
Nikolay Svinarov
(born 1958)24 July 200117 August 2005National Movement Simeon II
Veselin Bliznakov
(born 1944)[[File:Veselin Bliznakov 070614-D-7203T-008 0WDIC.jpg60px]]17 August 200524 April 2008National Movement Simeon II
Nikolai Tsonev
(born 1956)[[File:No image.svg60px]]24 April 200827 July 2009National Movement for Stability and Progress
Nickolay Mladenov
(born 1972)[[File:Nikolay Mladenov July 4, 2012.jpg60px]]27 July 200927 January 2010GERB
Anyu Angelov
(born 1942)[[File:Bulgarian defense minister prepares to visit USS Enterprise. (8096711064).jpg60px]]27 January 201013 March 2013GERB
Todor Tagarev
(born 1960)[[File:Todor Tagarev.jpg60px]]13 March 201329 May 2013Independent
Angel Naydenov
(born 1958)29 May 20136 August 2014Bulgarian Socialist Party
Velizar Shalamanov
(born 1961)[[File:Velizar Shalamanov.jpg60px]]6 August 20147 November 2014Independent
Nikolay Nenchev
(born 1966)7 November 201427 January 2017Reformist Bloc
Stefan Yanev
(born 1960)[[File:Stefan Yanev.jpg60px]]27 January 20174 May 2017Independent
Krasimir Karakachanov
(born 1965)[[File:Krasimir Karakachanov 2017-12-18.jpg60px]]4 May 201712 May 2021United Patriots
Georgi Panayotov
(born 1968)[[File:Georgi Panayotov (official).jpg60px]]12 May 202113 December 2021Independent
Stefan Yanev
(born 1960)[[File:Stefan Yanev.jpg60px]]13 December 20211 March 2022Independent
Dragomir Zakov
(born 1975)[[File:Dragomir Zakov.jpg60px]]1 March 20222 August 2022Independent
Dimitar Stoyanov
(born 1968)[[File:Dimitar Stoyanov (minister).jpg60px]]2 August 20226 June 2023Independent
Todor Tagarev
(born 1960)[[File:Todor Tagarev.jpg60px]]6 June 20239 April 2024Independent
Atanas Zapryanov
(born 1950)9 April 2024IncumbentIndependent

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