Bulgaria

National Assembly

Political system Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
Parliamentary system
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Unicameral
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IPU membership Current membership status
Yes
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Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Speaker
Iva Miteva (Female)
Year of birth
1972
Additional information
Elected on 15 Apr. 2021.
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Secretary general

Secretary General
Stefana Karaslavova (Female)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 10 May 2017.

Members

Current number of members, by sex
Men
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Women
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Age

Average age of all members
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
23
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Youngest member
Gueorg Danielov Gueorguiev (Male)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
71
Oldest member
Stefan Lambov Danailov (Male)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
99 See historical data for this field.
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
140 See historical data for this field.
Total per sex
Total of male
176 See historical data for this field.
Total of female
63 See historical data for this field.
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
6 See historical data for this field.
31-40
49 See historical data for this field.
41-45
44 See historical data for this field.
46-50
42 See historical data for this field.
51-60
52 See historical data for this field.
61-70
42 See historical data for this field.
71-80
4 See historical data for this field.
81-90
0
91 and over
0
Number of members, by age
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Totals per age interval 0 6 49 44 42 52 42 4 0 0
Total <= 45: 99 Total >= 46: 140
Male 0 3 35 36 27 35 36 4 0 0 176
Female 0 3 14 8 15 17 6 0 0 0 63
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger2.51%1.26%1.26%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger23.01%15.9%7.11%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger41.42%30.96%10.46%

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Yes
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Notes
The different political parties promote the rising number of women candidates in the election
Elections > Election results

New legislature

First Speaker of the new legislature
First Speaker of the new legislature First name of the Speaker of the new legislature following the election or renewal.
Iva Miteva (Female)
Political party
There is Such a People (PP-ITN)
Date of election
15.04.2021
Elections > Historical data on women

Women's suffrage

First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament Year in which first woman entered parliament
1945
First woman speaker
Year of first woman speaker Date at which, for the first time in the country's parliamentary history, a woman became Presiding Officer of Parliament or of one of its Houses.
2009