First Lady of Bulgaria

First Lady of Bulgaria
Coat of arms of Bulgaria
since 22 January 2017
ResidenceLargo, Sofia
Term lengthConcurrent with the president's term (unless a divorce or death takes place)
Inaugural holderMariya Zheleva
Formation17 November 1989

First Lady of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Първа дама на България, romanized: Parva dama na Balgariya) is an unofficial honorific applied to the wife of the president of Bulgaria. Officially, her term as first lady is concurrent with her husband's term in office. The first lady often accompanies the head of state during state visits and official functions. The title of First Lady was first used in Bulgaria in the early 1990s, following the example of the United States.[2]

The current first lady is Desislava Radeva, the wife of the 5th president of Bulgaria, Rumen Radev. At present, have been five first ladies of the Republic of Bulgaria, including Radeva.[3][4]

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  2. ^ Klisurova, Lilyana (2018-12-01). "Особености на първата дама". 24 Chasa. Archived from the original on 2018-12-02. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  3. ^ "Особености на първата дама".
  4. ^ "Lex.bg - Закони, правилници, конституция, кодекси, държавен вестник, правилници по прилагане". www.lex.bg. Retrieved 31 May 2019.