Sakskoburggotski Government
| Sakskoburggotski Government | |
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 85 cabinet of Bulgaria |
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| Date formed | 24 July 2001 |
| Date dissolved | 17 August 2005 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of government | Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha |
| Deputy head of government |
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| Head of state |
Petar Stoyanov (2001- 22 January 2002) Georgi Parvanov (22 January 2002 - 2005) |
| Member parties |
National Movement Simeon II Movement for Rights and Freedoms New Time (2005) |
| Status in legislature | Coalition Government |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2001 |
| Legislature term(s) | 39th National Assembly |
| Outgoing formation | Electoral Defeat (2005) |
| Predecessor | Kostov Government |
| Successor | Stanishev 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 formally in a coalition with the Tsar's party, the Bulgarian Socialist Party held two cabinet posts. Their members sat as independents.
The government agency on Energy and Energy Resources is transformed into a ministry. Milko Kovachev (NDSV) is appointed its minister.
Bulgaria's Chief Negotiator with the European Union, Meglena Kuneva, is given a cabinet post: the Ministry of European Affairs.
The government agency on Youth and Sport is transformed into a ministry. Vasil Ivanov-Luchano (NDSV) is appointed its minister.
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).
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. The move was announced against the backdrop of sliding approval ratings.
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.
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