Council of Ministers
In addition to the 240 deputies in the inner part of the assembly there are additional 17 ministers who seat on the tribune. The ministrers as of 2012 are as follows:
| Office | Incumbent | Since | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Boyko Borisov | 2009 | GERB |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Nikolay Mladenov | 2010 | GERB |
| Minister of Education, Youth and Sciences | Sergei Ignatov | 2009 | GERB |
| Minister of Defence | Anyu Angelov | 2010 | GERB |
| Minister of Finance and Vice Prime-Minister | Simeon Djankov | 2009 | GERB |
| Minister of the Interior and Vice Prime-Minister | Tsvetan Tsvetanov | 2009 | GERB |
| Minister of Justice | Diana Kovacheva | 2011 | GERB |
| Minister of Health | Desislava Atanasova | 2012 | GERB |
| Minister of Agriculture and Forestry | Miroslav Naydenov | 2009 | GERB |
| Minister of Labour and Social Policy | Totyu Mladenov | 2009 | GERB |
| Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications | Ivaylo Moskovski | 2011 | GERB |
| Minister of Economy, Energy, and Tourism | Delyan Dobrev | 2012 | GERB |
| Minister of Environment and Water | Nona Karadzhova | 2009 | GERB |
| Minister of Regional Development and Public Works | Lilyana Pavlova | 2011 | GERB |
| Minister of Culture | Vezhdi Rashidov | 2009 | GERB |
| Minister of Sport | Svilen Neykov | 2009 | GERB |
| Minister for European Union funds | Tomislav Donchev | 2010 | GERB |
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