Constitutional Court of Bulgaria
# Constitutional Court of Bulgaria

The Constitutional Court of Bulgaria is in charge of reviewing the constitutionality of laws and statutes brought before it, as well as the compliance of these laws with international treaties that the Government has signed. The 12 members of the Constitutional Court serve a nine-year term. Parliament elects 1/3 of them. President elects 1/3.

## List of chairmen

| Name | Term |
| - | - |
| Asen Manov | 3 October 1991 – 18 October 1994 |
| Asen Manov | 18 October 1994 – 14 October 1997 |
| Zhivko Stalev | 14 October 1997 – 19 October 2000 |
| Hristo Danov | 19 October 2000 – 17 February 2003 |
| Rumen Yankov | 28 February 2003 – 28 October 2003 |
| Nedelcho Beronov | 28 October 2003 – 3 October 2006 |
| Rumen Yankov | 8 November 2006 – 9 October 2009 |
| Evgeni Tanchev | 16 November 2009 — |
