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Donev Government
100th Cabinet of Bulgaria
2022
Portrait of the Prime Minister Galab Donev
Date formed	2 August 2022 (2022-08-02)
Date dissolved	2 February 2023 (2023-02-02)
People and organisations
President	Rumen Radev
Prime Minister	Galab Donev
Deputy Prime Ministers	Lazar Lazarov, Ind. Hristo Alexiev, Ind. Ivan Demerdzhiev, Ind. Atanas Pekanov, Ind.
No. of ministers	20 (17 men, 3 women)
Status in legislature	Caretaker Government
History
Legislature term	47th National Assembly
Predecessor	Petkov Government
Successor	Second Donev Government

The Donev government was the 100th Cabinet of Bulgaria. It took office on 2 August 2022, after being nominated by President Rumen Radev to solve the political crisis that led to the fall of the Petkov Government and the calling of a snap election for October 2. It is a caretaker government chaired by prime minister Galab Donev.

Cabinet[edit]

Tenure (2023)[edit]

Changes within the Civil Service[edit]

During the first meeting of the Cabinet, on the 4th of August, PM Donev announced the appointment of new regional executives in all 25 Bulgarian regions.^[1]

Action in the Energy Sector (August–October )[edit]

During the government's official swearing in ceremony on August 2, PM Donev outlined energy prices as one of the main priorities of the government.^[2]

On the 3d of August, a Crisis-Management Team was created, headed by Vice-Prime Minister for the Economy, Hristo Aleksiev, with the Minister of Energy, Rosen Hristov, categorizing the situation with energy supply in the country as "critical".^[3]

During the first meeting of the government, on the 4th of August, it was announced that the government would open auctions for potential short-term suppliers of natural gas.^[4]

On the 11th of August, the government announced a loan of 800 million Leva for the company, Bulgargaz, with half of the loan to be invested in the gas storage at Chiren and the second half was to go towards reducing the debt of the state-heating company Toplofikacia.^[5]

References[edit]

• "Bulgarian Politics: Who are the New Ministers in the Caretaker Government and When are Next Elections". Novinite.com. 1 August 2022.
• "Bulgarian Politics: The Caretaker Government Officially Took Office Today". Novinite.com. 2 August 2022.
• "Caretaker Government Takes Over". bta.bg. 2 August 2022.