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 Manov3 October 1991 – 18 October 1994
Asen Manov18 October 1994 – 14 October 1997
Zhivko Stalev14 October 1997 – 19 October 2000
Hristo Danov19 October 2000 – 17 February 2003
Rumen Yankov28 February 2003 – 28 October 2003
Nedelcho Beronov28 October 2003 – 3 October 2006
Rumen Yankov8 November 2006 – 9 October 2009
Evgeni Tanchev16 November 2009 —

See also

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