Legislature of the city of Sofia, Bulgaria
Sofia City Council
Столичен общински съвет
Stolichen obshtinski sŭvet
Type Term limits
4 years Founded 1991 Chairman
Tsvetomir Petrov,
PP–DB –
SS since 8 February 2024
Vice-chairmens
Seats 61 Political groups
Salary c. 5,700 leva [ 2] First election
1991 Last election
29 October 2023 Next election
by 29 October 2027 council .sofia .bg
The Sofia City Council is the legislative body of Sofia Municipality .[ 3] [ 4] It consists of 61 councilmen elected via proportional vote by constituents registered within the municipality.
Committees
The Council has fourteen permanent committees:[ 5]
Assembly of the Territory, Architecture, and Housing policy (Chairperson: Sevdalina Petrova, Independent );
Finances and Budget (Chairperson: Dimitar Vuchev, GERB-SDS );
Healthcare and Social policy (Chairperson: Vanya Grigorova , BSPzB );
Protection of the Environment, agriculture and forests (Chairperson: Krasimir Galabov, Independent );
Regional self-governing and regulatory use (Chairperson: Ivan Videlov, BSPzB );
Education, Culture, Science and Cultural diversity (Chairperson: Miroslav Borshosh, GERB-SDS );
Economy, Property and Digital transformation (Chairperson: Proshko Proshkov, GERB-SDS );
Engineer infrastructure and Energy planning (Chairperson: Dimitar Danailov, ITN );
Public order and Security (Chairperson: Vanya Tagareva, GERB-SDS );
Transport and Road safety (Chairperson: Ivan Takov, BSPzB );
Children, Youth, and Sport (Chairperson: Dimitar Shalafov, PP–DB –SS );
Connections for urban integration (Chairperson: Nikolay Velchev, BSPzB );
Global cooperation and Tourism, European programmes and projects (Chairperson: Tsvetelina Simeonova-Zarkin, PP–DB –SS );
Corruption and Unlawfully attained property confiscation committee (Chairperson: Bonka Vasileva, PP–DB –SS ).
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