Goritsa Grancharova-Kozhareva

Goritsa Nikolova Grancharova-Kozhareva (, born 9 April 1966) is a Bulgarian auditor who served as Deputy Chairperson of the Chamber of Audit. A political independent, she was selected to become Prime Minister of Bulgaria and form a caretaker government in August 2024. However, due to nominating the controversial figure of Kalin Stoyanov for Minister of Interior, her appointment to the position was blocked by President Rumen Radev.

Early life, education and career

She was born on 9 April 1966, in the town of Razlog. She graduated from the D. A Tsenov Academy in Svishtov with a degree in "Audit and Control".

In her work outside the Chamber of Audit, she worked as an expert in the auditing sector, being employed by Bulgargaz, the National Revenues Agency and other Bulgarian banks. In this role, she led the section of the Audit Chamber responsible for auditing the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Environment, the National Statistical Institute, the Bulgarian National Radio and Television, as well as other state institutions.

In 2014, during the Oresharski Government, Grancharova was once again appointed to the Chamber of Audit, with her candidacy being personally presented by BSP MP, Korneliya Ninova.

On 16 May, 2025, the National Assembly selected Margarita Nikolova and Silviya Kadreva as Deputy Heads of the Chamber of Audit, thus ending Goritsa Grancharova-Kozhareva's term within the Chamber of Audit.

Acting Head of the Chamber of Audit

On 20 January, 2023, the National Assembly voted to remove the Head of the Chamber of Audit, Tsvetkov, after allegations that the institution did not properly investigate potentially illegally financing of We Continue the Change through the crypto-currency bank, Nexo. Tsvetkov, however, has denied these allegations.

During her tenure, some media outlets, particularly Dnevnik, claimed that the "administrative irregularities" report of the Audit Chamber was framed to defend the financial activities of the Prosecutors Office, in which her husband was employed.

On 7 July, the Constitutional Court ruled that Tsvetkov's removal had been unconstitutional, thus technically reinstating him to the position of Head of the Chamber of Audit.

The impasse was resolved on the 26th of July, when the National Assembly elected Dimitar Glavchev as the new head of the Chamber of Audit. On 31 July, Grancharova-Kozhareva officially welcomed Glavchev as the head of the institution and returned to her position as Deputy Head.

On 9 April, 2024, Dimitar Glavchev assumed the position of Caretaker Prime Minister, leaving his position as head of the Chamber of Audit for the duration of his tenure. In his absence, Grancharova-Kozhareva was once again selected as the Acting Head of the Chamber of Audit.

In August, 2025, it was confirmed that Grancharova-Kozhareva was sued by former head of the Chamber of Audit, for damages caused to him during her time as disputed head of the Chamber of Audit. It was subsequently confirmed that she was liable for 7,000 Leva in damages.

Caretaker Prime Minister-Designate

Caretaker Government Formation & Rejection

As per the constitutional amendments, passed in December 2023, Grancharova, as Deputy Chairperson of the Chamber of Audit, was among the 9 officeholders within the civil service eligible to be selected by the President to serve as caretaker Prime Minister.

In August 2024, following the failure of the parties within the 50th National Assembly to elect a government, speculation mounted about whether Dimitar Glavchev, the incumbent caretaker Prime Minister was going to be re-appointed or replaced by another person of the available candidates. Grancharova, Glavchev's nominal deputy within the Chamber of Audit, increasingly emerged as one of the favourites to replace him.

On 9 August, President Rumen Radev officially announced that he had selected her for the position of caretaker Prime Minister, citing her political independence. Radev gave Grancharova 10 days to present a caretaker cabinet, so that he would be able to schedule the upcoming snap elections as early as 20 October.

On 19 August, Grancharova officially presented her caretaker cabinet. The cabinet, as anticipated, was mostly composed of Ministers from the incumbent Glavchev Cabinet, which Grancharova justified by citing the need for government continuity.

Post-Chamber of Audit Career

On 6 June, 2025, Goritsa Grancharova-Kozhareva was appointed as a member of the supervisory board of the Bulgarian Development Bank.

On 28 August, the party Yes, Bulgaria! accused the Chamber of Audit of violating the Law on Government Procurements by buying 22 unnecessary service cars; a purchase which took place during the tenure of Grancharova-Kozhareva. Subsequently, the parties co-leader, Ivaylo Mirchev, called for her resignation.

Grancharova-Kozhareva denied any wrong-doing, stating the purchase of the vehicles followed standard procedure, and promised to sue Ivaylo Mirchev for slander.