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ADMINISTRATION’S STRUCTURE DURING THE YEARS

PERIOD CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION REGIONAL STRUKTURE LOCAL UNITS
1879 - 1883 Department „Control of foresters” at the Ministry of finance 1878 – walks and horse’s guards
1881– forest inspectors and forest guards
1881-1883 – foresters, forest guards
1883 - 1894 Department for state properties, forest, agriculture and trade at the Ministry of finance
1894 - 1912 Department for forest, hunting and fishing at the Ministry of trade and agriculture 1895-1900 – forest inspectors, foresters, forest guards
1908 – 1951 – forest inspectorates, forest units, cooperative units, sections of forestation and strengthen
1912 - 1934 Department for forest and hunting at Ministry of agriculture and state properties
1934 - 1935 Department for forest, hunting and fishing at the Ministry of trade, agriculture and national management
1935 - 1940 Department for forest, hunting and fishing at the Ministry of agriculture and state properties
1940 - 1941 Forest Department at Ministry of agriculture and state properties
1941 - 1947 Forest and Hunting Directorate at Ministry of agriculture and state properties
1947 - 1948 Ministry of agriculture and forest
1948 - 1951 Ministry of forest
1951 - 1957 Forest Management at Council of Ministers (Ministry of heavy industry starts dealing with harvesting) District units of forest management Forest enterprises
1957 - 1960 Ministry of agriculture and forest District units of forest management Forest enterprises
 1960  Forests Board at Ministry of agriculture and forests District units of forest management Forest enterprises
1960 - 1962 General forest management at Council of ministers District units of forest management

Forest enterprises
Hunting enterprises

1962 - 1966 Forest Committee and forest industry at Council of ministers District units of forest management

Forest enterprises
Hunting enterprises

1966 - 1971 Ministry of forest and forest industry Forest Directorates District workshops

Forest enterprises
State Hunting enterprises

1971 - 1976 Ministry of forest and environment conservation Plants of timber production and wood processing
Forest inspectorates and environment conservation

Forest enterprises
Hunting enterprises

1976 - 1986 Ministry of forest and forest industry Forest management plants

Forest enterprises
Hunting enterprises

1986 - 1987 Association   „Forest management and forest industry” at Ministry of agriculture and forests Forest management plants

Forest enterprises
Hunting enterprises

1987 - 1990 Association   „Forest management and forest industry” at Council for rural and forest management at Council of ministers State forest companies

Forest enterprises
Hunting enterprises

1990 - 1991 Forest Committee and forest industry at Council of ministers State forest companies

Forest enterprises
Hunting enterprises

1991 - 1997 Forest Committee at Council of ministers Forest Directorates
Companies for trade and services

State units
State Game breeding Stations
Companies for building of forests roads
Companies for mechanization’s maintenance 

1997 - 1999 National Forest Board at Ministry of agriculture, forest and agricultural reform Regional Forest Boards State units
State Game breeding Stations
1999 - 2007 National Forest Board at Ministry of agriculture and forest
2007 - 2008 State Forest Agency at Council of Ministers

 

MANAGERS OF STATE FOREST ADMINISTRATION DURING THE YEARS

 

NAME, LAST NAME POSITION PERIOD
Georgi Popov Minister of forest 1950 - 1952
Mako Dakow, PhD Chairman of Forestry Board 1952 - 1971 
Ianko Markov Minister of forest and forest industry  1971 - march 1986
Ivan Gruev Chairman of Association of “Forest management and forest industry”  October 1986 –April 1st, 1990
Luben Vanchev Chairman of Forest Committee and Forest Industry  April 1st, 1990 –January 21st,  1991
Prof. Ivan Raev Chairman of Forest Committee January 21st, 1991 – October 8th, 1992
Nikolai Matakov Chairman of Forest Committee October 8th, 1992 – July 14th, 1993
Hristo Todorov Chairman of Forest Committee  July 14th,1993 –January 27th, 1995
Georgi Stenin, PhD Chairman of Forest Committee January 27th,1995 – March 30th, 1995
Valentin Karamfilov Chairman of Forest Committee  March 30th, 1995 – February 18th, 1997
Konstantin Ikonomov Chairman of Forest Committee   February 18th, 1997 – June 2nd, 1997
Konstantin Ikonomov Deputy Minister of agriculture, forest and agricultural reform and Chief of National Forestry Board  June 2nd, 1997 – December 2nd, 1997
Dobromir Dobrev Head of National Forestry Board  December 2nd 1997 – November 3rd, 1998
Milko Stanchev Deputy Minister of agriculture and forest and Head of National Forestry Board  November 3rd, 1998 – September 15th, 2000
Milko Stanchev Deputy Minister of agriculture and forest  September 15th, 2000 – July 25th, 2001
Toni Krustev Head of National Forestry Board  September 15th, 2000 – September 10th, 2001
Meglena Plugchieva, PhD Deputy Minister of agriculture and forest  September 3rd, 2001 – November 8th, 2004
Iliya Simeonov Head of National Forestry Board  September 10th, 2001 – September 25th, 2007
Dr. Stefan Yurukov Deputy Minister of agriculture and forest  September 2nd, 2005 – July 19th, 2007
Dr. Stefan Yurukov Deputy Minister of agriculture and foot  July 19th, 2007 – September 25th, 2007
Dr. Stefan Yurukov Chairman of State Forestry Agency  September 25th, 2007 – July 30th, 2009
Dr. Georgi Kostov Chairman of State Forestry Agency July 30th, 2009 – October 21st, 2009
Bisser Dachev Executive Director of Executive Forest Agency October 23rd, 2009