Prime Minister of Georgia
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Giorgi Margvelashvili, as President of Georgia |
| Inaugural holder | Bessarion Gugushvili |
| Formation | 23 August 1991 |
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Georgia |
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The Prime Minister of Georgia is the most senior minister within the Cabinet of Georgia, appointed by the President of Georgia. The official title of the Head of the Government of Georgia has varied throughout history, however, the duties and functions of the leader have changed only marginally. The first Prime Minister of Georgia was Noe Ramishvili, the incumbent being Giorgi Kvirikashvili. Georgia has had 39 Prime Ministers since 1918.
List of Heads of Government of Georgia (1918–present)
Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918–1921)
- Prime Ministers
- Noe Ramishvili (26 May 1918 – 24 June 1918)
- Noe Zhordania (24 June 1918 – 18 March 1921)
Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (1922–1936) and Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (1936–1991)
- Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars
- Budu Mdivani (7 March 1922 – April 1922)
- Sergey Kavtaradze (April 1922 – January 1923)
- Shalva Eliava (January 1923 – June 1927)
- Lavrenty Kartvelishvili (June 1927 – 1929)
- Filipp Makharadze (June 1929 – January 1931)
- Levan Sukhishvili (January 1931 – 22 September 1931)
- German Mgaloblishvili (22 September 1931 – June 1937)
- Valerian Bakradze (9 July 1937 – 15 April 1946)
- Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
- Valerian Bakradze (15 April 1946 – December 1946) (1st time)
- Zakhary Chkhubianishvili (December 1946 – 6 April 1952)
- Zakhary Ketskhoveli (6 April 1952 – 16 April 1953)
- Valerian Bakradze (16 April 1953 – 20 September 1953) (2nd time)
- Givi Javakhishvili (21 September 1953 – 17 December 1975)
- Zurab Pataridze (17 December 1975 – 5 June 1982)
- Dmitry Kartvelishvili (2 July 1982 – 12 April 1986)
- Otar Cherkezia (12 April 1986 – 29 March 1989)
- Zurab Chkheidze (29 March 1989 – 14 April 1989)
- Nodari Chitanava (14 April 1989 – 15 November 1990)
- Tengiz Sigua (15 November 1990 – 18 August 1991)
Republic of Georgia (1991–present)
- Prime Ministers
| № | Name (Born–Died) |
Picture | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
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| 1 | Besarion Gugushvili (1945–) |
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23 August 1991 | 6 January 1992[1] | Round Table — Free Georgia |
| 2 | Tengiz Sigua (1934–) |
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6 January 1992 | 6 August 1993 | Independent |
| — | Eduard Shevardnadze (1928–2014) (acting) |
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6 August 1993 | 20 August 1993 | Independent |
| 3 | Otar Patsatsia (1929–) |
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20 August 1993 | 5 October 1995 | Independent |
- State Ministers
| № | Name (Born–Died) |
Picture | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
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| 1 | Niko Lekishvili (1947–) |
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8 December 1995 | 26 July 1998 | Union of Citizens of Georgia |
| 2 | Vazha Lortkipanidze (1949–) |
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31 July 1998 | 11 May 2000 | Union of Citizens of Georgia |
| 3 | Giorgi Arsenishvili (1942–2010) |
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11 May 2000 | 21 December 2001 | Union of Citizens of Georgia |
| 4 | Avtandil Jorbenadze (1951–) |
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21 December 2001 | 27 November 2003 | Union of Citizens of Georgia |
| 5 | Zurab Zhvania (1963–2005) |
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27 November 2003 | 17 February 2004 | United National Movement |
- Prime Ministers
| № | Name (Born–Died) |
Picture | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
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| 4 | Zurab Zhvania (1963–2005) |
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17 February 2004 | 3 February 2005 | United National Movement |
| — | Mikheil Saakashvili (1967–) (acting)[2] |
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3 February 2005 | 17 February 2005 | United National Movement |
| 5 | Zurab Noghaideli (1964–) |
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17 February 2005 | 16 November 2007 | United National Movement |
| — | Giorgi Baramidze (1968–) (acting)[3] |
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16 November 2007 | 22 November 2007 | United National Movement |
| 6 | Lado Gurgenidze (1970–) |
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22 November 2007 | 1 November 2008 | Independent |
| 7 | Grigol Mgaloblishvili (1973–) |
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1 November 2008 | 6 February 2009 | Independent |
| 8 | Nika Gilauri (1975–) |
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6 February 2009 | 4 July 2012 | Independent |
| 9 | Vano Merabishvili (1968–) |
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4 July 2012 | 25 October 2012 | United National Movement |
| 10 | Bidzina Ivanishvili (1956–) |
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25 October 2012 | 20 November 2013 | Georgian Dream |
| 11 | Irakli Garibashvili (1982–) |
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20 November 2013 | 30 December 2015 | Georgian Dream |
| 12 | Giorgi Kvirikashvili (1967–) |
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30 December 2015 | Incumbent | Georgian Dream |
See also
References
- ↑ Prime Minister of the rebel government at Zugdidi 24 September—6 November 1993
- ↑ Saakashvili took responsibilities as Prime minister (in Russian)
- ↑ Acting Prime minister of Georgia criticized peacekeepers, CIS and Russia (in Russian)
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