Prime Minister of Georgia
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| Prime Minister of Georgia | |
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| Appointer | Giorgi Margvelashvili, as President of Georgia |
| Inaugural holder | Bessarion Gugushvili |
| Formation | 23 August 1991 |
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 changed over time, however, the duties and functions of the leader have changed but a little. The first Prime Minister of Georgia was Noe Ramishvili, the incumbent being Mamuka Bakhtadze. Georgia has had 40 Prime Ministers since 1918.
List of Prime Ministers (since 1991)[change | change source]
- Prime Ministers
| № | Name (Born–Died) |
Picture | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Murman Omanidze (1938–) (acting) |
|
18 August 1991 | 23 August 1991 | Independent |
| 1 | Besarion Gugushvili (1945–) |
|
23 August 1991 | 6 January 1992[1] | Round Table — Free Georgia |
| 2 | Tengiz Sigua (1934–) |
|
6 January 1992 | 6 August 1993 | Independent |
| — | Eduard Shevardnadze (1928–2014) (acting) |
|
6 August 1993 | 20 August 1993 | Independent |
| 3 | Otar Patsatsia (1929–) |
|
20 August 1993 | 5 October 1995 | Independent |
- State Ministers
| № | Name (Born–Died) |
Picture | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niko Lekishvili (1947–) |
|
8 December 1995 | 26 July 1998 | Union of Citizens of Georgia |
| 2 | Vazha Lortkipanidze (1949–) |
|
31 July 1998 | 11 May 2000 | Union of Citizens of Georgia |
| 3 | Giorgi Arsenishvili (1942–2010) |
|
11 May 2000 | 21 December 2001 | Union of Citizens of Georgia |
| 4 | Avtandil Jorbenadze (1951–) |
|
21 December 2001 | 27 November 2003 | Union of Citizens of Georgia |
| 5 | Zurab Zhvania (1963–2005) |
|
27 November 2003 | 17 February 2004 | United National Movement |
- Prime Ministers
| № | Name (Born–Died) |
Picture | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Zurab Zhvania (1963–2005) |
|
17 February 2004 | 3 February 2005 | United National Movement |
| — | Mikheil Saakashvili (1967–) (acting)[2] |
|
3 February 2005 | 17 February 2005 | United National Movement |
| 5 | Zurab Noghaideli (1964–) |
|
17 February 2005 | 16 November 2007 | United National Movement |
| — | Giorgi Baramidze (1968–) (acting)[3] |
|
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–) |
|
4 July 2012 | 25 October 2012 | United National Movement |
| 10 | Bidzina Ivanishvili (1956–) |
|
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–) |
|
30 December 2015 | 13 June 2018 | Georgian Dream |
| 13 | Mamuka Bakhtadze (1982–) |
|
20 June 2018 | Incumbent | Georgian Dream |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 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) Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
