Prime Minister of Georgia
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| Prime Minister of Georgia | |
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| 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 Giorgi Gakharia. Georgia has had 40 Prime Ministers since 1918.
List of prime ministers (since 1995)[change | change source]
Georgia (1995–present)[change | change source]
- State ministers
| No. | Name (Born–Died) |
Picture | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 7 November 2003 | Union of Citizens of Georgia |
| 5 | Zurab Zhvania (1963–2005) |
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7 November 2003 | 17 February 2004 | United National Movement |
- Prime ministers
| No. | Name (Born–Died) |
Picture | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Zurab Zhvania (1963–2005) |
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17 February 2004 | 3 February 2005 | United National Movement |
| — | Mikheil Saakashvili (1967–) (acting)[1] |
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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)[2] |
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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 | 13 June 2018 | Georgian Dream |
| 13 | Mamuka Bakhtadze (1982–) |
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20 June 2018 | 2 September 2019 | Georgian Dream |
| 14 | Giorgi Gakharia (1975–) |
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8 September 2019 | 18 February 2021 | Georgian Dream |
| 15 | Irakli Garibashvili (1982–) |
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22 February 2021 | present | Georgian Dream |
