Prime Minister of Georgia

Prime Minister of Georgia
Coat of Arms of Georgia
Incumbent Irakli Garibashvili since 22 February 2021
Inaugural holder	Noe Ramishvili
Formation	23 August 1991

The Prime Minister of Georgia is the most senior minister within the Cabinet of Georgia. He is appointed by the President of Georgia.

Georgia has had 40 Prime Ministers since 1918.

Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918–1921)

Prime ministers

No.	Picture	Name (Birth–Death)	Began office	Left office	Party	Title(s)
style="background-color:Template:Ukrainian Social Democratic Labour Party/meta/color;" width=10px | ; color:black" | 1		Noe Ramishvili (1881–1930)	26 May 1918	24 June 1918	Social Democratic Party of Georgia	Chairman of Government
style="background-color:Template:Ukrainian Social Democratic Labour Party/meta/color;" width=10px | ; color:black" | 2		Noe Zhordania (1868–1953)	24 June 1918	18 March 1921	Social Democratic Party of Georgia	Chairman of Government

Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (1921–1991)

No.	Picture	Name (Birth–Death)	Began office	Left office	Party	Title(s)
style="background-color:#D40000;" width=10px | ; color:black" |1		Polikarp Mdivani (1887–1937)	7 March 1922	April 1922	Communist Party of Georgia	Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars
style="background-color:#D40000;" width=10px | ; color:black" |2		Sergey Kavtaradze (1885–1971)	April 1922	January 1923	Communist Party of Georgia	Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars
style="background-color:#D40000;" width=10px | ; color:black" |3		Shalva Eliava (1883–1937)	January 1923	June 1927	Communist Party of Georgia	Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars
style="background-color:#D40000;" width=10px | ; color:black" |4		Lavrenty Kartvelishvili (1890–1938)	June 1927	June 1929	Communist Party of Georgia	Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars
style="background-color:#D40000;" width=10px | ; color:black" |5		Filipp Makharadze (1886–1941)	June 1929	January 1931	Communist Party of Georgia	Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars
style="background-color:#D40000;" width=10px | ; color:black" |6		Levan Sukhishvili	January 1931	22 September 1931	Communist Party of Georgia	Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars
style="background-color:#D40000;" width=10px | ; color:black" |7		German Mgaloblishvili (?–1937)	22 September 1931	9 July 1937 (executed)	Communist Party of Georgia	Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars
style="background-color:#D40000;" width=10px | ; color:black" |8		Valerian Bakradze (1901–1971)	9 July 1937	15 April 1946	Communist Party of Georgia	Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars
			15 April 1946	December 1946		Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
style="background-color:#D40000;" width=10px | ; color:black" |9		Zakhary Chkhubianishvili (1903–?)	December 1946	6 April 1952	Communist Party of Georgia	Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
style="background-color:#D40000;" width=10px | ; color:black" |10		Zakhary Ketskhoveli (1902–1970)	6 April 1952	16 April 1953	Communist Party of Georgia	Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
style="background-color:#D40000;" width=10px | ; color:black" |11		Valerian Bakradze (1901–1971)	16 April 1953	20 September 1953	Communist Party of Georgia	Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
style="background-color:#D40000;" width=10px | ; color:black" |12		Givi Javakhishvili (1912–1985)	21 September 1953	17 December 1975	Communist Party of Georgia	Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
style="background-color:#D40000;" width=10px | ; color:black" |13		Zurab Pataridze (1928–1982)	17 December 1975	5 June 1982	Communist Party of Georgia	Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
style="background-color:#D40000;" width=10px | ; color:black" |14		Dmitry Kartvelishvili (1927–2009)	2 July 1982	12 April 1986	Communist Party of Georgia	Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
style="background-color:#D40000;" width=10px | ; color:black" |15		Otar Cherkezia (1933–2004)	12 April 1986	29 March 1989	Communist Party of Georgia	Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
style="background-color:#D40000;" width=10px | ; color:black" |16		Zurab Chkheidze (1930–2007)	29 March 1989	14 April 1989	Communist Party of Georgia	Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
style="background-color:#D40000;" width=10px | ; color:black" |17		Nodari Chitanava (1935–)	14 April 1989	15 November 1990	Communist Party of Georgia	Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
style="background-color:#DDDDDD;" width=10px | ; color:black" |18		Tengiz Sigua (1934–2020)	15 November 1990	18 August 1991	Independent	Chairmen of the Council of Ministers

Georgia (since 1991)

Main article: State Minister (Georgia)

Prime ministers

No.	Name (Born–Died)	Picture	Took Office	Left Office	Party
style="background-color:#DDDDDD;" width=10px | ; color:black;"|—	Murman Omanidze (1938–2020) (acting)		18 August 1991	23 August 1991	Independent
1	Besarion Gugushvili (1945–)		23 August 1991	6 January 1992	Round Table—Free Georgia
style="background-color:#DDDDDD;" width=10px | ; color:black;"|2	Tengiz Sigua (1934–2020)		6 January 1992	6 August 1993	Independent
style="background-color:#DDDDDD;" width=10px | ; color:black;"|—	Eduard Shevardnadze (1928–2014) (acting)		6 August 1993	20 August 1993	Independent List of prime ministers (since 1995) Georgia (1995–present) No. 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 7 November 2003 Union of Citizens of Georgia 5 Zurab Zhvania (1963–2005) 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) 17 February 2004 3 February 2005 United National Movement — Mikheil Saakashvili (1967–) (acting) 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) 16 November 2007 22 November 2007 United National Movement 6 Lado Gurgenidze (1970–) 22 November 2007 1 November 2008 Independent 7 Grigol Mgaloblishvili (1973–) 1 November 2008 6 February 2009 Independent 8 Nika Gilauri (1975–) 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–) 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 2 September 2019 Georgian Dream 14 Giorgi Gakharia (1975–) 8 September 2019 18 February 2021 Georgian Dream 15 Irakli Garibashvili (1982–) 22 February 2021 present Georgian Dream References