Prime Minister of Georgia

Prime Minister of Georgia
Coat of Arms of Georgia
Incumbent Giorgi Kvirikashvili since 30 December 2015
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 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)

Georgia (1991–present)

Prime Ministers

#	Name	Image	Took Office	Left Office	Party
1	Bessarion Gugushvili		23 August 1991	6 January 1992[1]	Round Table — Free Georgia
2	Tengiz Sigua		6 January 1992	6 August 1993	(None)
	Eduard Shevardnadze (acting)		6 August 1993	20 August 1993	(None)
3	Otar Patsatsia		20 August 1993	5 October 1995	(None)

State Ministers

#	Name	Image	Took Office	Left Office	Party
1	Nikoloz Lekishvili		8 December 1995	26 July 1998	Union of Citizens of Georgia
2	Vazha Lortkipanidze		31 July 1998	11 May 2000	Union of Citizens of Georgia
3	Giorgi Arsenishvili		11 May 2000	21 December 2001	Union of Citizens of Georgia
4	Avtandil Jorbenadze		21 December 2001	27 November 2003	Union of Citizens of Georgia
5	Zurab Zhvania		27 November 2003	17 February 2004	United National Movement

Prime Ministers

#	Name	Image	Took Office	Left Office	Party
4	Zurab Zhvania		17 February 2004	3 February 2005	United National Movement
	Mikheil Saakashvili (acting)[2]		3 February 2005	17 February 2005	United National Movement
5	Zurab Noghaideli		17 February 2005	16 November 2007	United National Movement
	Giorgi Baramidze (acting)[3]		16 November 2007	22 November 2007	United National Movement
6	Lado Gurgenidze		22 November 2007	1 November 2008	(None)
7	Grigol Mgaloblishvili		1 November 2008	6 February 2009	(None)
8	Nika Gilauri		6 February 2009	4 July 2012	(None)
9	Vano Merabishvili		4 July 2012	25 October 2012	United National Movement
10	Bidzina Ivanishvili		25 October 2012	20 November 2013	Georgian Dream
11	Irakli Garibashvili		20 November 2013	30 December 2015	Georgian Dream
12	Giorgi Kvirikashvili		30 December 2015	Incumbent	Georgian Dream

See also

• Cabinet of Georgia
• State Procurement Agency (Georgia)

References

1. Prime Minister of the rebel government at Zugdidi 24 September—6 November 1993
2. Saakashvili took responsibilities as Prime minister (in Russian)
3. Acting Prime minister of Georgia criticized peacekeepers, CIS and Russia (in Russian)