# Prime Minister of Georgia

| Prime Minister of Georgia |
| --- |
| Coat of Arms of Georgia |
| **Incumbent Irakli Kobakhidze** since 8 February 2024 |
| 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 42 Prime Ministers since 1918.

## Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918–1921)

**Prime ministers**

| No. | Picture | Name (Birth–Death) | Began office | Left office | Party | Title(s) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 |  | Noe Ramishvili (1881–1930) | 26 May 1918 | 24 June 1918 | Social Democratic Party of Georgia | Chairman of Government |
| 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) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 |  | Polikarp Mdivani (1887–1937) | 7 March 1922 | April 1922 | Communist Party of Georgia | Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars |
| 2 |  | Sergey Kavtaradze (1885–1971) | April 1922 | January 1923 | Communist Party of Georgia | Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars |
| 3 |  | Shalva Eliava (1883–1937) | January 1923 | June 1927 | Communist Party of Georgia | Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars |
| 4 |  | Lavrenty Kartvelishvili (1890–1938) | June 1927 | June 1929 | Communist Party of Georgia | Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars |
| 5 |  | Filipp Makharadze (1886–1941) | June 1929 | January 1931 | Communist Party of Georgia | Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars |
| 6 |  | Levan Sukhishvili | January 1931 | 22 September 1931 | Communist Party of Georgia | Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars |
| 7 |  | German Mgaloblishvili (?–1937) | 22 September 1931 | 9 July 1937 (executed) | Communist Party of Georgia | Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars |
| 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 |
| 9 |  | Zakhary Chkhubianishvili (1903–?) | December 1946 | 6 April 1952 | Communist Party of Georgia | Chairmen of the Council of Ministers |
| 10 |  | Zakhary Ketskhoveli (1902–1970) | 6 April 1952 | 16 April 1953 | Communist Party of Georgia | Chairmen of the Council of Ministers |
| 11 |  | Valerian Bakradze (1901–1971) | 16 April 1953 | 20 September 1953 | Communist Party of Georgia | Chairmen of the Council of Ministers |
| 12 |  | Givi Javakhishvili (1912–1985) | 21 September 1953 | 17 December 1975 | Communist Party of Georgia | Chairmen of the Council of Ministers |
| 13 |  | Zurab Pataridze (1928–1982) | 17 December 1975 | 5 June 1982 | Communist Party of Georgia | Chairmen of the Council of Ministers |
| 14 |  | Dmitry Kartvelishvili (1927–2009) | 2 July 1982 | 12 April 1986 | Communist Party of Georgia | Chairmen of the Council of Ministers |
| 15 |  | Otar Cherkezia (1933–2004) | 12 April 1986 | 29 March 1989 | Communist Party of Georgia | Chairmen of the Council of Ministers |
| 16 |  | Zurab Chkheidze (1930–2007) | 29 March 1989 | 14 April 1989 | Communist Party of Georgia | Chairmen of the Council of Ministers |
| 17 |  | Nodari Chitanava (1935–) | 14 April 1989 | 15 November 1990 | Communist Party of Georgia | Chairmen of the Council of Ministers |
| 18 |  | Tengiz Sigua (1934–2020) | 15 November 1990 | 18 August 1991 | Independent | Chairmen of the Council of Ministers |

## Georgia (since 1991)

**Prime ministers**

| No. | Name (Born–Died) | Picture | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| — | 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 |
| 2 | Tengiz Sigua (1934–2020) |  | 6 January 1992 | 6 August 1993 | Independent |
| — | 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 | 29 January 2024 | Georgian Dream |
| 16 | Irakli Kobakhidze (1978–) |  | 8 February 2024 | present | Georgian Dream |