Prime Minister of Georgia

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
  Picture Name(Birth–Death) Began office Left office Party Title(s) 180pxNoe Ramishvili(1881–1930)26 May 191824 June 1918Social Democratic Party of GeorgiaChairman of Government  280pxNoe Zhordania(1868–1953)24 June 191818 March 1921Social Democratic Party of GeorgiaChairman of Government

Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (1921–1991)
  Picture Name(Birth–Death) Began office Left office Party Title(s)180pxPolikarp Mdivani(1887–1937)7 March 1922April 1922Communist Party of GeorgiaChairmen of the Council of People's Commissars2Sergey Kavtaradze(1885–1971)April 1922January 1923Communist Party of GeorgiaChairmen of the Council of People's Commissars380pxShalva Eliava(1883–1937)January 1923June 1927Communist Party of GeorgiaChairmen of the Council of People's Commissars480pxLavrenty Kartvelishvili(1890–1938)June 1927June 1929Communist Party of GeorgiaChairmen of the Council of People's Commissars580pxFilipp Makharadze(1886–1941)June 1929January 1931Communist Party of GeorgiaChairmen of the Council of People's Commissars680pxLevan SukhishviliJanuary 193122 September 1931Communist Party of GeorgiaChairmen of the Council of People's Commissars780pxGerman Mgaloblishvili(?–1937)22 September 19319 July 1937 (executed)Communist Party of GeorgiaChairmen of the Council of People's Commissars880pxValerian Bakradze(1901–1971)9 July 193715 April 1946Communist Party of GeorgiaChairmen of the Council of People's Commissars15 April 1946December 1946Chairmen of the Council of Ministers980pxZakhary Chkhubianishvili(1903–?)December 19466 April 1952Communist Party of GeorgiaChairmen of the Council of Ministers1080pxZakhary Ketskhoveli(1902–1970)6 April 195216 April 1953Communist Party of GeorgiaChairmen of the Council of Ministers1180pxValerian Bakradze(1901–1971)16 April 195320 September 1953Communist Party of GeorgiaChairmen of the Council of Ministers1280pxGivi Javakhishvili(1912–1985)21 September 195317 December 1975Communist Party of GeorgiaChairmen of the Council of Ministers1380px(1928–1982)17 December 19755 June 1982Communist Party of GeorgiaChairmen of the Council of Ministers1480px(1927–2009)2 July 198212 April 1986Communist Party of GeorgiaChairmen of the Council of Ministers1580px(1933–2004)12 April 198629 March 1989Communist Party of GeorgiaChairmen of the Council of Ministers1680px(1930–2007)29 March 198914 April 1989Communist Party of GeorgiaChairmen of the Council of Ministers1780px(1935–)14 April 198915 November 1990Communist Party of GeorgiaChairmen of the Council of Ministers18Tengiz Sigua(1934–2020)15 November 199018 August 1991IndependentChairmen 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)70px18 August 199123 August 1991Independent 1Besarion Gugushvili(1945–)70px23 August 19916 January 1992Prime Minister of the rebel government at Zugdidi 24 September—6 November 1993Round Table—Free Georgia2Tengiz Sigua(1934–2020)6 January 19926 August 1993Independent—Eduard Shevardnadze(1928–2014)(acting)70px6 August 199320 August 1993Independent

List of prime ministers (since 1995)
Georgia (1995–present)

 No. Name(Born–Died) Picture Took Office Left Office Party 1Niko Lekishvili(1947–)70px8 December 199526 July 1998Union of Citizens of Georgia 2Vazha Lortkipanidze(1949–)70px31 July 199811 May 2000Union of Citizens of Georgia 3Giorgi Arsenishvili(1942–2010)70px11 May 200021 December 2001Union of Citizens of Georgia 4Avtandil Jorbenadze(1951–)70px21 December 20017 November 2003Union of Citizens of Georgia 5Zurab Zhvania(1963–2005)70px7 November 200317 February 2004United National Movement

Prime ministers
 No. Name(Born–Died) Picture Took Office Left Office Party 4Zurab Zhvania(1963–2005)70px17 February 20043 February 2005United National Movement —Mikheil Saakashvili(1967–)(acting)Saakashvili took responsibilities as Prime minister (in Russian)70px3 February 2005 17 February 2005United National Movement 5Zurab Noghaideli(1964–)70px17 February 200516 November 2007United National Movement —Giorgi Baramidze(1968–)(acting)Acting Prime minister of Georgia criticized peacekeepers, CIS and Russia (in Russian) 70px16 November 200722 November 2007United National Movement 6Lado Gurgenidze(1970–)70px22 November 20071 November 2008Independent 7Grigol Mgaloblishvili(1973–)70px1 November 20086 February 2009Independent 8Nika Gilauri(1975–)70px6 February 20094 July 2012Independent 9Vano Merabishvili(1968–)70px4 July 201225 October 2012United National Movement 10Bidzina Ivanishvili(1956–)70px25 October 201220 November 2013Georgian Dream 11Irakli Garibashvili(1982–)70px20 November 201330 December 2015Georgian Dream 12Giorgi Kvirikashvili(1967–)70px30 December 201513 June 2018Georgian Dream 13Mamuka Bakhtadze(1982–)70px20 June 20182 September 2019Georgian Dream 14Giorgi Gakharia(1975–)70px8 September 201918 February 2021Georgian Dream 15Irakli Garibashvili(1982–)70px22 February 202129 January 2024Georgian Dream 16Irakli Kobakhidze(1978–) 70px8 February 2024presentGeorgian Dream

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