Prime Minister of Georgia

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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 Nikoloz Gilauri. Georgia has had 36 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

• Polikarp 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	Took Office	Left Office	Party
	Murman Omanidze (acting)	18 August 1991	23 August 1991	(None)
1	Bessarion Gugushvili	23 August 1991	6 January 1992	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)
4	Nikoloz Lekishvili	8 December 1995	26 July 1998	Citizen's Union of Georgia
5	Vazha Lortkipanidze	31 July 1998	11 May 2000	Citizen's Union of Georgia
6	Giorgi Arsenishvili	11 May 2000	21 December 2001	Citizen's Union of Georgia
7	Avtandil Jorbenadze	21 December 2001	27 November 2003	Citizen's Union of Georgia
8	Zurab Zhvania	27 November 2003	3 February 2005	United National Movement
	Giorgi Baramidze (acting)	3 February 2005	17 February 2005	United National Movement
9	Zurab Noghaideli	17 February 2005	16 November 2007	United National Movement
10	Vladimer "Lado" Gurgenidze	22 November 2007	1 November 2008	(None)
11	Grigol Mgaloblishvili	1 November 2008	6 February 2009	(None)
12	Nikoloz Gilauri	6 February 2009	Incumbent	(None)

Notes

     α.   ^{^} The ousted administration of President Zviad Gamsakhurdia and Prime Minister Bessarion Gugushvili formed a counter-government at Zugdidi on 24 September 1993 that controlled part of western Georgia until 6 November 1993.

See also

• Cabinet of Georgia