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The Cabinet of Georgia is an executive council of government ministers in Georgia. It is headed by the Prime Minister of Georgia. In the cases of utmost importance, the meetings may be led by the President of Georgia . The first Cabinet of Georgia was formed by Noe Zhordania in the Democratic Republic of Georgia in 1918. However, the first head of government was Noe Ramishvili, Zhordania succeeding him. Until 24 January 2008 the cabinet consisted of four State Ministers and thirteen Ministers. After the re-election of President Mikheil Saakashvili significant changes were made to the structure of the cabinet by the then head of the Georgian Government Prime Minister Lado Gurgenidze . As a result, currently there are five Ministers of State and thirteen ministers. In Georgian politics, a Minister of State enjoys higher seniority over a minister as opposed to the British Cabinet where a Minister of State is below a Minister by rank. As a consequence of 2008 changes, several new positions, such as Minister of State for European Integration and Minister of State for Diasporas as well as Minister of State for Reintegration were introduced. Several former positions such as Minister of IDPs and Accommodation and Minister of State for Reforms were abolished. The ministers of defense and interior as well as the Prosecutor General are not members of the cabinet as such and are subordinated to the President of Georgia.
Portfolio | Minister |
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Prime Minister of Georgia Head of the Cabinet of Georgia |
Nikoloz Gilauri |
First Vice Prime Minister of Georgia Minister for Infrastructural and Regional Development |
David Tkeshelashvili |
Vice Prime Minister Minister of State for Euro-Atlantic Integration |
Giorgi Baramidze |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | Grigol Vashadze |
Minister of Finance | Kakha Baindurashvili |
Minister of the Internal Affairs | Vano Merabishvili |
Minister of State for the Diasporas | Iulon Gagoshidze |
Minister of State for Internally displaced persons and Accommodation | Koba Subeliani |
Minister of State for Reintegration | Temur Iakobashvili |
Minister of Defence | Vasil Sikharulidze |
Minister of Education and Science | Nika Gvaramia |
Minister of Economic Development | Lasha Zhvania |
Minister of Agriculture | Bakur Kvezereli |
Minister of Justice | Zurab Adeishvili |
Minister of Culture and Sport | Nikoloz Rurua |
Minister of Environment Protection and Natural Resources | Goga Khachidze |
Minister of Energy | Alexander Khetaguri |
Minister of Health and Social Welfare | Alexander Kvitashvili |
Minister for Penitentiary and Probation | Dimitri Shashkin |
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