Irakli Garibashvili
Irakli Garibashvili (Georgian: ირაკლი ღარიბაშვილი, also transliterated as Gharibashvili) (born June 28, 1982[1]) is a Georgian politician and former business executive. He became Prime Minister of Georgia on 20 November 2013. He resigned as prime minister on 23 December 2015. He became prime minister again in 2021. On January 29, 2024, he announced his resignation and announced that he would become leader of the ruling Georgian Dream party.
Irakli Garibashvili | |
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ირაკლი ღარიბაშვილი | |
.jpg) Garibashvili in 2023 | |
| Chairman of Georgian Dream | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Irakli Kobakhidze |
| In office 15 November 2013 – 30 December 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Bidzina Ivanishvili |
| Succeeded by | Giorgi Kvirikashvili |
| 11th and 15th Prime Minister of Georgia | |
| In office 22 February 2021 – 29 January 2024 | |
| President | Salome Zourabichvili |
| Deputy | Thea Tsulukiani Levan Davitashvili |
| Preceded by | Giorgi Gakharia |
| Succeeded by | Irakli Kobakhidze |
| In office 20 November 2013 – 30 December 2015 | |
| President | Giorgi Margvelashvili |
| Deputy | Giorgi Kvirikashvili Kakha Kaladze |
| Preceded by | Bidzina Ivanishvili |
| Succeeded by | Giorgi Kvirikashvili |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 8 September 2019 – 22 February 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Giorgi Gakharia |
| Preceded by | Levan Izoria |
| Succeeded by | Juansher Burchuladze |
| Minister of Internal Affairs | |
| In office 25 October 2012 – 17 November 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Bidzina Ivanishvili |
| Preceded by | Ekaterine Zguladze (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Aleksandre Chikaidze |
| Political Secretary of Georgian Dream | |
| In office 5 March 2019 – 1 February 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Gia Volski |
| Succeeded by | Irakli Kobakhidze |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 June 1982 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Georgian Dream (2012–2015, 2019–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Nunuka Tamazashvili |
| Children | Nikoloz Andria Gabriel Nino |
| Alma mater | Tbilisi State University Pantheon-Sorbonne University |
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| Website | Prime Minister's Personal Website |
Irakli Garibashvili Media
Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili meets Victoria Nuland, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, December 2013
Garibashvili making a speech in the Parliament of Georgia, June 2021
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Gharibashvili, May 2022
Garibashvili and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku, 5 May 2021
PM of Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova met with President of the European Council Charles Michel, November 2021
Irakli Garibashvili, Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern and Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida at the 2022 Madrid summit.
Meeting of Irakli Garibashvili with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Batumi, 2022
Irakli Garibashvili – keynote speech at CPAC Hungary 2023
References
- ↑ Prime Minister of Georgia: Irakli Garibashvili Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine. Government of Georgia. Retrieved 24 November 2013.