President of Georgia
The President of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს პრეზიდენტი, sakartvelos prezidenti) is the head of state and supreme commander-in-chief.
| President of Georgia საქართველოს პრეზიდენტი | |
|---|---|
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| Appointer | Direct popular vote |
| Term length | Six years |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Georgia |
| Formation | 14 April 1991 |
| First holder | Zviad Gamsakhurdia |
| Website | Official website |
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Their role is ceremonial as in many parliamentary democracies. Prime Minister is the head of government. The office was first introduced by the Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia on 14 April 1991, five days after Georgia's declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.[1]
The President serves a five-year term. The current President is Salome Zourabichvili, who was sworn in on 16 December 2018.
List of Presidents
| No. | Name (Born–Died) |
Picture | Term | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zviad Gamsakhurdia (1939–1993) |
|
1 | 14 April 1991 (Appointed) 26 May 1991 (Inaugurated) |
6 January 1992 (Deposed) |
Round Table – Free Georgia |
| 2 | Eduard Shevardnadze (1928–2014) |
|
1 | 26 November 1995 (Inaugurated) |
30 April 2000 | Union of Citizens of Georgia |
| 2 | 30 April 2000 (Inaugurated) |
23 November 2003 (Forced to resign) | ||||
| — | Nino Burjanadze (born 1964) (acting) |
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23 November 2003 | 25 January 2004 | United National Movement | |
| 3 | Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967) |
|
1 | 25 January 2004 (Inaugurated) |
25 November 2007 (Resigned) | |
| — | Nino Burjanadze (born 1964) (acting) |
|
25 November 2007 | 20 January 2008 | ||
| (3) | Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967) |
|
2 | 20 January 2008 (Inaugurated) |
17 November 2013 | |
| 4 | Giorgi Margvelashvili (born 1969) |
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1 | 17 November 2013 (Inaugurated) |
16 December 2018 | Georgian Dream |
| 5 | Salome Zourabichvili (born 1952) |
|
1 | 16 December 2018 (Inaugurated) |
Independent |
President Of Georgia Media
Standard of the president of Georgia (until 2020)
Flag of the president of Georgia prior to 2020
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili and European Parliament President Antonio Tajani shaking hands in Brussels in January 2019.
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References
- ↑ The Law of the Republic of Georgia on the Introduction of the Post of President of the Republic of Georgia Archived 20 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine. The Parliament of Georgia Archive. Accessed on 17 April 2011 (in Georgian and Russian)
