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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| Office of the President of Georgia Head of State of Georgia | |
| Type | Head of state Commander-in-chief |
| Residence | Orbeliani Palace (since Nov 2018[2]) |
| Appointer | Electoral College |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Georgia |
| Inaugural holder | Zviad Gamsakhurdia |
| Formation | 14 April 1991 |
| Deputy | Chairperson of the Parliament |
| Salary | 13,000 GEL (€4,400) per month[3] |
| Website | Official website |
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.[4]
The President serves a five-year term.
List of Presidents
| No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Election |
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| 1 | Zviad Gamsakhurdia (1939–1993) |
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14 April 1991 | 6 January 1992 (Deposed) |
267 days | Round Table—Free Georgia | 1991 |
| The office of the president was vacant from January 6, 1992 to November 26, 1995.[a] | |||||||
| 2 | Eduard Shevardnadze (1928–2014) |
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26 November 1995 | 23 November 2003 (Forced to resign) |
7 years, 362 days | Union of Citizens of Georgia | 1995 2000 |
| — | Nino Burjanadze (born 1964) Acting |
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23 November 2003 | 25 January 2004 | 63 days | United National Movement | – |
| 3 | Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967) |
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25 January 2004 | 25 November 2007 (Resigned) |
3 years, 304 days | United National Movement | 2004 |
| — | Nino Burjanadze (born 1964) Acting |
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25 November 2007 | 20 January 2008 | 56 days | United National Movement | – |
| (3) | Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967) |
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20 January 2008 | 17 November 2013 | 5 years, 301 days | United National Movement | 2008 |
| 4 | Giorgi Margvelashvili (born 1969) |
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17 November 2013 | 16 December 2018 | 5 years, 29 days | Georgian Dream | 2013 |
| 5 | Salome Zourabichvili (born 1952) |
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16 December 2018 | 29 December 2024 / Incumbent
(Disputed) |
6 years, 342 days | Independent[b] | 2018 |
| 6 | Mikheil Kavelashvili
(born 1971) |
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29 December 2024 | Incumbent
(Disputed) |
1 day | People's Power[c] | 2024 |
- ↑ On December 22, 1991, parts of the military launched a coup d'état against the government and the president. On January 6, 1992, the government and the President were deposed and a Military Council, led by Tengiz Kitovani and Jaba Ioseliani, took power in Tbilisi. On March 10, 1992, the Military Council handed the power over to Eduard Shevardnadze, who served as acting head of state until November 26, 1995.
- ↑ Georgian Dream campaigned for and endorsed the candidacy of Zourabichvili in the 2018 presidential election.
- ↑ Georgian Dream nominated the candidacy of Kavelashvili in the 2024 presidential election.
President Of Georgia Media
Orbeliani Palace is the official seat of the Georgian President.
DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 21JAN04 - Mikheil Saakashvili, President Elect of Georgia, answers questions at a press conference at the Annual Meeting 2004 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2004. Copyright by World Economic Forum swiss-image.ch/Photo by Jean-Bernard Sieber
Meeting between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and internationally disputed Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili in Baku, April 16, 2025.
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References
- ↑ Kavelashvili's election is contested by outgoing President Salome Zourabichvili, all large opposition parties, as well as numerous watchdogs and constitutional experts, who question the legitimacy of the 2024 Georgian parliamentary election that determined the composition of the electoral collage for the presidential election.
- ↑ Template:Cite Q
- ↑ Changes to the Rule of Labor Remuneration in Public Institutions (PDF)
- ↑ 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)
Other websites
- Official Site of the President of Georgia Archived 2011-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
