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List of leaders of Georgia (country)

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This is the list of leaders of Georgia since 1918, during the periods of the short-lived Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918–1921), Soviet Georgia (1921–1991), and current Georgia. For the head of government, see President of Georgia.

List (1918–present)

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No. Picture Name
(Birth–Death)
Began office Left office Party Title(s)
1 Nikolay Chkheidze
(1864–1926)
10 February 1918 26 May 1918 Social Democratic Party of Georgia President of Parliamentary Assemblies
No. Picture Name
(Birth–Death)
Began office Left office Party Title(s)
1 Nikolay Chkheidze
(1864–1926)
26 May 1918 16 March 1921 Social Democratic Party of Georgia President of Parliamentary Assemblies (Parliamentary system : no President of the Republic)
1 Noe Ramishvili
(1881–1930)
26 May 1918 24 June 1918 Social Democratic Party of Georgia President of Government (Parliamentary system : no President of the Republic)
1 Noe Zhordania
(1868–1953)
24 June 1918 18 March 1921 Social Democratic Party of Georgia President of Government (Parliamentary system : no President of the Republic)
No. Picture Name
(Birth–Death)
Began office Left office Party Title(s)
1 Mamia Orakhelashvili
(1881–1937)
16 March 1921 April 1922 Communist Party of Georgia First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia
2 Mikheil Okudzhava 24 May 1922 22 October 1922 Communist Party of Georgia First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia
3 Vissarion Lominadze
(1897–1935)
22 October 1922 August 1924 Communist Party of Georgia First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia
4 Mikheil Kakhiani
(1896–1937)
August 1924 May 1930 Communist Party of Georgia First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia
5 Levan Gogoberidze
(1896–1937)
May 1930 19 November 1930 Communist Party of Georgia First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia
6 Samson Mamulia
(1892–1937)
19 November 1930 11 September 1931 Communist Party of Georgia First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia
7 Lavrenty Kartvelishvili (1890–1938) 11 September 1931 14 November 1931 Communist Party of Georgia First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia
8 Lavrentiy Beria
(1899–1953)
14 November 1931 18 October 1932 Communist Party of Georgia First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia
9 Petre Agniashvili 18 October 1932 15 January 1934 Communist Party of Georgia First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia
10 Lavrentiy Beria
(1899–1953)
15 January 1934 31 August 1938 Communist Party of Georgia First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia
11 Candide Charkviani
(1907–1994)
31 August 1938 2 April 1952 Communist Party of Georgia First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia
12 Akaki Mgeladze
(1910–1980)
2 April 1952 14 April 1953 Communist Party of Georgia First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia
13 Aleksandre Mirtskhulava
(1911–2009)
14 April 1953 19 September 1953 Communist Party of Georgia First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia
14 Vasil Mzhavanadze
(1902–1988)
20 September 1953 29 September 1972 Communist Party of Georgia First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia
15 Eduard Shevardnadze
(1928–2014)
29 September 1972 6 July 1985 Communist Party of Georgia First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia
16 Jumber Patiashvili
(born 1940)
6 July 1985 14 April 1989 Communist Party of Georgia First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia
17 Givi Gumbaridze
(born 1945)
14 April 1989 15 November 1990 Communist Party of Georgia First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia
18 Zviad Gamsakhurdia
(1939–1993)
15 November 1990 14 April 1991 Independent Chairman of the Supreme Council of Georgia

as the Georgian SSR and after independence, parliamentary in 1990-1991, semi-presidential in 1991-1995, presidential in 1995-2004, semi-presidential in 2004-2005 and presidential 2005-2011. Semi-presidential in 2011-2019 and parliamentary since 2019.

Presidents and Prime Ministers
Name
(Born–Died)
Picture Term Time in office Took office Left office Party Government
1 Zviad Gamsakhurdia
(1939–1993)
1 267 days 14 April 1991
(Appointed)
26 May 1991
(Inaugurated)
6 January 1992
(Deposed)
Round Table—Free Georgia
Jaba Ioseliani
(1926–2003)
64 days 6 January 1992 10 March 1992 Military Military Council
Tengiz Kitovani
(1938–2023)
Eduard Shevardnadze
(1928–2014)
239 days 10 March 1992 4 November 1992 Independent
2 days 4 November 1992 6 November 1992
3 years, 20 days 6 November 1992 26 November 1995
2 1 5 years 26 November 1995
(Inaugurated)
30 April 2000 Union of Citizens of Georgia
2 5 years 30 April 2000
(Inaugurated)
23 November 2003
(Forced to Resign)
Nino Burjanadze
(born 1964)
(acting)
63 days 23 November 2003 25 January 2004 United National Movement
3 Mikheil Saakashvili
(born 1967)
1 3 years, 304 days 25 January 2004
(Inaugurated)
25 November 2007 (Resigned)
Nino Burjanadze
(born 1964)
(acting)
56 days 25 November 2007 20 January 2008
(3) Mikheil Saakashvili
(born 1967)
2 5 years, 301 days 20 January 2008
(Inaugurated)
17 November 2013
10 Bidzina Ivanishvili
(born 1956)
1 25 October 2012 20 November 2013 1 year, 26 days Georgian Dream Ivanishvili
11 Irakli Garibashvili
(born 1982)
- 20 November 2013 30 December 2015 2 years, 40 days Georgian Dream Garibashvili I
12 Giorgi Kvirikashvili
(born 1967)
1 30 December 2015 13 June 2018 2 years, 165 days Georgian Dream Kvirikashvili III
13 Mamuka Bakhtadze
(born 1982)
- 20 June 2018 2 September 2019 1 year, 74 days Georgian Dream Bakhtadze
14 Giorgi Gakharia
(born 1975)
1 8 September 2019 18 February 2021 1 year, 167 days Georgian Dream Gakharia III
15 Irakli Garibashvili
(born 1982)
2 22 February 2021 29 January 2024 3 years, 277 days Georgian Dream Garibashvili II
16 Irakli Kobakhidze
(born 1978)
- 8 February 2024 Incumbent 291 days Georgian Dream Kobakhidze

Notes

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See also

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