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)
=[[Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic]] (1918)=
| class="wikitable"
! {{Abbr|No.|Number}} ! Picture ! Name ! Began office ! Left office ! Party ! Title(s) |
| style="background:#8B0000; color:black" | 1
|Nikolay Chkheidze |10 February 1918 |26 May 1918 |Social Democratic Party of Georgia |President of Parliamentary Assemblies |
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=[[Democratic Republic of Georgia]] (1918–1921)=
| class="wikitable"
! {{Abbr|No.|Number}} ! Picture ! Name ! Began office ! Left office ! Party ! Title(s) |
| style="background:#8B0000; color:black" | 1
|Nikolay Chkheidze |26 May 1918 |16 March 1921 |Social Democratic Party of Georgia |President of Parliamentary Assemblies (Parliamentary system : no President of the Republic) |
|---|
| style="background:#8B0000; color:black" | 1
|Noe Ramishvili |26 May 1918 |24 June 1918 |Social Democratic Party of Georgia |President of Government (Parliamentary system : no President of the Republic) |
| style="background:#8B0000; color:black" | 1
|Noe Zhordania |24 June 1918 |18 March 1921 |Social Democratic Party of Georgia |President of Government (Parliamentary system : no President of the Republic) |
=[[Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic]] (1922–1936) and [[Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic]] (1936–1990)=
| class="wikitable"
! {{Abbr|No.|Number}} ! Picture ! Name ! Began office ! Left office ! Party ! Title(s) |
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:black" |1
|Mamia Orakhelashvili |16 March 1921 |April 1922 |First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia |
|---|
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:black" |2
|24 May 1922 |22 October 1922 |First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia |
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:black" |3
|Vissarion Lominadze |22 October 1922 |August 1924 |First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia |
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:black" |4
|Mikheil Kakhiani |August 1924 |May 1930 |First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia |
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:black" |5
|Levan Gogoberidze |May 1930 |19 November 1930 |First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia |
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:black" |6
|Samson Mamulia |19 November 1930 |11 September 1931 |First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia |
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:black" |7
|Lavrenty Kartvelishvili (1890–1938) |11 September 1931 |14 November 1931 |First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia |
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:black" |8
|Lavrentiy Beria |14 November 1931 |18 October 1932 |First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia |
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:black" |9
|18 October 1932 |15 January 1934 |First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia |
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:black" |10
|Lavrentiy Beria |15 January 1934 |31 August 1938 |First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia |
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:black" |11
|Candide Charkviani |31 August 1938 |2 April 1952 |First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia |
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:black" |12
|Akaki Mgeladze |2 April 1952 |14 April 1953 |First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia |
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:black" |13
|Aleksandre Mirtskhulava |14 April 1953 |19 September 1953 |First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia |
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:black" |14
|Vasil Mzhavanadze |20 September 1953 |29 September 1972 |First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia |
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:black" |15
|Eduard Shevardnadze |29 September 1972 |6 July 1985 |First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia |
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:black" |16
|Jumber Patiashvili |6 July 1985 |14 April 1989 |First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia |
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of the Soviet Union}}; color:black" |17
|Givi Gumbaridze |14 April 1989 |15 November 1990 |First secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia |
| style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}; color:black" |18
|Zviad Gamsakhurdia |15 November 1990 |14 April 1991 |Chairman of the Supreme Council of Georgia |
=[[Georgia (country)|Republic 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
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! № ! Name ! width="100px" | Picture ! Term !Time in office ! Took office ! Left office ! Party ! Government |
| colspan="9" |Parliamentary system (1990–1991) |
|---|
| style="background:Orange; color:white;"| 1
|Zviad Gamsakhurdia |1 |{{Age in years and days|1991|4|14|1992|1|6}} |14 April 1991 |6 January 1992 | |
| colspan="9" |Semi-presidential system (1991–1995) |
| rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Military Rule}}; color:black;"| —
|Jaba Ioseliani |rowspan=2| | rowspan="2" |{{Age in years and days|1992|1|6|1992|3|10}} |rowspan=2|6 January 1992 |rowspan=2|10 March 1992 |rowspan=2|Military |rowspan=2| Military Council |
| Tengiz Kitovani (1938–2023) |
| style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}; color:black;" rowspan="3" | —
| rowspan="3" |Eduard Shevardnadze | rowspan="3" |100px | rowspan="3" | |{{Age in years and days|1992|3|10|1992|11|4}} |10 March 1992 |4 November 1992 | rowspan="3" |Independent | State Council |
| {{Age in years and days|1992|11|4|1992|11|6}}
|4 November 1992 |6 November 1992 | State Council |
| {{Age in years and days|1992|11|6|1995|11|26}}
|6 November 1992 |26 November 1995 | State Council |
| colspan="9" |Presidential system (1995–2004) |
| style="background:{{party color|Union of Citizens of Georgia}}; color:white;" rowspan="2" | 2
| rowspan="2" |Eduard Shevardnadze | rowspan="2" |139x139px |1 |5 years |26 November 1995 |30 April 2000 | rowspan="2" |Union of Citizens of Georgia | rowspan="2" | |
| 2
|5 years |30 April 2000 |23 November 2003 |
| style="background:{{party color|United National Movement (Georgia)}}; color:white;"| —
|Nino Burjanadze | |{{Age in years and days|2003|11|23|2004|1|25}} |23 November 2003 |25 January 2004 | |
| colspan="9" |Semi-presidential system (2004–2005) |
| colspan="9" |Presidential system (2005–2011) |
| style="background:{{party color|United National Movement (Georgia)}}; color:white;" | 3
|Mikheil Saakashvili |1 |{{Age in years and days|2004|1|25|2007|11|25}} |25 January 2004 |25 November 2007 (Resigned) | |
| style="background:{{party color|United National Movement (Georgia)}}; color:white;" | —
|Nino Burjanadze |File:Nino_Burdzjanadze_2008.jpg | |{{Age in years and days|2007|11|25|2008|1|20}} |25 November 2007 |20 January 2008 | |
| style="background:{{party color|United National Movement (Georgia)}}; color:white;" | (3)
|Mikheil Saakashvili |2 |{{Age in years and days|2008|1|20|2013|11|17}} |20 January 2008 |17 November 2013 | |
| colspan="9" |Semi-presidential system (2011–2019) |
| style="background:{{party color|United National Movement (Georgia)}}; color:white;" | (3)
|Mikheil Saakashvili |2 |{{Age in years and days|2008|1|20|2013|11|17}} |20 January 2008 |17 November 2013 | |
| style="background:{{party color|Georgian Dream}}; color:white;"| 10
| Bidzina Ivanishvili | 1 | 25 October 2012 | 20 November 2013 | {{ayd|2012|10|25|2013|11|20}} |
| style="background:{{party color|Georgian Dream}}; color:white;"| 11
| Irakli Garibashvili | - | 20 November 2013 | 30 December 2015 | {{ayd|2013|11|20|2015|12|30}} |
| style="background:{{party color|Georgian Dream}}; color:white;"| 12
| Giorgi Kvirikashvili |1 | 30 December 2015 | 13 June 2018 | {{ayd|2015|12|30|2018|06|13}} |
| style="background:{{party color|Georgian Dream}}; color:white;"| 13
| Mamuka Bakhtadze | - | 20 June 2018 | 2 September 2019 | {{ayd|2018|06|20|2019|09|02}} |
| colspan="9" |Parliamentary system (2019–present) |
| style="background:{{party color|Georgian Dream}}; color:white;"| 14
| Giorgi Gakharia | 1 | 8 September 2019 | 18 February 2021 | {{ayd|2019|09|08|2021|02|22}} | Gakharia I–II |
| style="background:{{party color|Georgian Dream}}; color:white;"| –
| Maya Tskitishvili | 100px | – | 18 February 2021 | 22 February 2021 | {{ayd|2021|2|18|2021|02|22}} |
| style="background:{{party color|Georgian Dream}}; color:white;"| 15
| Irakli Garibashvili | 2 | 22 February 2021 | 29 January 2024 | {{ayd|2021|02|22}} |
| style="background:{{party color|Georgian Dream}}; color:white;"| 16
| Irakli Kobakhidze | 1 | 8 February 2024 | Incumbent | {{ayd|2024|02|08|| |
|}
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