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 (1921–1990), and current Georgia. For the head of government, see President of Georgia.
List (1918–present)
Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic (1918)
Picture Name(Birth–Death) Began office Left office Party Title(s) 1Nikolay Chkheidze(1864–1926)10 February 191826 May 1918Social Democratic Party of GeorgiaPresident of Parliamentary Assemblies
Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918–1921) Picture Name(Birth–Death) Began office Left office Party Title(s) 1Nikolay Chkheidze(1864–1926)26 May 191816 March 1921Social Democratic Party of GeorgiaPresident of Parliamentary Assemblies (Parliamentary system : no President of the Republic) 1Noe Ramishvili(1881–1930)26 May 191824 June 1918Social Democratic Party of GeorgiaPresident of Government (Parliamentary system : no President of the Republic) 1Noe Zhordania(1868–1953)24 June 191818 March 1921Social Democratic Party of GeorgiaPresident of Government (Parliamentary system : no President of the Republic)
Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (1922–1936) and Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (1936–1990) First Secretary of the Communist Party of Georgia Picture Name(Birth–Death) Began office Left office Party Title(s)1Mamia Orakhelashvili(1881–1937)16 March 1921April 1922Communist Party of GeorgiaFirst secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia2 Mikheil Okudzhava24 May 192222 October 1922Communist Party of GeorgiaFirst secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia3 Vissarion Lominadze (1897–1935)22 October 1922August 1924Communist Party of GeorgiaFirst secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia4 Mikheil Kakhiani (1896–1937)August 1924May 1930Communist Party of GeorgiaFirst secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia5Levan Gogoberidze (1896–1937)May 193019 November 1930Communist Party of GeorgiaFirst secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia6 Samson Mamulia(1892–1937)19 November 193011 September 1931Communist Party of GeorgiaFirst secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia7Lavrenty Kartvelishvili (1890–1938)11 September 193114 November 1931Communist Party of GeorgiaFirst secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia8Lavrentiy Beria(1899–1953)14 November 193118 October 1932Communist Party of GeorgiaFirst secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia9Petre Agniashvili18 October 193215 January 1934Communist Party of GeorgiaFirst secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia10Lavrentiy Beria(1899–1953)15 January 193431 August 1938Communist Party of GeorgiaFirst secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia11 Candide Charkviani(1907–1994)31 August 19382 April 1952Communist Party of GeorgiaFirst secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia12 Akaki Mgeladze(1910–1980)2 April 195214 April 1953Communist Party of GeorgiaFirst secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia13Aleksandre Mirtskhulava (1911–2009)14 April 195319 September 1953Communist Party of GeorgiaFirst secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia14Vasil Mzhavanadze (1902–1988)20 September 195329 September 1972Communist Party of GeorgiaFirst secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia15Eduard Shevardnadze (1928–2014)29 September 19726 July 1985Communist Party of GeorgiaFirst secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia16 Jumber Patiashvili (born 1940)6 July 198514 April 1989Communist Party of GeorgiaFirst secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia17Givi Gumbaridze (born 1945)14 April 198915 November 1990Communist Party of GeorgiaFirst secretaries of the Communist Party of Georgia
Chairperson of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Georgian SSR
Georgia (1990–present) 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.
Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia (1990–1991) No. Name(Born–Died) Picture TermTime in office Took office Left office Party GovernmentParliamentary system (1990–1991) 1Zviad Gamsakhurdia(1939–1993)115 November 199014 April 1991Round Table—Free Georgia
Presidents and Prime Ministers (1991–present) No. Name(Born–Died) Picture TermTime in office Took office Left office Party GovernmentSemi-presidential system (1991–1995) 1Zviad Gamsakhurdia(1939–1993)114 April 1991(Appointed)26 May 1991(Inaugurated)6 January 1992(Deposed)Round Table—Free Georgia —Jaba Ioseliani(1926–2003)6 January 199210 March 1992Military Military CouncilTengiz Kitovani(1938–2023) —Eduard Shevardnadze(1928–2014)10 March 19924 November 1992Independent State Council4 November 19926 November 1992 State Council 6 November 199226 November 1995 State CouncilPresidential system (1995–2004) 2Eduard Shevardnadze(1928–2014)15 years26 November 1995(Inaugurated)30 April 2000Union of Citizens of Georgia25 years30 April 2000(Inaugurated)23 November 2003(Forced to Resign) —Nino Burjanadze(born 1964)(acting)23 November 200325 January 2004United National MovementSemi-presidential system (2004–2005)Presidential system (2005–2011) 3Mikheil Saakashvili(born 1967)125 January 2004(Inaugurated)25 November 2007 (Resigned)United National Movement —Nino Burjanadze(born 1964)(acting)25 November 200720 January 2008United National Movement (3)Mikheil Saakashvili(born 1967)220 January 2008(Inaugurated)17 November 2013United National MovementSemi-presidential system (2011–2019) (3)Mikheil Saakashvili(born 1967)220 January 2008(Inaugurated)17 November 2013United National Movement 10 Bidzina Ivanishvili(born 1956) 1 25 October 2012 20 November 2013 Georgian Dream Ivanishvili 11 Irakli Garibashvili(born 1982) - 20 November 2013 30 December 2015 Georgian Dream Garibashvili I 12 Giorgi Kvirikashvili(born 1967)1 30 December 2015 13 June 2018 Georgian Dream Kvirikashvili I–II 13 Mamuka Bakhtadze(born 1982) - 20 June 2018 2 September 2019 Georgian Dream BakhtadzeParliamentary system (2019–present) 14 Giorgi Gakharia(born 1975) 1 8 September 2019 18 February 2021 Georgian Dream Gakharia I–II – Maya Tskitishvili – 18 February 2021 22 February 2021 Georgian Dream Gakharia II 15 Irakli Garibashvili(born 1982) 2 22 February 2021 29 January 2024 Georgian Dream Garibashvili II 16 Irakli Kobakhidze(born 1978) 1 8 February 2024 Incumbent Georgian Dream Kobakhidze
See also President of Georgia Prime Minister of Georgia