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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს საგარეო საქმეთა მინისტრი) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, the governmental body of Georgia responsible for protecting and promoting Georgia's interest and its persons and entities abroad. The minister is a member of the Cabinet of Georgia.
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia | |
|---|---|
| საქართველოს საგარეო საქმეთა მინისტრი | |
Seal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia | |
| Style | Mr. Minister (informal) The Honorable (formal) His Excellency (diplomatic) |
| Member of | Cabinet National Security Council |
| Reports to | Prime Minister |
| Seat | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Appointer | Prime Minister of Georgia |
| Inaugural holder | Akaki Chkhenkeli (As Minister of Foreign Affairs of Democratic Republic of Georgia) Giorgi Khoshtaria (As Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia) |
| Formation | May 25, 1918 |
| Salary | 11,050 GEL per month[1] |
| Website | mfa.gov.ge |
The current minister is Ilia Darchiashvili, who was appointed on April 4, 2022 by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.
List of ministers of foreign affairs edit
Democratic Republic of Georgia edit
| No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akaki Chkhenkeli | 26 May 1918 | November 1918 | |
| 2 | Evgeni Gegechkori | 1918 | 1921 |
Georgian SSR edit
- People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs
| No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Svanidze (1886–1941) | 1921 | 1923 | |
| From 1923 to 1944 Commissariat is liquidated | ||||
| 2 | – | Giorgi Kiknadze (1902–1963) | 1944 | 1946 |
- Minister of Foreign Affairs
| No. | Minister | Term of office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | |
| 1 | Giorgi Kiknadze (1902–1963) | 1946 | 1953 | |
| 2 | Archil Gigoshvili (1907–1969) | 1953 | 1954 | |
| 3 | Mitrofan Kuchava (1906–1999) | 16 January 1954 | 1962 | |
| 4 | Archil Gigoshvili (1907–1969) | 1962 | 1969 | |
| 5 | Giorgi Chogovadze (1906–1996) | 1969 | 1970 | |
| 6 | Revaz Pruidze (1923–1970) | April 1970 | 23 July 1970 | |
| 7 | Shalva Kiknadze (1913–2006) | 1970 | 1976 | |
| 8 | Teymuraz Gordeladze | 1979 | 1981 | |
| 9 | Giorgi Javakhishvili (b. 1941) | 1 January 1985 | 1 January 1990 | |
Georgia edit
| N° | Minister | Party | Term of office | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term | |||
| 1 | Giorgi Khoshtaria (b. 1938) | – | 26 November 1990 | 15 September 1991 | 293 days | ||
| 2 | Murman Omanidze (1938–2020) | Independent | 15 September 1991 | 31 December 1991 | 107 days | ||
| 3 | Alexander Chikvaidze (1932–2012) | – | 2 March 1992 | 21 December 1995 | 3 years, 294 days | ||
| 4 | Irakli Menagharishvili (b. 1951) [2] | – | 15 December 1995 | 29 November 2003 | 7 years, 349 days | ||
| 5 | Tedo Japaridze (b. 1946) | – | 30 November 2003 | 20 March 2004 | 111 days | ||
| 6 | Salome Zourabichvili (b. 1952) | – | 20 March 2004 | 19 October 2005 | 1 year, 213 days | ||
| 7 | Gela Bezhuashvili (b. 1967) | United National Movement | 19 October 2005 | 31 January 2008 | 2 years, 104 days | ||
| 8 | David Bakradze (b. 1972) | United National Movement | 31 January 2008 | 5 May 2008 | 95 days | ||
| 9 | Eka Tkeshelashvili (b. 1977) | United National Movement | 5 May 2008 | 6 December 2008 | 215 days | ||
| 10 | Grigol Vashadze (b. 1958) | United National Movement | 6 December 2008 | 25 October 2012 | 3 years, 324 days | ||
| 11 | Maia Panjikidze (b. 1960) | Free Democrats | 25 October 2012 | 5 November 2014 | 2 years, 11 days | ||
| 12 | Tamar Beruchashvili (b. 1961) | – | 11 November 2014 | 1 September 2015 | 294 days | ||
| 13 | Giorgi Kvirikashvili (b. 1967) | Georgian Dream | 1 September 2015 | 30 December 2015 | 120 days | ||
| 14 | Mikheil Janelidze (b. 1981) | Independent | 30 December 2015 | 13 June 2018 | 2 years, 165 days | ||
| 15 | David Zalkaliani (b. 1968) [3] | Georgian Dream | 21 June 2018 | 04 April 2022 | 3 years, 287 days | ||
| 16 | Ilia Darchiashvili (b. 1981) [4] | 04 April 2022 | Present | 2 years, 37 days | |||
References edit
- ^ https://www.transparency.ge/sites/default/files/labor-remuneration.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ [Irakli Menagarishvili-Ex-Foreign Minister of Georgia] (in Georgian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
- ^ . Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. Archived from the original on 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ . Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-04-30.