Mikheil Saakashvili is a Georgian and Ukrainian politician and jurist. He was the third president of Georgia for two consecutive terms from 25 January 2004 to 17 November 2013. He is the founder and former chairman of Georgia's United National Movement party. From May 2015 until November 2016,Saakashvili was the governor of Ukraine's Odesa Oblast. After resigning,he was temporarily exiled,but returned in 2019 under a new President. Saakashvili returned to Georgia in 2021,and has been imprisoned there since then.
The president of Georgia is the ceremonial head of state of Georgia as well as the commander-in-chief of the Defence Forces. The constitution defines the presidential office as "the guarantor of the country's unity and national independence."
Ivane "Vano" Merabishvili is a Georgian politician and 9th Prime Minister of Georgia from 4 July to 25 October 2012. A former NGO activist,he became directly involved in Georgia's politics in 1999 and emerged as one of the government's most influential members after the 2003 Rose Revolution,especially as Georgia's Minister of Internal Affairs.
Zurab Nogaideli is a Georgian businessman and a politician who served as the Prime Minister of Georgia from February 2005 until he resigned,citing health problems,on 16 November 2007. In December 2008,Nogaideli withdrew into opposition,setting up the Movement for a Fair Georgia party.
Mikheil Kavelashvili is a Georgian politician and former professional footballer who was sworn in as the sixth president of Georgia on 29 December 2024. His election was boycotted and disputed by the opposition,as well as by significant parts of the international community. He was the sole candidate on the ballot –the first time in Georgia's history that voters were given only one choice during a presidential election.
Davit Kezerashvili is a Jewish-Georgian investor,entrepreneur and former Minister of Defense of Georgia under Mikheil Saakashvili's presidency from November 2006 to December 2008. Kezerashvili currently resides in the United Kingdom and is sentenced to imprisonment in Georgia for corruption charges that he has argued are politically motivated.
Since their independence from the Soviet Union,Georgia and Ukraine have forged close political and cultural relations. The diplomatic relations between the two nations are realized at the level of embassies and consulates. Due to the prosecution in Georgia of Georgian/Ukrainian politician Mikheil Saakashvili and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine,relations between the two countries have soured significantly.
Salome Zourabichvili is a French-born Georgian politician,former diplomat and the fifth president of Georgia –the first female president in the country's history. As a result of the constitutional amendments that came into effect in 2024,Zourabichvili became the last popularly elected president;under the new constitutional rules,moving forward Georgian presidents are to be elected indirectly by a parliamentary college of electors.
Temur Yakobashvili is a Georgian political scientist,diplomat,and politician,serving as State Minister for Reintegration since 2008;he was named Deputy Prime Minister in 2009. On 20 November 2010 his nomination as Ambassador to the United States was announced. After change of government in Georgia he resigned on 8 November 2013.
The Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories,Health,Labour and Social Affairs of Georgia is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Georgia in charge of regulating the healthcare system,labor and IDP issues,and social security system in Georgia. The current minister is Mikheil Sarjveladze.
Giorgi Margvelashvili is a Georgian academic and politician who was the fourth president of Georgia,in office from 17 November 2013 to 16 December 2018.
Giorgi Kvirikashvili is a Georgian politician who was Prime Minister of Georgia from 30 December 2015 to 13 June 2018. Prior to that he was Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development from 25 October 2012 until 1 September 2015,Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1 September 2015 until 30 December 2015,and Deputy Prime Minister from 26 July 2013 until 30 December 2015. Kvirikashvili has led initiatives to advance Euro-Atlantic and European integration and highlight Georgia as an attractive location for foreign investment.
Alexander "Sandro" Merabovich Kvitashvili is a Georgian and Ukrainian health manager and government official. He is a former Minister of Healthcare of Ukraine appointed on 2 December 2014 and was granted Ukrainian citizenship the same day. On 14 April 2016 he was relieved from his post. Kvitashvili was Minister of Health of Georgia from 2008 to 2010 and rector of Tbilisi State University (TSU) from 2010 to 2013.
Mikheil Janelidze is a chairman of Center for European Governance &Economy. He is a former Georgian government official who served as Vice Prime Minister (2017–2018),Minister of Foreign Affairs (2015–2018),First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (2015) and Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia (2011-2015).
Levan Khabeishvili is a Georgian activist and politician who has served as a Member of Parliament since 2020.
Ekaterine "Eka" Kherkheulidze is a Georgian politician who has served as a member of Parliament in 2008–2012,2015–2016,and since 2020.
Droa! is a liberal political party in Georgia founded by Elene Khoshtaria in 2021,after her split from the European Georgia party. It was a part of the Coalition for Change alliance for the 2024 parliamentary election,receiving 2 seats in the Georgian parliament.
Events in the year 2023 in Georgia.
Teimuraz Janashia is a Georgian security officer and politician,former head of the Special State Protection Service in 2010–2013 and a member of the Parliament of Georgia since 2020.
Events in the year 2024 in Georgia.
