Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia
presiding officer of the Parliament of Georgia
The Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს პარლამენტის თავმჯდომარე, Sakartvelos p’arlament’is tavmjdomare) is the Speaker of the House in the Parliament of Georgia. The current speaker is Shalva Papuashvili, since December 29, 2021.
| Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia | |
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 Logo of The Parliament of Georgia | |
| Style | Mr. Chairman (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic) |
| Member of | The Parliament of Georgia |
| Seat | Georgian Parliament Building Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Nominator | Parliamentary Majority |
| Appointer | Parliament of Georgia |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Georgia |
| Formation | November 6, 1993 |
| First holder | Eduard Shevardnadze |
| Website | www.parliament.ge |
List of chairpersons
changeChairman of the National Council
change- Nikolay Chkheidze May 26, 1918 – October 8, 1918
Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly
change- Nikolay Chkheidze October 8, 1918 – March 12, 1919
Chairman of the Constituent Assembly
change- Nikolay Chkheidze March 12, 1919 – February 25, 1921
Chairman of the Parliament
change- Nikolay Chkheidze February 25, 1921 – Mars 16, 1921
Chairmen of the Supreme Council
change| No. | Name (Born–Died) |
Picture | Took office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zviad Gamsakhurdia (1939–1993) |
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14 November 1990 | 14 April 1991 | Round Table — Free Georgia |
| 2 | Akaki Asatiani (1953–) |
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14 April 1991 | 6 January 1992 | Union of Georgian Traditionalists |
Speakers of the Parliament of Georgia
change| No. | Name (Born–Died) |
Picture | Took office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vakhtang Goguadze (1940–2007) |
4 November 1992 | 25 November 1995 | Union of Citizens of Georgia |
Chairman of the Georgian Parliament
change| No. | Name (Born–Died) |
Picture | Took office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eduard Shevardnadze (1928–2014) |
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4 November 1992 | 25 November 1995 | Independent |
| 2 | Zurab Zhvania (1963–2005) |
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25 November 1995 | 20 November 1999 | Union of Citizens of Georgia |
| 20 November 1999 | 1 November 2001 | ||||
| 3 | Nino Burjanadze (1964–) |
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9 November 2001 | 22 April 2004 | Union of Citizens of Georgia ↓ Burjanadze-Democrats ↓ United National Movement |
| (3) | 22 April 2004 | 7 June 2008 | United National Movement | ||
| 4 | Davit Bakradze (1972–) |
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7 June 2008 | 21 October 2012 | United National Movement |
| 5 | David Usupashvili (1968–) |
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21 October 2012 | 18 November 2016 | Republican Party of Georgia (Georgian Dream) |
| 6 | Irakli Kobakhidze (1978–) |
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18 November 2016 | 21 June 2019 | Georgian Dream |
| - | Tamar Chugoshvili (acting) (1984–) |
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21 June 2019 | 25 June 2019 | Georgian Dream |
| 7 | Archil Talakvadze (1983–) |
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25 June 2019 | 24 April 2021 | Georgian Dream |
| 8 | Kakha Kutchava (1979–) |
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27 April 2021 | 24 December 2021 | Georgian Dream |
| 9 | Shalva Papuashvili (1976–) |
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29 December 2021 | Georgian Dream |
