Giorgi Kvirikashvili

Giorgi Kvirikashvili
გიორგი კვირიკაშვილი
Kvirikashvili in 2017
12th Prime Minister of Georgia
In office 30 December 2015 – 13 June 2018
President	Giorgi Margvelashvili
Preceded by	Irakli Garibashvili
Succeeded by	Mamuka Bakhtadze
Chairman of Georgian Dream
In office 30 December 2015 – 26 April 2018
Preceded by	Irakli Gharibashvili
Succeeded by	Bidzina Ivanishvili
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 1 September 2015 – 30 December 2015
Prime Minister	Irakli Garibashvili
Preceded by	Tamar Beruchashvili
Succeeded by	Mikheil Janelidze
First Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia
In office 26 July 2013 – 30 December 2015
Prime Minister	Bidzina Ivanishvili Irakli Gharibashvili
Preceded by	Giorgi Margvelashvili
Succeeded by	Dimitri Kumsishvili (2016)
Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development
In office 25 October 2012 – 1 September 2015
Prime Minister	Bidzina Ivanishvili Irakli Garibashvili
Preceded by	Vera Kobalia
Succeeded by	Dimitri Kumsishvili
Member of the Parliament of Georgia
In office 20 November 1999 – 22 April 2004
Personal details
Born	(1967-07-20) 20 July 1967 (age 56) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR (now Georgia)
Political party	Georgian Dream (2012-2018) New Rights Party (2000-2004) Union of Citizens of Georgia (1999-2000)
Alma mater	Tbilisi State Medical University Tbilisi State University University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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Giorgi Kvirikashvili (Georgian: გიორგი კვირიკაშვილი; born 20 July 1967) 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.^[1]

On 20 June 2018, Mamuka Bakhtadze, who previously served as Kvirikashvili's Minister of Finance,^[2] was approved by the Georgian Parliament to succeed Kvirikashvili in a 99–6 vote.^[3]