Prime Minister of Georgia

Prime Minister of Georgia
Prime Minister of Georgia
საქართველოს პრემიერ-მინისტრი (Georgian)
	Coat of arms of Georgia
	Incumbent; Irakli Kobakhidze; since 8 February 2024
	Administration of the Government of Georgia
Style	Mr. Prime Minister (informal); His Excellency (diplomatic);
Type	Head of government
Abbreviation	PM, Premier
Member of	Cabinet; National Security Council;
Reports to	Parliament
Seat	State Chancellery
Nominator	Parliament
Appointer	President; (The president appoints the designated prime minister who has been confirmed by the parliament)
Term length	Four years,; renewable indefinitely
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Georgia
Formation	26 May 1918
First holder	Noe Ramishvili (Georgian Democratic Republic)
Deputy	First Deputy Prime Minister
Salary	13,000 GEL/US$ 5,019 per month
Website	Official website

The prime minister of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს პრემიერ-მინისტრი, romanized: sakartvelos p'remier-minist'ri) is the head of government and chief executive of Georgia.

In Georgia, the president is a ceremonial head of state and mainly acts as a figurehead. The executive power is vested in the Government. The prime minister organizes, directs, and controls the functions of the Government. He also signs its legal acts. They appoint and dismiss ministers in the Cabinet. The prime minister represents Georgia in foreign relations and concludes international treaties on behalf of Georgia. They are accountable for the activities of the Government before the Parliament of Georgia.^[2]

The prime minister is nominated by a political party that has secured the best results in the parliamentary election. The nominee must win the Confidence vote of the Parliament. The current prime minister is Irakli Kobakhidze, who was nominated by the ruling Georgian Dream party on 2 February and his government was approved on 8 February, 2024.^[3]^[4]

^ https://www.transparency.ge/sites/default/files/labor-remuneration.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ Article 55, Section 1–5 of the Constitution of Georgia (country) (2018)
^ "Ruling party congress elects outgoing PM as new Chair, nominates replacement". Agenda.ge. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
^ "Candidate for PM to present Gov't programme to Parliament". Agenda.ge. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

[1] ttps://www.transparency.ge/sites/default/files/labor-remuneration.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[con55-2] Article 55, Section 1–5 of the Constitution of Georgia (country) (2018)

[3] "Ruling party congress elects outgoing PM as new Chair, nominates replacement". Agenda.ge. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

[4] "Candidate for PM to present Gov't programme to Parliament". Agenda.ge. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

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Prime Minister of Georgia
საქართველოს პრემიერ-მინისტრი (Georgian)
Coat of arms of Georgia
Incumbent Irakli Kobakhidze since 8 February 2024
Administration of the Government of Georgia
Style	Mr. Prime Minister (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Type	Head of government
Abbreviation	PM, Premier
Member of	Cabinet National Security Council
Reports to	Parliament
Seat	State Chancellery
Nominator	Parliament
Appointer	President (The president appoints the designated prime minister who has been confirmed by the parliament)
Term length	Four years, renewable indefinitely
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Georgia
Formation	26 May 1918; 105 years ago (1918-05-26)
First holder	Noe Ramishvili (Georgian Democratic Republic)
Deputy	First Deputy Prime Minister
Salary	13,000 GEL/US$ 5,019 per month^[1]
Website	Official website