Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
საქართველოს საგარეო საქმეთა მინისტრი
Seal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
since November 28, 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
StyleMr. Minister
(informal)
The Honorable
(formal)
His Excellency
(diplomatic)
Member ofCabinet
National Security Council
Reports toPrime Minister
SeatTbilisi, Georgia
AppointerPrime Minister of Georgia
Inaugural holderAkaki Chkhenkeli
(As Minister of Foreign Affairs of Democratic Republic of Georgia)
Giorgi Khoshtaria
(As Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia)
FormationMay 25, 1918; 106 years ago (1918-05-25)
Salary11,050 GEL per month[1]
Websitemfa.gov.ge

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.

The current minister is Maka Botchorishvili, who was appointed on November 28, 2024 by Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze.

List of ministers of foreign affairs

Democratic Republic of Georgia

No. Portrait Name Took office Left office
1 Akaki Chkhenkeli 26 May 1918 November 1918
2 Evgeni Gegechkori 1918 1921

Georgian SSR

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

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] 		Georgian Dream 04 April 2022 28 November 2024 2 years, 261 days
17

Maka Bochorishvili
(b. 1978)[5] 		Georgian Dream 28 November 2024 Present 26 days

References

  1. ^ https://www.transparency.ge/sites/default/files/labor-remuneration.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "ირაკლი მენაღარიშვილი-საგარეო საქმეთა ყოფილი მინისტრი" [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.
  3. ^ "David Zalkaliani-Minister of Foreign Affairs". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. Archived from the original on 2022-03-11. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  4. ^ "Ilia Darchiashvili-Minister of Foreign Affairs". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  5. ^ საქართველოს პარლამენტმა მთავრობის შემადგენლობას მხარი დაუჭირა. https://1tv.ge/, 13:42, 28.11.2024.