President of Georgia facts for kids

President of Georgia საქართველოს პრეზიდენტი
Presidential Standard
Incumbent Salome Zourabichvili since 16 December 2018
Appointer	Direct popular vote
Term length	Six years
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Georgia
Formation	14 April 1991 (1991-04-14)
First holder	Zviad Gamsakhurdia

The President of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს პრეზიდენტი, sakartvelos prezidenti) is the head of state and supreme commander-in-chief.

His role is ceremonial as in many parliamentary democracies. Prime Minister is the head of government. The office was first introduced by the Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia on 14 April 1991, five days after Georgia's declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.

The President serves a five-year term. The incumbent is Giorgi Margvelashvili, who was sworn in on 17 November 2013.

List of mayors

№	Name (Born–Died)	Picture	Term	Took Office	Left Office	Party
1	Zviad Gamsakhurdia (1939–1993)		1	14 April 1991 (Appointed) 26 May 1991 (Inaugurated)	6 January 1992 (Deposed)	Round Table – Free Georgia
2	Eduard Shevardnadze (1928–2014)		1	26 November 1995 (Inaugurated)	30 April 2000	Union of Citizens of Georgia
			2	30 April 2000 (Inaugurated)	23 November 2003 (Forced to resign)
—	Nino Burjanadze (born 1964) (acting)			23 November 2003	25 January 2004	United National Movement
3	Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967)		1	25 January 2004 (Inaugurated)	25 November 2007 (Resigned)
—	Nino Burjanadze (born 1964) (acting)			25 November 2007	20 January 2008
(3)	Mikheil Saakashvili (born 1967)		2	20 January 2008 (Inaugurated)	17 November 2013
4	Giorgi Margvelashvili (born 1969)		1	17 November 2013 (Inaugurated)	16 December 2018	Georgian Dream
5	Salome Zourabichvili (born 1952)		1	16 December 2018 (Inaugurated)		Independent

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