The Mayor of Tbilisi is an elected politician in

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million pe ...

. Before 2005 the mayors used to be appointed by the central government. In 2006 first mayoral elections were held in the history of the Republic of Georgia. The first elected mayor of Tbilisi is Giorgi (Gigi) Ugulava who was re-elected in 2006 after one year of being on the position of an appointed Mayor of Tbilisi.

The role

The Mayor is responsible for budgeting and strategic planning of some governmental functions across whole

. The plans of the mayor are scrutinised by the

Tbilisi Assembly The Tbilisi Sakrebulo ( ka, თბილისის საკრებულო, tr) is a representative body in the city government of Tbilisi, Georgia. It is also known in English as the Tbilisi City Council or Tbilisi Assembly. Sakrebul ...

(Sakrebulo) and actioned by the different governmental bodies of the

Tbilisi City Hall Tbilisi City Hall ( ka, თბილისის მერია) is a body that provides executive-regulatory activities of the city of Tbilisi. The government consists of: the mayor, deputy mayors and heads of Tbilisi city services. Tbilisi d ...

List of mayors (1991–)

* Tamaz Vashadze: 2 October 1991 – 6 January 1992 * Otar Litanishvili: 6 January 1992 – 21 January 1993 * Konstantine Gabashvili: 21 January 1993 – 16 October 1993 * Nikoloz Lekishvili: 16 October 1993 – 8 December 1995 * Badri Shoshitaishvili: 8 December 1995 – 8 August 1998 * Ivane (Vano) Zodelava: 10 August 1998 – 19 April 2004 *

Zurab Tchiaberashvili Zurab Tchiaberashvili ( ka, ზურაბ ჭიაბერაშვილი, also spelled Chiaberashvili) (born 6 June 1972) is a Georgian politician and diplomat. He currently is a leading figure in the opposition European Georgia, after mo ...

: 19 April 2004 – 12 July 2005 * Giorgi (Gigi) Ugulava: 12 July 2005 – 12 October 2006/ 12 October 2006 – 30 May 2010/ 30 May 2010 – 22 December 2013 * Sevdia Ugrekhelidze (acting): 22 December 2013 – 2 August 2014 *

David Narmania Davit Narmania ( ka, დავით ნარმანია; born 7 March 1979) is a Georgian politician and the former Mayor of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, from 2014 to 2017. An economist with academic background, he was Minister of Regi ...

: 2 August 2014–13 November 2017 *

Kakha Kaladze Kakhaber "Kakha" Kaladze ( ka, კახაბერ (კახა) კალაძე, ; born 27 February 1978) is a Georgian politician and former footballer who serves as the Mayor of Tbilisi since November 2017. A versatile player, he was ...

: 13 November 2017–presentKakha Kaladze starts fulfilling mayor's duties
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History

Due to the sizable Armenian population of Tbilisi in 19th and 20th centuries, the office of mayor was chiefly occupied by the local Armenians, with the exception of several Georgian mayors, such as

Dimitri Kipiani Prince Dimitri Ivanes dze Kipiani ( ka, დიმიტრი ყიფიანი alternatively spelled as Qipiani) (April 14, 1814 – October 24, 1887) was a Georgian statesman, publicist, writer and translator. A leader of Georgia's liberal ...

Vasil Cherkezishvili Vasil ( Bulgarian and Macedonian: Васил, Georgian: ვასილ) is a Bulgarian, Macedonian and Georgian masculine given name. It may refer to: *Vasil Adzhalarski, Bulgarian revolutionary, an IMARO leader of revolutionary bands * Vasil Am ...

and

Benia Chkhikvishvili Beniamin "Benia" Chkhikvishvili (also spelled Bénia Tchkhikvichvili, ka, ბენია ჩხიკვიშვილი; 1881–1924) was a Georgian politician who was involved in the Social Democratic movement in the early 20th century. An ...

References

{{reflist Government of Tbilisi

Mayors In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as ...

The role

List of mayors (1991–)

History

See also

References