Prosecutor's Office of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს პროკურატურა, tr) is a government institution in

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

, a legal party responsible for official prosecution in courts. As defined by the Constitution of Georgia, amended in 2017 and 2018, the Prosecutor's Office is led by the Prosecutor General (გენერალური პროკურორი), who is elected by the

Parliament of Georgia The Parliament of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს პარლამენტი, tr) is the supreme national legislature of Georgia. It is a unicameral parliament, currently consisting of 150 members elected through fully pr ...

for a term of 6 years. The Prosecutor General's candidacy is nominated by the Prosecutors' Council (საპროკურორო საბჭო), an independent body directly accountable to the Parliament and composed of the

Minister of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...

, attorneys, judges, and members of the Parliament as defined by the law. The Council is to ensure the independence, transparency, and efficiency of the Prosecutor's Office.

List of heads of Prosecutor's Office of Georgia

Prosecutor General of Georgia

* Vakhtang Razmade, 1991–1992 * Vazha Abakelia, 1992 * Tedo Ninidze, 1992–1993 * Jamlet Babilashvili, 1993–2001 * Gia Meparishvili, 1993–2001 * Nugzar Gabrichidze, 30 November 2001 – 14 January 2004 * Irakli Okruashvili, 14 January 2004 – 7 June 2004 *

Zurab Adeishvili Zurab Adeishvili ( ka, ზურაბ ადეიშვილი) (born 27 July 1972) is a Georgian lawyer and politician, serving as the Minister of Justice of Georgia from November 2008 to October 2012. Early life Adeishvili was born in t ...

, 10 June 2004 – 26 April 2007 * Zurab Bibilashvili, 26 April 2007 – 31 January 2008 * Eka Tkeshelashvili, 31 January 2008 – 11 November 2008

Chief Prosecutor of Georgia

* Mamuka Gvaramia, 11 November 2008 – 28 September 2009 * Murtaz Zodelava, 28 September 2009 – 8 October 2012 * Archil Kbilashvili, 8 October 2012 – 7 November 2013 * Otar Partskhaladze, 7 November 2013 – 30 December 2013 * Irakli Shotadze, acting, 30 December 2013 – 21 January 2014 * Giorgi Badashvili, 21 January 2014 – 19 November 2015 * Irakli Shotadze, 19 November 2015 – 31 May 2018 * Mamuka Vasadze, acting, 31 May 2018 – 16 July 2018

Prosecutor General of Georgia

* Shalva Tadumadze, 16 July 2018 – 12 December 2019 * ''Vacant'', 12 December 2019 – 18 February 2020 * Irakli Shotadze, 18 February 2020 – present

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Prosecutor's Office of Georgia

Prosecutors' Council of Georgia
{{Georgia-stub Government of Georgia (country) Law of Georgia (country) Government agencies established in 1992