Mayor of Tbilisi

Mayor of Tbilisi
თბილისის მერი
Seal of Tbilisi
Incumbent
Kakha Kaladze
since 13 November 2017
TypeMayor
Reports toTbilisi City Assembly
SeatTbilisi City Hall Building, Tbilisi, Georgia
AppointerDirect popular vote
(2010-Present)
Term length4 years
Constituting instrumentOrganic Law Of Georgia – Local Self-Government Code
Inaugural holderHovhannes (Ivan) Izmiryants
(as Head of Tiflis)
Tamaz Vashadze
(as Mayor of Tbilisi)
Formation1840; 184 years ago (1840)
(Head Of Tiflis)
October 2, 1991; 33 years ago (1991-10-02)
(Mayor of Tbilisi)
Websitetbilisi.gov.ge

The Mayor of Tbilisi is an elected politician in Tbilisi. 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 Tbilisi. The plans of the mayor are scrutinised by the Tbilisi Assembly (Sakrebulo) and actioned by the different governmental bodies of the Tbilisi City Hall.

List of mayors (1991–)

  1. Tamaz Vashadze: 2 October 1991 – 6 January 1992
  2. Otar Litanishvili: 6 January 1992 – 21 January 1993
  3. Konstantine Gabashvili: 21 January 1993 – 16 October 1993
  4. Nikoloz Lekishvili: 16 October 1993 – 8 December 1995
  5. Badri Shoshitaishvili: 8 December 1995 – 8 August 1998
  6. Ivane (Vano) Zodelava: 10 August 1998 – 19 April 2004
  7. Zurab Tchiaberashvili: 19 April 2004 – 12 July 2005
  8. Gigi Ugulava: 12 July 2005 – 12 October 2006

            Gigi Ugulava: 12 October 2006 – 30 May 2010
            Gigi Ugulava: 30 May 2010 – 22 December 2013
            Sevdia Ugrekhelidze (acting): 22 December 2013 – 2 August 2014[1]

  2. David Narmania: 2 August 2014 – 13 November 2017[2]
  4. Kakha Kaladze: 13 November 2017 – 30 October, 2021

            Kakha Kaladze: 30 October, 2021[3] – present

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, Vasil Cherkezishvili and Benia Chkhikvishvili.

Rank Mayor Duration
1 Hovhannes (Ivan) Izmiryants 1840–1843
2 Stepan Gabrielyan Khatisyans 1844–1845
3 Movses Ter-Grigoryants 1845–1846
4 Hovhannes Simonyants Shadinyan 1847–1848
5 Tovmas Davtyan Pridonyants 1848–1849
6 Zakaria Stepanyan Amiraghyants 1850–1851
7 Hovsep Afanasyan Mirijanyants 1851–1852
8 Avetik Astvatsatryan(Bogdani) Sveshnikov 1853–1856
9 Soghomon Davtyan Sarajev 1856–1857
10 Andrey Davtyan Mananov 1857–1858
11 Vardan Astvatsatryan Arshakuni 1858–1860
12 Soghomon Zakaryan Abisoghomyan 1860–1861
1865–1866
13 Soghomon Mirimanyan Mirimanyants 1861–1862
14 Gevorg (Egor) Grigoryan Pridonyants 1862–1864
15 Galust Harutyunyan Shermazan-Vardanyants 1864–1865
16 Eremya Gevogyan Artsruni 1866–1868
17 Nikoghayos Hovhannisyan Aladatyants 1868–1869
18 Dmitriy Tumanyants 1869–1870
19 Yazon Dmitryan Tumanyants 1870–1874
20 Dimitri Ivanes Dze Kipiani 1878–1879
21 Anton Soghomonyan Ghorghanyants 1879
22 Aleksandr Stepanyan Matinyants 1879–1891
23 Nikoghayos Barseghyan Arghutyants-Erkaynabazuk 1891–1893
1895–1898
1903–1904
24 Poghos Aleksandryan Izmayilyan 1893–1895
25 Gevorg Grigoryan Evangulyan 1897–1901
26 Aleksandr Mikaelyan Arghutyan-Erkaynabazuk Arghuntyants 1902
27 Krostopor Svakumyan Vermishyants 1904–1905
28 Vasil Nikolozis Dze Cherkezishvili 1907–1909
29 Alexander Khatisyan 1910–1917
30 Benia Chkhikvishvili 1918–1921

See also

References

  1. ^ UNM Condemns Suspending Ugulava from Mayoral Office. Civil Georgia, Tbilisi, 22 December 2013
  2. ^ Tbilisi’s new Mayor: David Narmania. agenda.ge. 14 July 2014
  3. ^ According to exit polls, Mayor Kakha Kaladze was re-elected with 57.2 per cent of votes!, 8:22 PM · Oct 30, 2021 from Georgia (Twitter's official site).