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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

Summary

Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

Field	Value
post	Minister
body	Foreign Affairs of Georgia
native_name	საქართველოს საგარეო საქმეთა მინისტრი
insignia	Seal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia.svg
insigniacaption	Seal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
image	File:Andris Sprūds un komisijas deputāti tiekas ar Gruzijas parlamenta Eiropas integrācijas komisijas priekšsēdētāju un komisijas deputātiem.jpg
incumbent	Maka Botchorishvili
incumbentsince	November 28, 2024 (Disputed)
department	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
style	Mr. Minister
(informal)
The Honorable
(formal)
His Excellency
(diplomatic)
member_of	Cabinet
National Security Council
reports_to	Prime Minister
seat	Tbilisi, Georgia
appointer	Prime Minister of Georgia
inaugural	Akaki Chkhenkeli
(As Minister of Foreign Affairs of Democratic Republic of Georgia)
Giorgi Khoshtaria
(As Minister of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Georgia)
formation
salary	11,050 GEL per month
website

(informal) The Honorable (formal) His Excellency (diplomatic) National Security Council (As Minister of Foreign Affairs of Democratic Republic of Georgia) Giorgi Khoshtaria (As Minister of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Georgia)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia (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	2
[[File:Chkhenkeli AI.jpg	75px]]	Akaki Chkhenkeli	26 May 1918	November 1918
[[File:Evgeni Gegechkori.jpg	75px]]	Evgeni Gegechkori	1918	1921

[[Georgian SSR]]

;People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs

No.	Portrait	Name	Took office
1	[[File:Aliosha Svanidze 1915.jpg	80px]]	Alexander Svanidze
(1886–1941)
1921	1923
From 1923 to 1944 Commissariat is liquidated
2		Giorgi Kiknadze
(1902–1963)
1944	1946

;Minister of Foreign Affairs

Minister	Term of office	Portrait	Name	Took 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 (country)|Georgia]]

Minister	Party	Term of office	Portrait	Name	Took office
1	[[File:გოგი ხოშტარია.jpg	120px]]	Giorgi Khoshtaria
(b. 1938)
Independent politician}};"		–	26 November 1990	15 September 1991
2		Murman Omanidze
(1938–2020)
Independent politician}};"		Independent	15 September 1991	31 December 1991
3	[[File:Aleksandre Chikvaidze as USSR ambassador, 1991.jpg	120px]]	Alexander Chikvaidze
(1932–2012)
Independent politician}};"		–	2 March 1992	21 December 1995
4	[[File:Irakli Menagharishvili (July 17, 1997).jpg	120px]]	Irakli Menagharishvili
(b. 1951)
Independent politician}};"		–	15 December 1995	29 November 2003
5	[[File:Tedo Japaridze (March 16, 2001).jpg	120px]]	Tedo Japaridze
(b. 1946)
Independent politician}};"		–	30 November 2003	20 March 2004
6	[[File:Visit of Salomé Zourabichvili, Georgian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the EC - 2005.jpg	120px]]	Salome Zourabichvili
(b. 1952)
Independent politician}};"		–	20 March 2004	19 October 2005
7	[[File:Gela Bezhuashvili (April 28, 2004).jpg	120px]]	Gela Bezhuashvili
(b. 1967)
United National Movement (Georgia)}};"		United National Movement	19 October 2005	31 January 2008
8	[[File:David Bakradze cropped.jpg	120px]]	David Bakradze
(b. 1972)
United National Movement (Georgia)}};"		United National Movement	31 January 2008	5 May 2008
9	[[File:Ekaterine Tkeshelashvili Senate of Poland.jpg	120px]]	Eka Tkeshelashvili
(b. 1977)
United National Movement (Georgia)}};"		United National Movement	5 May 2008	6 December 2008
10	[[File:Grigol Vashadze Senate of Poland.JPG	120px]]	Grigol Vashadze
(b. 1958)
United National Movement (Georgia)}};"		United National Movement	6 December 2008	25 October 2012
11	[[File:Maia Panjikidze 01 Senate of Poland (cropped).jpg	120px]]	Maia Panjikidze
(b. 1960)
Free Democrats (Georgia)}};"		Free Democrats	25 October 2012	5 November 2014
12	[[File:Tamar Beruchashvili (cropped).jpg	120px]]	Tamar Beruchashvili
(b. 1961)
Independent politician}};"		–	11 November 2014	1 September 2015
13	[[File:Giorgi Kvirikashvili (cropped).png	120px]]	Giorgi Kvirikashvili
(b. 1967)
Georgian Dream}};"		Georgian Dream	1 September 2015	30 December 2015
14	[[File:Georgian Foreign Minister Janelidze Addresses Reporters With Secretary Kerry Before Their Meeting in Washington (25695851312) (cropped).jpg	120px]]	Mikheil Janelidze
(b. 1981)
Independent politician}};"		Independent	30 December 2015	13 June 2018
15	[[File:David_Zalkaliani_Portrait.jpg	120px]]	David Zalkaliani
(b. 1968)
Georgian Dream}};"		Georgian Dream	21 June 2018	4 April 2022
16	[[File:Meeting of the President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili with the Foreign Minister Darchiashvili (cropped).jpg	120px]]	Ilia Darchiashvili
(b. 1981)
Georgian Dream}};"		Georgian Dream	4 April 2022	28 November 2024
17		Maka Bochorishvili
(b. 1978)	Georgian Dream}};"		Georgian Dream	28 November 2024	Present

References

"Changes to the Rule of Labor Remuneration in Public Institutions".
"ირაკლი მენაღარიშვილი-საგარეო საქმეთა ყოფილი მინისტრი". [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia]].
"David Zalkaliani-Minister of Foreign Affairs". [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia]].
"Ilia Darchiashvili-Minister of Foreign Affairs". [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia]].
[https://1tv.ge/news/saqartvelos-parlamentma-mtavrobis-shemadgenlobas-mkhari-dauchira/ საქართველოს პარლამენტმა მთავრობის შემადგენლობას მხარი დაუჭირა]. https://1tv.ge/, 13:42, 28.11.2024.

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