Government of Georgia (country)
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Country | Georgia |
Leader | Prime Minister |
Appointed by | Parliament of Georgia |
Main organ | Cabinet |
Ministries | See members |
Responsible to | Parliament of Georgia |
Annual budget | GEL 24 million ($9.04 million) in 2023[1] |
Headquarters | State Chancellery 7, Pavle Ingorokva Str. Tbilisi, Georgia |
Website | gov |
The Government of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს მთავრობა, romanized: sakartvelos mtavroba) is the supreme body of executive power in Georgia that implements the domestic and foreign policies of the country. It consists of the prime minister—the head of the government—and ministers and is accountable and responsible to the Parliament of Georgia.[2] The current powers and responsibilities of the government are governed by the amendments of the Constitution of Georgia passed in 2017 and 2018.[3] From 14 May 1991 to 9 November 1996, the executive government of Georgia was referred to as the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Georgia (საქართველოს რესპუბლიკის მინისტრთა კაბინეტი).[4]
The incumbent government of Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze was sworn in on February 8, 2024.[5]
Constitutional framework
Composition
The Government of Georgia consists of a prime minister and ministers. The prime minister is the head of the government. In addition to ministers—who are in charge of ministries and manage a specific sector of public administration—one or several state ministers can be introduced in the government to oversee the government's tasks of particular importance.[2] The government is constitutionally barred from holding any other office except in a political party, being engaged in entrepreneurial activities, or receiving remuneration for any other activity, except for academic and teaching.[2] The government ensures its representation in the country's administrative subdivisions by designating a state representative or governor.[2]
The head of the Government of Georgia is the prime minister, who appoints and dismisses ministers and assigns the duties of vice prime minister to one of the government members. The prime minister and the government are accountable to the Parliament of Georgia.[6]
Vote of confidence
Upon the recognition of the full powers of the newly elected Parliament, the government relinquishes its authority to the Parliament and continues to perform its duties until a new prime minister is appointed. In case of the resignation of the prime minister or the termination of their authority otherwise, the government continues to act until a new prime minister is appointed.
If the Parliament's vote of confidence is not passed within the established time frame, the president of Georgia dissolves the Parliament no earlier than two weeks and no later than three weeks after the respective time frame has expired, and calls extraordinary parliamentary elections. Within two days of a vote of confidence in the government, the president of Georgia appoints a prime minister. The prime minister then appoints within two days of their appointment. If the president does not appoint the prime minister within the established time frame, the prime minister is considered appointed.[7]
Vote of no confidence
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History
The supreme executive body of the
In the 1978 constitution, the Council of People's Commissars was renamed into the Council of Ministers. In the newly independent Georgia, the executive government was organized as the Cabinet of Ministers, chaired by the prime minister, who was appointed by the president of Georgia. After the coup of 1992 and a constitutional hiatus, the first modern constitution of Georgia, adopted on 24 August 1995, made no reference to the government as a separate body of power; all the executive power was exercised by the president through appointed ministers.[11] The February 2004 constitutional amendment reestablished the position of prime minister and the Government of Georgia who were responsible before the president and the Parliament. In a series of amendments passed between 2010 and 2018, Georgia was transformed into a parliamentary democracy, whereby most of the executive powers of the president were granted to the prime minister and the government, while the president remained a ceremonial head of state and the commander-in-chief.[3]
Budget
The budget of the Government of Georgia in 2023 will be GEL 24 million ($9.04 million), compared to GEL 4.8 million in 2022 (increased rate by GEL 19.2 million).[12]
Current Cabinet
Ministry | Minister | Appointment date |
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Prime Minister | Irakli Kobakhidze | 8 February 2024 |
Minister of Internal Affairs | Vakhtang Gomelauri | 8 September 2019 |
Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure | Irakli Karseladze | 22 February 2021 |
Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development | Levan Davitashvili | 9 February 2022 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | Ilia Darchiashvili | 4 April 2022 |
Minister of Culture, Sport and Youth | Tea Tsulukiani |
22 March 2021 |
Minister of Finance | Lasha Khutsishvili | 1 April 2021 |
Minister of Defence | Irakli Chikovani | 8 February 2024 |
Minister of Education and Science | Giorgi Amilakhvari | 13 November 2019 |
Minister of Environment Protection and Agriculture | Otar Shamugia | 9 February 2022 |
Minister of Justice | Rati Bregadze | 1 April 2021 |
Minister of IDPs from the Occupied Territories, Labor, Health and Social Protection |
Mikheil Sarjveladze | 11 March 2024 |
State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality | Tea Akhvlediani | 6 August 2020 |
References
- ^ "Georgian Parliament Approves 2023 State Budget". Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ a b c d Article 54 of the Constitution of Georgia (country) (2018)
- ^ a b "Constitutional Changes Passed on Final Reading". Civil Georgia. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "საქართველოს პრეზიდენტის ბრძანებულება №728". Order of the President of Georgia No. 728 of 9 November 1996 (in Georgian).
- ^ "Candidate for PM to present Gov't programme to Parliament". Agenda.ge. 2024-02-01. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
- ^ Article 55 of the Constitution of Georgia (country) (2018)
- ^ a b c Article 56 of the Constitution of Georgia (country) (2018)
- ^ a b Article 57 of the Constitution of Georgia (country) (2018)
- ^ Article 58 of the Constitution of Georgia (country) (2018)
- ^ Article 66–68 of the Constitution of Democratic Republic of Georgia (1921)
- ^ a b Rukhadze, Zaza (1999). საქართველოს კონსტიტუციური სამართალი [Constitutional law of Georgia] (in Georgian). Batumi.
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