Mayor of Tbilisi | |
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თბილისის მერი | |
since 13 November 2017 | |
Type | Mayor |
Reports to | Tbilisi City Assembly |
Seat | Tbilisi City Hall Building, Tbilisi, Georgia |
Appointer | Direct popular vote (2010-Present) |
Term length | 4 years |
Constituting instrument | Organic Law Of Georgia – Local Self-Government Code |
Inaugural holder | Hovhannes (Ivan) Izmiryants (as Head of Tiflis) Tamaz Vashadze (as Mayor of Tbilisi) |
Formation | 1840 (Head Of Tiflis) October 2, 1991 (Mayor of Tbilisi) |
Website | tbilisi |
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.