Giorgi Kvirikashvili | |
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გიორგი კვირიკაშვილი | |
 Kvirikashvili in 2017 | |
| 12th Prime Minister of Georgia | |
| In office 30 December 2015 – 13 June 2018 | |
| President | Giorgi Margvelashvili |
| Preceded by | Irakli Garibashvili |
| Succeeded by | Mamuka Bakhtadze |
| Chairman of Georgian Dream | |
| In office 30 December 2015 – 26 April 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Irakli Gharibashvili |
| Succeeded by | Bidzina Ivanishvili |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1 September 2015 – 30 December 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Irakli Garibashvili |
| Preceded by | Tamar Beruchashvili |
| Succeeded by | Mikheil Janelidze |
| First Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia | |
| In office 26 July 2013 – 30 December 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Bidzina Ivanishvili Irakli Gharibashvili |
| Preceded by | Giorgi Margvelashvili |
| Succeeded by | Dimitri Kumsishvili (2016) |
| Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development | |
| In office 25 October 2012 – 1 September 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Bidzina Ivanishvili Irakli Garibashvili |
| Preceded by | Vera Kobalia |
| Succeeded by | Dimitri Kumsishvili |
| Member of the Parliament of Georgia | |
| In office 20 November 1999 – 22 April 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 July 1967 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR (now Georgia) |
| Political party | Georgian Dream (2012-2018) New Rights Party (2000-2004) Union of Citizens of Georgia (1999-2000) |
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Giorgi Kvirikashvili (Georgian: გიორგი კვირიკაშვილი; born 20 July 1967) is a Georgian politician who was Prime Minister of Georgia from 30 December 2015 to 13 June 2018. Prior to that he was Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development from 25 October 2012 until 1 September 2015, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1 September 2015 until 30 December 2015, and Deputy Prime Minister from 26 July 2013 until 30 December 2015. Kvirikashvili has led initiatives to advance Euro-Atlantic and European integration and highlight Georgia as an attractive location for foreign investment.[1]
On 20 June 2018, Mamuka Bakhtadze, who previously served as Kvirikashvili's Minister of Finance,[2] was approved by the Georgian Parliament to succeed Kvirikashvili in a 99–6 vote.[3]
- ^ "University alumnus elected Georgian Prime Minister". Daily Illini. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- ^ PM nominates Mamuka Bakhtadze as the Minister of Finance
- ^ "Georgia approves former Finance Minister Bakhtadze as new premier". Daily Sabah. 20 June 2018.