Giorgi Margvelashvili

For the chess player, see Giorgi Margvelashvili (chess player).

Giorgi Margvelashvili
გიორგი მარგველაშვილი
Margvelashvili in 2016
4th President of Georgia
In office
17 November 2013 – 16 December 2018
Prime MinisterBidzina Ivanishvili
Irakli Garibashvili
Giorgi Kvirikashvili
Mamuka Bakhtadze
Preceded byMikheil Saakashvili
Succeeded bySalome Zourabichvili
First Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia
In office
23 January 2013 – 18 July 2013
Prime MinisterBidzina Ivanishvili
Preceded byIrakli Alasania
Succeeded byGiorgi Kvirikashvili
Minister of Education and Science
In office
25 October 2012 – 18 July 2013
Prime MinisterBidzina Ivanishvili
Preceded byKhatia Dekanoidze
Succeeded byTamar Sanikidze
Personal details
Born (1969-09-04) 4 September 1969 (age 55)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Tbilisi, Georgia)
Political partyIndependent[a] (2003-present)
Burjanadze-Democrats (2003)
Strong Georgia (2024-present)[1]
Spouse(s)Anastasia Virsaladze
Khatuna Abashidze
Maka Chichua[2] (m. 2014)
Children3
ResidenceTbilisi Palace
Alma materTbilisi State University
Central European University
Georgian National Academy of Sciences
Signature

Giorgi Margvelashvili (Georgian: გიორგი მარგველაშვილი; born 4 September 1969) is a Georgian academic and politician who was the fourth president of Georgia, in office from 17 November 2013 to 16 December 2018.

Having studied philosophy in university, he was twice the rector of the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs from 2000 to 2006 and again from 2010 to 2012. In October 2012, he became a member of the newly formed cabinet of Bidzina Ivanishvili as Minister of Education and Science of Georgia. In February 2013, he was additionally appointed as First Deputy Prime Minister. Margvelashvili was named by the Ivanishvili-led Georgian Dream coalition as its presidential candidate in May 2013 and he won the October 2013 presidential election with 62% of votes.[3]

With Margvelashvili's election, a new constitution came into effect, significantly curtailing the president's powers in favor of the Prime Minister and the Parliament. Shortly thereafter, Margvelashvili's relations with Ivanishvili and the ruling Georgian Dream party leadership soured to the point of a full split. He was the first president in Georgia's history not to seek reelection for a second term.[4][5][1]


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  1. ^ a b "Former President Giorgi Margvelashvili joins the Strong Georgia alliance". OC Media. 25 September 2024.
  2. ^ გიორგი მარგველაშვილის პირადი ცხოვრების ნაკლებად ცნობილი დეტალები, (https://reitingi.ambebi.ge/), 24 ოქტომბერი, 2017
  3. ^ Margvelashvili Named as GD's Presidential Candidate Archived 1 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Civil Georgia. 11 May 2013. Accessed 11 May 2013.
  4. ^ Dunbar, William (19 December 2018). "A man of his own". Civil Georgia. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Margvelashvili won't run for president again, slams GD for animosity". Democracy & Freedom Watch. 31 August 2018.