First ladies and gentlemen of Georgia (country)
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First Lady or First Gentlemen of the Republic of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს პირველი ქალბატონები, romanized: sakartvelos p'irveli kalbat'onebi) refers to the spouse or partner of the president of Georgia.[1] The position is currently vacant under President Salome Zurabishvili, who has held the presidency since December 16, 2018. Zurabishvili's husband, journalist Janri Kashia, died in 2012, before she became president.[2]
| First Lady and First Gentleman of Georgia | |
|---|---|
| საქართველოს პირველი ქალბატონები | |
Incumbent since December 16, 2018Position Vacant | |
| Inaugural holder | Manana Archvadze-Gamsakhurdia |
| Formation | April 14, 1991 |
First ladies and gentlemen of modern Georgia
edit| First Lady/Gentleman | Term begins | Term ends | President of Georgia | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manana Archvadze-Gamsakhurdia[1] | April 14, 1991 | January 6, 1992 | Zviad Gamsakhurdia | Inaugural first lady of independent Georgia.[1] Gamsakhurdia was deposed in a coup on January 6, 1992 |
| Position vacant | January 6, 1992 | November 26, 1995 | Presidency abolished during rule by Military Council | |
| Nanuli Shevardnadze | November 25, 1995 | November 23, 2003 | Eduard Shevardnadze | [1] |
| Badri Bitsadze | November 23, 2003 | January 25, 2004 | Nino Burjanadze | |
| Sandra Roelofs | January 25, 2004 | November 25, 2007 | Mikheil Saakashvili | |
| Badri Bitsadze | November 25, 2007 | January 20, 2008 | Nino Burjanadze | |
| Sandra Roelofs | January 20, 2008 | November 17, 2013 | Mikheil Saakashvili | |
| Position vacant | November 17, 2013 | September 10, 2014 | Giorgi Margvelashvili | Margvelashvili was not married to his longtime partner, Maka Chichua, when he took office[3][4] |
| Maka Chichua | September 10, 2014 (Marriage) | December 16, 2018 | Giorgi Margvelashvili | Chichua and Margvelashvili married in Dusheti on September 10, 2014[5][6] |
| Position vacant | December 16, 2018 | Present | Salome Zurabishvili | President Zurabishvili's husband, Georgian journalist Janri Kashia, died in 2012.[2] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "First Ladies of Independent Georgia". Georgian Journal. 2018-10-29. Archived from the original on 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- ^ a b "Georgia's new president: French diplomat who returned to ancestral home". France 24. 2018-11-29. Archived from the original on 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
- ^ "Woman who might become First Lady of Georgia". Georgian Journal. 2013-05-13. Archived from the original on 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ^ Owen, Elizabeth (2013-09-23). "Georgia: More of the Same with Margvelashvili?". EurasiaNet. Archived from the original on 2017-10-22. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ^ "Georgia's President marries long-term love". Agenda.ge. 2014-09-10. Archived from the original on 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- ^ "President Margvelashvili officially marries Maka Chichua". Georgian Journal. 2014-09-10. Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2018-09-09.