Cabinet of Georgia

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The Cabinet of Georgia is an executive council of government ministers in Georgia. It is headed by the Prime Minister of Georgia. Occasionally the meetings are led by the President of Georgia as well. The first Cabinet of Georgia was formed by Noe Zhordania in the Democratic Republic of Georgia in 1918. However, the first head of government was Noe Ramishvili, Zhordania succeeding him. Until 24 January 2008 the cabinet consisted of four State Ministers and thirteen Ministers. After the re-election of President Mikheil Saakashvili significant changes were made to the structure of the cabinet by the current head of the Georgian Government, Prime Minister Lado Gurgenidze . As a result, currently there are five Ministers of State and thirteen ministers. In Georgian politics, a Minister of State enjoys higher seniority over a minister as opposed to the British Cabinet where a Minister of State is below a Minister by rank. As a consequence of 2008 changes, several new positions, such as Minister of State for European Integration and Minister of State for Diasporas as well as Minister of State for Reintegration were introduced. Several former positions such as Minister of IDPs and Accommodation and Minister of State for Reforms were abolished. The ministers of defense and interior as well as the Prosecutor General are not members of the cabinet as such and are subordinated to the President of Georgia.

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Portfolio Minister
Prime Minister of Georgia
Head of the Cabinet of Georgia		 Lado Gurgenidze
Vice Prime Minister
Minister of State for Euro-Atlantic Integration		 Giorgi Baramidze
Minister of State for the Diasporas Iulon Gagoshidze
Minister of State for Internally displaced persons and Accommodation Koba Subeliani
Minister of State for Reintegration Issues Temur Iakobashvili
Minister of State for Regional Issues David Tkeshelashvili
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterine Tkeshelashvili
Minister of Internal Affairs Ivane Merabishvili
Minister of Defence David Kezerashvili
Minister of Education and Science Ghia Nodia
Minister of Economic Development Ekaterine Sharashidze
Minister of Agriculture Petre Tsiskarishvili
Minister of Justice Nika Gvaramia
Minister of Culture and Sport Nika Vacheishvili
Minister of Environment Protection and Natural Resources Zaza Gamtsemlidze
Minister of Energetics Alexander Khetaguri
Minister of Health and Social Welfare Alexander Kvitashvili
Minister of Finance Nika Gilauri


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