First ladies and gentlemen of Georgia (country)
Presidential spouse or partner
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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 held by Tamar Bagrationi since 2024.
InauguralholderManana Archvadze-Gamsakhurdia
Formation14 April 1991
| First Lady and First Gentleman of Georgia | |
|---|---|
| პირველი ქალბატონები და პირველი ბატონები | |
since 29 December 2024 | |
| Inaugural holder | Manana Archvadze-Gamsakhurdia |
| Formation | 14 April 1991 |
First ladies and gentlemen of modern Georgia
| 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[2][3] |
| Maka Chichua | September 10, 2014 (Marriage) | December 16, 2018 | Giorgi Margvelashvili | Chichua and Margvelashvili married in Dusheti on September 10, 2014[4][5] |
| Position vacant | December 16, 2018 | December 29, 2024 | Salome Zurabishvili | President Zurabishvili's husband, Georgian journalist Janri Kashia, died in 2012.[6] |
| Tamar Bagrationi | December 29, 2024 | Present | Mikheil Kavelashvili | |