First ladies and gentlemen of Georgia (country) explained

Post:First Lady and First Gentleman
Body:Georgia
Native Name:საქართველოს პირველი ქალბატონები
Incumbent:Position Vacant
Incumbentsince:December 16, 2018
Preceded By:Maka Chichua
Formation:April 14, 1991
Inaugural:Manana Archvadze-Gamsakhurdia

First Lady or First Gentlemen of the Republic of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს პირველი ქალბატონები|tr) 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 husband, journalist Janri Kashia, died in 2012 before she became president.[2]

First ladies and gentlemen of modern Georgia

First Lady/Gentleman Term beginsTerm endsPresident of GeorgiaNotes
Manana Archvadze-GamsakhurdiaApril 14, 1991January 6, 1992Zviad GamsakhurdiaInaugural first lady of independent Georgia. Gamsakhurdia was deposed in a coup on January 6, 1992
Position vacantJanuary 6, 1992November 26, 1995Presidency abolished during rule by Military Council
Nanuli ShevardnadzeNovember 25, 1995November 23, 2003Eduard Shevardnadze
Badri BitsadzeNovember 23, 2003January 25, 2004Nino Burjanadze
Sandra RoelofsJanuary 25, 2004November 25, 2007Mikheil Saakashvili
Badri BitsadzeNovember 25, 2007January 20, 2008Nino Burjanadze
Sandra RoelofsJanuary 20, 2008November 17, 2013Mikheil Saakashvili
Position vacantNovember 17, 2013September 10, 2014Giorgi MargvelashviliMargvelashvili was not married to his longtime partner, Maka Chichua, when he took office[3] [4]
Maka ChichuaSeptember 10, 2014 (Marriage)December 16, 2018Giorgi MargvelashviliChichua and Margvelashvili married in Dusheti on September 10, 2014[5] [6]
Position vacantDecember 16, 2018PresentSalome ZurabishviliPresident Zurabishvili's husband, Georgian journalist, died in 2012.

Notes and References

  1. News: First Ladies of Independent Georgia . . 2018-10-29 . 2020-04-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181103003135/https://www.georgianjournal.ge/politics/35194-first-ladies-of-independent-georgia.html . 2018-11-03 . live.
  2. News: Georgia's new president: French diplomat who returned to ancestral home . . 2018-11-29 . 2019-01-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181129162832/https://www.france24.com/en/20181129-georgias-new-president-french-diplomat-who-returned-ancestral-home . 2018-11-29 . live.
  3. News: Woman who might become First Lady of Georgia . . 2013-05-13 . 2018-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171023063011/https://www.georgianjournal.ge/society/23328-woman-who-might-become-first-lady-of-georgia.html . 2017-10-23 . live.
  4. News: Elizabeth. Owen. Georgia: More of the Same with Margvelashvili? . . 2013-09-23 . 2018-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171022193645/http://www.eurasianet.org/node/67535 . 2017-10-22 . live.
  5. News: Georgia's President marries long-term love . Agenda.ge . 2014-09-10 . 2018-09-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909224255/http://agenda.ge/en/news/2014/2116 . 2018-09-09 . live.
  6. News: President Margvelashvili officially marries Maka Chichua . . 2014-09-10 . 2018-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161020140429/http://www.georgianjournal.ge/society/28187-president-margvelashvili-officially-marries-maka-chichua.html . 2016-10-20 . live.