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Mayor of Tbilisi

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The Mayor of Tbilisi is an elected politician in Tbilisi. Before 2005 the mayors used to be appointed by the central government. In 2006 first mayoral elections were held in the history of the Republic of Georgia. The first elected mayor of Tbilisi is Giorgi (Gigi) Ugulava who was re-elected in 2006 after one year of being on the position of an appointed Mayor of Tbilisi.

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The role

The Mayor is responsible for budgeting and strategic planning of some governmental functions across whole Tbilisi. The plans of the mayor are scrutinised by the Tbilisi Assembly (Sakrebulo) and actioned by the different governmental bodies of the Tbilisi City Hall.

List of mayors (1991–)

  • Tamaz Vashadze: 2 October, 1991 - 6 January, 1992
  • Otar Litanishvili: 6 January, 1992 – 21 January, 1993
  • Konstantine Gabashvili: 21 January, 1993 - 16 October, 1993
  • Nikoloz Lekishvili: 16 October, 1993 – 8 December, 1995
  • Badri Shoshitaishvili: 8 December, 1995 – 8 August, 1998
  • Ivane (Vano) Zodelava: 10 August, 1998 – 19 April, 2004
  • Zurab Tchiaberashvili: 19 April, 2004 – 12 July, 2005
  • Giorgi (Gigi) Ugulava: 12 July, 2005 - 12 October, 2006/ 12 October, 2006 - 30 May, 2010/ 30 May, 2010 - 22 December, 2013
  • Sevdia Ugrekhelidze (acting) 22 December, 2013 – 2 August, 2014
  • David Narmania 2 August, 2014–present

    • History

    Due to the sizable Armenian population of Tbilisi in 19th and 20th centuries, the office of mayor was chiefly occupied by the local Armenians, with the exception of several Georgian mayors, such as Dimitri Kipiani, Vasil Cherkezov and Benia Chkhikvishvili.

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    Mayor of Tbilisi Wikipedia
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