The Mayor of Tbilisi is an elected politician in Tbilisi

Tbilisi

Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...

. 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 2005 after one year of being on the position of an appointed Mayor of Tbilisi.

The role

The Mayor is responsible for budgeting and strategic planning of some governmental functions across whole Tbilisi

Tbilisi

Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...

. The plans of the mayor are scrutinised by the
Tbilisi Assembly (Sakrebulo) and actioned by the different governmental bodies of the Tbilisi City Hall

Tbilisi City Hall

Tbilisi City Hall is a clock-towered edifice situated in the southern side of Freedom Square , Tbilisi, capital of Georgia...

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List of mayors (1992 —)

• Otar Litanishvili 1992-1993
• Konstantine Gabashvili
  Konstantine Gabashvili
  Konstantine "Kote" Gabashvili is a Georgian politician and diplomat. An Orientalist by training, he has been in government service since 1989. He was a member of the Parliament of Georgia in 1992 and again from 2004 to 2008...
  
   1993
• Nikoloz Lekishvili
  Nikoloz Lekishvili
  Nikoloz Lekishvili is a Georgian politician and statesman, former Prime Minister of Georgia and Mayor of Tbilisi, member of the Parliament of Georgia.-Early years:...
  
   1993-1995
• Badri Shoshitaishvili
  Badri Shoshitaishvili
  Badri Shoshitaishvili is a Georgian politician and former Minister of Industry for Georgia.Shoshitaishvili served as the mayor of Tblisi between 1995 and 1998. He has been active in the politics of industry and commerce in Georgia.-References:...
  
   1995-1998
• Ivane (Vano) Zodelava 1998-2004
• Zurab Tchiaberashvili 2004-2005
• Giorgi (Gigi) Ugulava
  Giorgi Ugulava
  Giorgi "Gigi" Ugulava is a Georgian politician and the current Mayor of Tbilisi.Born in Tbilisi, Ugulava studied at the Tbilisi Theological Seminary and the University of Saarbrücken , and graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology at the Tbilisi State University in 1998...
  
   2005-present

History

Due to the sizable Armenian population of Tbilisi in XIX and XX centuries, the office of mayor was chiefly occupied by the local Armenians, with the exception of several Georgian mayors, such as Dimitri Kipiani

Dimitri Kipiani

Prince Dimitri Kipiani was a Georgian publicist, writer, translator and a leader of liberal nobility....

, Vasil Cherkezov and Benia Chkhikvishvili

Benia Chkhikvishvili

Benia Chkhikvishvili was a Georgian politician who was involved in the Social Democratic movement in the early 20th century. An active member of the Menshevik party, he led the 1905 revolution in Guria , a Georgian province on the Black Sea...

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Rank	Mayor	Duration
1	Hovhannes (Ivan) Izmiryants	1840-1843
2	Stepan Gabrielyan Khatisyans	1844-1845
3	Movses Ter-Grigoryants	1845-1846
4	Hovhannes Simonyants Shadinyan	1847-1848
5	Tovmas Davtyan Pridonyants	1848-1849
6	Zakaria Stepanyan Amiraghyants	1850-1851
7	Hovsep Afanasyan Mirijanyants	1851-1852
8	Avetik Astvatsatryan(Bogdani) Sveshnikov	1853-1856
9	Soghomon Davtyan Sarajev	1856-1857
10	Andrey Davtyan Mananov	1857-1858
11	Vardan Astvatsatryan Arshakuni	1858-1860
12	Soghomon Zakaryan Abisoghomyan	1860-1861 1865-1866
13	Soghomon Mirimanyan Mirimanyants	1861-1862
14	Gevorg (Egor) Grigoryan Pridonyants	1862-1864
15	Galust Harutyunyan Shermazan-Vardanyants	1864-1865
16	Eremya Gevogyan Artsruni	1866-1868
17	Nikoghayos Hovhannisyan Aladatyants	1868-1869
18	Dmitriy Tumanyants	1869-1870
19	Yazon Dmitryan Tumanyants	1870-1874
20	Dmitriy Ivanovich Kipiani Dimitri Kipiani Prince Dimitri Kipiani was a Georgian publicist, writer, translator and a leader of liberal nobility....	1878-1879
21	Anton Soghomonyan Ghorghanyants	1879
22	Aleksandr Stepanyan Matinyants	1879-1891
23	Nikoghayos Barseghyan Arghutyants-Erkaynabazuk	1891-1893 1895-1898 1903-1904
24	Poghos Aleksandryan Izmayilyan	1893-1895
25	Gevorg Grigoryan Evangulyan	1897-1901
26	Aleksandr Mikaelyan Arghutyan-Erkaynabazuk Arghuntyants	1902
27	Krostopor Svakumyan Vermishyants	1904-1905
28	Vasiliy Nikolayevich Cherkezov (Cherkezishvili)	1907-1909
29	Alexander Khatisyan Alexander Khatisyan Alexander Khatisyan was an Armenian politician and a journalist. He served as the mayor of Tiflis from 1910 to 1917. During this period Count Illarion Ivanovich Vorontsov-Dashkov consulted with him, the primate of Tbilisi, Bishop Mesrop, and the prominent civic leader Dr. Hakob Zavriev about the...	1910-1917
30	Benia Chkhikvishvili Benia Chkhikvishvili Benia Chkhikvishvili was a Georgian politician who was involved in the Social Democratic movement in the early 20th century. An active member of the Menshevik party, he led the 1905 revolution in Guria , a Georgian province on the Black Sea...	1918-1921