First Kvirikashvili government

The first government of Giorgi Kvirikashvili was the government of Georgia, led by Giorgi Kvirikashvili as the Prime Minister. It was nominated by the ruling Georgian Dream coalition after the preceding Garibashvili government was dissolved following Garibashvili's resignation and won the confidence vote in the Parliament of Georgia overnight from December 29 to December 30, 2015.^[1] On 26 November 2016, after the October 2016 parliamentary election, the second Kvirikashvili government was approved by the Parliament.^[2]

Kvirikashvili government
12th Cabinet of Georgia
2015-2016
Date formed	December 30, 2015 (2015-12-30)
Date dissolved	November 5, 2016 (2016-11-05)
People and organisations
Head of state	Giorgi Margvelashvili (GD)
Head of government	Giorgi Kvirikashvili (GD)
No. of ministers	20
Member parties	Georgian Dream coalition
Status in legislature	Majority government
History
Election	2012 parliamentary election
Legislature term	8th Parliament of Georgia (2012–2016)
Predecessor	First Garibashvili government
Successor	Second Kvirikashvili government

List of ministers and portfolios

Portfolio	Minister	Period	Party
Prime Minister	Giorgi Kvirikashvili	December 30, 2015 –	Georgian Dream–Democratic Georgia
First Deputy Prime Minister	Dimitri Kumsishvili	December 30, 2015 –	Georgian Dream–Democratic Georgia
Deputy Prime Minister	Kakha Kaladze	December 30, 2015 –	Georgian Dream–Democratic Georgia
Minister of Finance	Nodar Khaduri	December 30, 2015 –	Georgian Dream–Democratic Georgia
Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development	Dimitri Kumsishvili	December 30, 2015	Georgian Dream–Democratic Georgia
Minister for Labor, Healthcare and Social Affairs	David Sergeenko	December 30, 2015 –	None
Minister of Energy	Kakha Kaladze	December 30, 2015 –	Georgian Dream–Democratic Georgia
Minister of Internal Affairs	Giorgi Mgebrishvili	December 30, 2015 –	Georgian Dream–Democratic Georgia
Minister of Justice	Tea Tsulukiani	December 30, 2015 –	Georgian Dream–Democratic Georgia
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Mikheil Janelidze	December 30, 2015 –	None
Minister of Education and Science	Tamar Sanikidze Aleksandre Jejelava	December 30, 2015 – 3 June June 3, 2016-	None
Minister for IDPs, Accommodation and Refugees	Sozar Subari	December 30, 2015	Georgian Dream–Democratic Georgia
Minister of Environment Protection and Natural Resources	Gigla Agulashvili	December 30, 2015 –	ex-Republican Party of Georgia
Minister of Defense	Tinatin Khidasheli Levan Izoria	December 30, 2015 – August 1, 2016 August 1, 2016 –	Republican Party of Georgia ?
Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure	Nodar Javakhishvili	December 30, 2015 –	Georgian Dream–Democratic Georgia
Minister of Agriculture	Otar Danelia Levan Davitashvili	December 30, 2015 – September 9, 2016 September 9, 2016 –
Minister of Corrections and Legal Assistance	Kakhi Kakhishvili	December 30, 2015 –
Minister of Culture and Monument Protection	Mikheil Giorgadze	December 30, 2015 –
Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs	Tariel Khechikashvili	December 30, 2015 –	Georgian Dream–Democratic Georgia
State Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration	Davit Bakradze	November 15, 2014 –	Georgian Dream–Democratic Georgia
State Minister for Reintegration	Paata Zakareishvili Ketevan Tsikhelashvili	December 30, 2015 – August 1, 2016 August 1, 2016 –	Republican Party of Georgia
State Minister on the Diaspora Issues	Gela Dumbadze	December 30, 2015 –

References

1. "Kvirikashvili Confirmed as New Prime Minister". Civil Georgia. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
2. "Georgia's Parliament approves new Government". agenda.ge. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.

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