🇬🇪 Irakli Kobakhidze
Prime Minister of Georgia since February 8, 2024
How long has Irakli Kobakhidze been in office?
As of October 17, 2026, Irakli Kobakhidze has been in office for 982 days as Prime Minister of Georgia, with no scheduled end date. There is no scheduled end date to count down to. Georgia is classified as an electoral autocracy: elections are held, but they rarely change who is in charge.
982 days in office. No fixed end date has been scheduled yet.
How long do leaders of Georgia usually stay in office?
Georgia has had 21 prime ministers since 1918. A completed tenure has averaged 426 days (about 1.2 years), and the longest was Irakli Garibashvili at 1,841 days. One of them has been a woman; the first was Maya Tskitishvili, who took office in 2021. Irakli Kobakhidze has served 982 days so far, 131% longer than that average. The previous officeholder, Irakli Garibashvili, served 1,071 days. Georgia is classified as an electoral autocracy.
Key facts
| Role | Prime Minister of Georgia |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Political system | Electoral autocracy (Regimes of the World, 2025) |
| Party | Georgian Dream |
| Born | September 25, 1978 (age 48) |
| Took office | February 8, 2024 (aged 45) |
| Term ends | No fixed date |
| Officeholder no. | 24th Prime Minister of Georgia |
| Preceded by | Irakli Garibashvili |
| Vs. average | 982 days served — 131% longer than the historical average of 426 days (so far) |
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