Chief of General Staff (Georgia)
Chief of General Staff of Defence Forces of Georgia | |
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საქართველოს თავდაცვის ძალების გენერალური შტაბის უფროსი | |
since 9 July 2020 | |
Ministry of Defence of Georgia | |
Type | Military department |
Member of | General Staff of Georgian Defence Forces |
Reports to | Minister of Defence Chief of Defence |
Residence | Tbilisi |
Appointer | Minister of Defence of Georgia |
Formation | 1991 |
First holder | Jemal Kutateladze |
The Chief of General Staff of Georgian Defence Forces (Georgian: საქართველოს თავდაცვის ძალების გენერალური შტაბის უფროსი, romanized: sakartvelos tavdatsvis dzalebis generaluri sht'abis uprosi) is a high-ranking officer in the military of Georgia, who heads the General Staff of the Defence Forces of Georgia and is an ex officio Deputy Chief of the Defence Forces. The Chief is appointed by the Minister of Defence and reports to the Minister and Chief of Defence Forces.
Overview
[edit]The Chief of General Staff exercises overall leadership of the General Staff and directs its day-to-day activities. The Chief is responsible for the proper execution of the tasks saddled on the General Staff, supervises planning of military operations, oversees coordination among the staffs of various units of the Defence Forces, and performs other functions as defined by the military law.[1]
The Chief of General Staff is also a Deputy Chief of Defence Forces. They are appointed, with no term length, and released of the position by the Minister of Defence of Georgia.[1]
History
[edit]The office of the Chief of General Staff was introduced in Georgia following its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. It has undergone several name changes since then. Prior to the 2018 reforms, the Chief was appointed by the President of Georgia on the advice of the Minister of Defence for a three-year term, with the possibility of extension for one year. The Chief was the highest-ranking military officer in the Georgian military, chief military adviser to the President, and wartime commander of the Armed Forces of Georgia.[2]
List
[edit]Chief of General Staff of Georgian Armed Forces (1991–2008)
[edit]For period from 1921 to 1991, see Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Union.
No. | Portrait | Chief of General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | Jemal Kutateladze | August 1991 | December 1991 | 4 months | |
2 | Avtandil Tskitishvili (1950–2013) | Major generalJanuary 1992 | December 1993 | 1 year, 11 months | |
3 | Guram Nikolaishvili (born 1952) | Major generalDecember 1993 | June 1994 | 6 months | |
4 | Nodar Tatarashvili (born 1941) | Major generalJune 1994 | June 1996 | 2 years | |
5 | Zurab Meparishvili (born 1934) | Major generalJune 1996 | May 1998 | 1 year, 11 months | |
6 | Joni Pirtskhalaishvili (born 1947) | Lieutenant generalMay 1998 | September 2003 | 5 years, 4 months | |
7 | Givi Iukuridze (born 1956) | February 2004 | 25 August 2004 | 6 months | |
8 | Vakhtang Kapanadze (born 1960) | Major general25 August 2004 | 18 February 2005 | 5 months | |
9 | Levan Nikoleishvili | Major general18 February 2005 | 2 November 2006 | 1 year, 8 months | |
10 | Zaza Gogava (born 1971) | Major general2 November 2006 | 4 November 2008 | 2 years |
Chief of Joint Staff of Georgian Armed Forces (2008–2013)
[edit]No. | Portrait | Chief of Joint Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | Vladimer Chachibaia (born 1971) | Major general4 November 2008 | 5 March 2009 | 121 days | |
2 | Devi Chankotadze (born 1961) | Major general5 March 2009 | 8 October 2012 | 3 years, 217 days | |
3 | Giorgi Kalandadze (born 1980) | Brigadier general8 October 2012 | 11 November 2012 | 34 days | |
– | Vakhtang Kapanadze (born 1960) Acting | Major general11 November 2012 | 4 December 2012 | 23 days | |
4 | Irakli Dzneladze (born 1968) | Colonel4 December 2012 | 22 November 2013 | 353 days |
Chief of General Staff of Georgian Armed Forces (2013–2018)
[edit]No. | Portrait | Chief of General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Vakhtang Kapanadze (born 1960) | Major general22 November 2013 | 22 November 2016 | 3 years, 0 days | — | |
2 | Vladimer Chachibaia (born 1971) | Major general22 November 2016 | 20 December 2018 | 2 years, 28 days | [3][4] |
Chief of General Staff of Georgian Defence Forces (2018–present)
[edit]No. | Portrait | Chief of General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 | Zaza Chkhaidze (born 1974) | Major General20 December 2018 | 27 December 2019 | 1 year, 7 days | - | |
2 | Giorgi Matiashvili (born 1977) | Brigadier General27 December 2019 | 1 July 2020 | 187 days | [5] | |
3 | Joni Tatunashvili (born 1976) | Brigadier General9 July 2020 | Incumbent | 4 years, 135 days | - |
References
[edit]- ^ a b საქართველოს თავდაცვის სამინისტროს თავდაცვის ძალების გენერალური შტაბის დებულება [Statutes of the General Staff of the Defence Forces of Georgia] (Order of the Minister of Defence of Georgia №132) (in Georgian). 22 November 2013.
- ^ საქართველოს თავდაცვის სამინისტროს თავდაცვის ძალების გენერალური შტაბის დებულება [Statutes of the General Staff of the Defence Forces of Georgia] (Order of the Minister of Defence of Georgia №298) (in Georgian). 13 December 2018.
- ^ "President appoints new Chief of General Staff of the Georgian Armed Forces". Agenda.ge. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ "General Chachibaia promoted to chief of the Georgian Army General Staff - Democracy & Freedom Watch | Security | Democracy & Freedom Watch". dfwatch.net. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ^ "New Chief of General Staff Appointed". Civil Georgia. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.