Chief of Defense Forces (Georgia)

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Chief of Defense Forces of Georgia
საქართველოს თავდაცვის ძალების მეთაური
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Emblem of the Defense Forces
Incumbent
Major General Giorgi Matiashvili
since 1 July 2020
Ministry of Defense of Georgia
StatusActive
Member ofGeneral Staff of the Georgian Defense Forces
Reports toMinister of Defense
Prime Minister
President
ResidenceTbilisi
AppointerPresident of Georgia
Term lengthNo fixed term
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Georgia
Law on Defense of Georgia
PrecursorChief of General Staff
Formation31 October 2018
First holderVladimer Chachibaia
DeputyChief of General Staff

The Chief of Georgian Defense Forces (Georgian: საქართველოს თავდაცვის ძალების მეთაური, romanized: sakartvelos tavdatsvis dzalebis metauri) is a chief of defence and commander of the Defense Forces of Georgia, under the authority of the Government of Georgia.

History[]

The position was (re)introduced in accordance with the Georgian Law on Defense of 31 October 2018.[1] It had its precursor —the Commander-in-Chief of the Army— in the Democratic Republic of Georgia from 1918 to 1921. From the 1990s until 2018 the Chief of the General Staff 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]

The first holder of the position was Lieutenant General Vladimer Chachibaia.[3] The incumbent is Major General Giorgi Matiashvili.[4]

Functions and responsibilities[]

The Chief of Georgian Defense Forces is a chief military officer in the Georgian Defense Forces (GDF). They oversee the coherence of the armed forces organization, combat readiness and mobilization as well as military development of the GDF, and are responsible for conduct of operations in war, including plans of use, general articulation of forces, and distribution of operational means between various groups of forces. The Chief of Georgian Defense Forces is aided, in their functions, by the General Staff of the Georgian Defense Forces. One of the Chief's deputies can, simultaneously, serve as the Chief of the General Staff.[1]

The Chief of Georgian Defense Forces is appointed and dismissed by the President of Georgia (on the advice of the Prime Minister) after the candidacy has been nominated by the Minister of Defense and submitted to the Presidency by the Government of Georgia. The nominee must have the highest military rank and high military education. The Chief reports to the Minister of Defense, the Prime Minister, and the President.[1]

List[]

Commanders-in-Chief of the Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918–1921)[]

No. Portrait Commander in Chief Took office Left office Time in office
1
Giorgi Kvinitadze
Kvinitadze, GiorgiMajor general
Giorgi Kvinitadze
(1874–1970)		26 May 191813 December 19202 years, 201 days
2
Ilia Odishelidze
Odishelidze, IliaGeneral of the army
Ilia Odishelidze
(1865–1924)		13 December 192016 February 192165 days
(1)
Giorgi Kvinitadze
Kvinitadze, GiorgiMajor general
Giorgi Kvinitadze
(1874–1970)		16 February 192117 March 192129 days

Chiefs of Georgian Defense Forces (Since 2018)[]

No. Portrait Chiefs of Defense Forces Took office Left office Time in office Ref.
1
Vladimer Chachibaia
Chachibaia, VladimerLieutenant General
Vladimer Chachibaia
(born 1971)		20 December 20181 July 20201 year, 194 days[3]
2
Giorgi Matiashvili
Matiashvili, GiorgiMajor General
Giorgi Matiashvili
(born 1977)		1 July 2020Incumbent1 year, 226 days[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "საქართველოს თავდაცვის შესახებ" [On Defense of Georgia]. Law No. 1030 of 31 October 2018 (in Georgian).
  2. ^ "საქართველოს თავდაცვის სამინისტროს თავდაცვის ძალების გენერალური შტაბის დებულება" [Statutes of the General Staff of the Defense Forces of Georgia]. Order of the Minister of Defense of Georgia No. №298 of 13 December 2018 (in Georgian).
  3. ^ a b "მთავრობამ პრეზიდენტს თავდაცვის ძალების მეთაურის თანამდებობაზე ვლადიმერ ჩაჩიბაიას კანდიდატურა წარუდგინა" (in Georgian). 1TV. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b "New Chief of Georgian Defense Forces Appointed". Civil Georgia. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
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