Giorgi Kvirikashvili
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Giorgi Kvirikashvili (Georgian: გიორგი კვირიკაშვილი; born 20 July 1967) is a Georgian politician who was Prime Minister of Georgia from 30 December 2015 to 13 June 2018. Prior to that he was Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development from 25 October 2012 until 1 September 2015, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1 September 2015 until 30 December 2015, and Deputy Prime Minister from 26 July 2013 until 30 December 2015. Kvirikashvili has led initiatives to advance Euro-Atlantic and European integration and highlight Georgia as an attractive location for foreign investment.[1]
On 20 June 2018, Mamuka Bakhtadze, who previously served as Kvirikashvili's Minister of Finance,[2] was approved by the Georgian Parliament to succeed Kvirikashvili in a 99–6 vote.[3]