Irakli Kobakhidze
Prime Minister of Georgia since 2024
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| November 28 2024 | Kobakhidze announced the suspension of Georgia's EU accession process until 2028, claiming that European politicians were engaging in 'blackmail' against Georgia. |
| October 26 2024 | The Georgian parliamentary election was held, where the Georgian Dream party, led by Kobakhidze, won amid allegations of fraud and condemnation from European and western observers. |
| June 2024 | Legislation known as the 'foreign agents' bill was passed by Kobakhidze's government, which was widely condemned for being incompatible with Georgia's Euro-Atlantic aspirations. |
| May 2024 | In May 2024, Kobakhidze highlighted the importance of safeguarding Georgia's independence by referencing lessons learned from Ukraine's experiences, focusing on the negative repercussions of external influences on Ukraine's leadership and its subsequent challenges. |
| May 23 2024 | Kobakhidze expanded the 'Global War Party' conspiracy theory, accusing it of being responsible for the attempted assassination of Robert Fico and alleging that Hungarian EU commissioner Olivér Várhelyi had threatened his life. |
| February 2024 | In February 2024, Irakli Kobakhidze claimed that the West is attempting to push Georgia into the Russo-Ukrainian War, following the State Security Service of Georgia's announcement regarding the discovery of Ukrainian explosives on Georgian territory. |
| February 20 2024 | Kobakhidze undertook his first official trip as Prime Minister, visiting Brussels. |
| February 8 2024 | Irakli Kobakhidze was confirmed as the Prime Minister of Georgia, after switching posts with Irakli Garibashvili, who became the chairman of Georgian Dream. |
| 2023 | Kobakhidze was honored with the 'Sabino Arana prize' by the Basque Nationalist Party. |
| 2023 | The United States announced sanctions against Kobakhidze and members of his government for undermining democracy in Georgia. |
| December 2023 | Georgia was finally granted EU candidate status after much delay, with Kobakhidze attributing this achievement to the founder of Georgian Dream, Bidzina Ivanishvili. |
| 2022 | During the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kobakhidze made 9 critical comments about Russia and a total of 26 hostile remarks about Ukraine, reflecting the tense geopolitical situation. |
| June 2022 | The European Parliament passed several resolutions against the Georgian government and refused to grant Georgia candidate status, leading Kobakhidze to criticize these actions as influenced by the 'Global War Party'. |
| 2021 | He received the 'Parliamentary Order of Freedom' from the Parliament of Georgia. |
| January 11 2021 | Kobakhidze was chosen as the new chairman of the Georgian Dream party. |
| 2020 | Kobakhidze was reelected in the parliamentary election, continuing his political career within the Georgian Dream party. |
| 2020 | Irakli Kobakhidze served as vice-president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe until 2022. |
| 2019 | Irakli Kobakhidze published the work titled 'Constitutional Law'. |
| 2019 | Irakli Kobakhidze decided to resign from his position as chairman of the Parliament in the aftermath of the 2019 Georgian protests. |
| 2017 | Irakli Kobakhidze was awarded an honorary title, 'Honoris causa', from Belarusian State University. |
| 2017 | Irakli Kobakhidze was the campaign manager for the local elections, leading to more successful outcomes for the party. |
| 2016 | Under Kobakhidze's tenure as chairman, Inter-Parliamentary Assemblies between Georgia, Ukraine, and Moldova and Georgia and Poland were established. |
| 2016 | Strategic cooperation agreements were signed with several partner countries' parliaments including Poland, Latvia, Uzbekistan, and Serbia during Kobakhidze's leadership. |
| 2016 | Kobakhidze initiated the naming of the plenary session room of the Parliament after Zviad Gamsakhurdia, the first democratically elected president of Georgia. |
| 2016 | Kobakhidze served as the deputy campaign manager for the parliamentary election, contributing to the party's significant victories. |
| 2016 | Irakli Kobakhidze was elected as a member of the Georgian Parliament, serving until 2024. |
| November 18 2016 | Irakli Kobakhidze was appointed as the chairman of the Parliament of Georgia with 118 votes in favour and 3 against. |
| 2015 | Irakli Kobakhidze was appointed as Executive Secretary of Georgia's ruling party, Georgian Dream. |
| 2014 | Irakli Kobakhidze became an associate professor at Tbilisi State University, continuing in this role. |
| 2011 | Irakli Kobakhidze was a member of the Georgian delegation to the Council of Europe. |
| 2011 | Irakli Kobakhidze served as an associate professor at Caucasus University until 2014. |
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