Chief of Defense Forces (Georgia)

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 President of Georgia, who is the supreme commander-in-chief. The position was introduced in accordance with the Georgian Law on Defense of 31 October 2018.[1] The first holder of the position and the incumbent is Lieutenant General Vladimer Chachibaia.[2]

Chief of Defense Forces of Georgia
საქართველოს თავდაცვის ძალების მეთაური
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

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 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]

Chiefs of Georgian Defense Forces
No. Portrait Chiefs of Defense ForcesTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef
1
Chachibaia, VladimerLieutenant General
Vladimer Chachibaia
(born 1971)		20 December 20181 July 20201 year, 194 days[2]
2
Matiashvili, GiorgiMajor General
Giorgi Matiashvili
(born 1977)		1 July 2020Incumbent213 days[3]

References
  1. "საქართველოს თავდაცვის შესახებ" [On Defense of Georgia]. Law No. 1030 of 31 October 2018 (in Georgian).
  2. "მთავრობამ პრეზიდენტს თავდაცვის ძალების მეთაურის თანამდებობაზე ვლადიმერ ჩაჩიბაიას კანდიდატურა წარუდგინა" (in Georgian). 1TV. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. "New Chief of Georgian Defense Forces Appointed". Civil Georgia. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
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