Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili appointed on August 21 Merab Chanukvadze as the new governor of Guria region in western Georgia.
Chanukvadze, who was the head of Ozurgeti Municipality before promotion, replaced Gia Salukvadze, who served at the post from May, 2015 until August 10, 2017.
Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili spoke of gubernatorial changes in Guria and Racha-Lechkhum-Kvemo Svaneti regions at the government session on August 10. Kvirikashvili said then that the staff reshuffles were “natural,” and that they were needed to address “new challenges” and the government’s “ambitious” spatial development plan.
Unlike heads (Gamgebeli) of municipalities, who are directly elected since 2014, provincial governors are appointed by prime minister.
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