In 2006 first mayoral elections were held in the history of the Republic of Georgia.

The first elected mayor of Tbilisi is Giorgi (Gigi) Ugulava who was re-elected in 2006 after one year of being on the position of an appointed Mayor of Tbilisi.

The Mayor is responsible for budgeting and strategic planning of some governmental functions across whole Tbilisi.

The plans of the mayor are scrutinised by the Tbilisi Assembly (Sakrebulo) and actioned by the different governmental bodies of the Tbilisi City Hall.

Gigi Ugulava: 12 October 2006 – 30 May 2010 Gigi Ugulava: 30 May 2010 – 22 December 2013 Sevdia Ugrekhelidze (acting): 22 December 2013 – 2 August 2014[1] Kakha Kaladze: 30 October, 2021[3] – present Due to the sizable Armenian population of Tbilisi in 19th and 20th centuries, the office of mayor was chiefly occupied by the local Armenians, with the exception of several Georgian mayors, such as Dimitri Kipiani, Vasil Cherkezishvili and Benia Chkhikvishvili.