The newly independent Georgia established the position of prime minister in August 1991, only to be abolished de facto in the aftermath of the January 1992 military coup and legally in the 1995 Constitution.

However, after the entry into force of the 2012 and 2018 constitutional amendments, that instituted Georgia as a parliamentary republic, the president's executive powers were eliminated and transferred to the prime minister.

If the parliamentary vote of confidence is not passed within the established time frame, the president dissolves the Parliament no earlier than two weeks and no later than three weeks after the respective time frame has expired, and calls extraordinary parliamentary election.

[9] During the martial law, the prime minister becomes a member of the National Defense Council, a consultative body chaired by the president of Georgia.

[10] Although it is the president who is officially the commander-in-chief, in practice, the military is managed by the Government and prime minister.