Prosecutor General Gabitashvili Tapped Next Chief Auditor as Kavlashvili Returns to Finance Ministry
Georgia’s Prosecutor General Giorgi Gabitashvili, who is sanctioned by the U.K., has been nominated as the Chief Auditor, as Tsotne Kavlashvili has left office. Kavlashvili himself has been transferred as deputy finance minister under the ruling Georgian Dream government, a position he previously held from 2015 to 2022.
The government administration confirmed Kavlashvili’s resignation to Civil.ge on June 3, following a report by the pro-government channel Rustavi 2 that he had submitted his resignation request to Georgian Dream Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili. No reason has been provided for the early resignation of Kavlashvili, who was approved by Parliament in 2022 for a five-year term as chief auditor.
On June 4, Papuashvili nominated Giorgi Gabitashvili to take the post of the chief auditor.
“The state audit office has a decisive role in building a public funds system that prevents ineffective or illegal spending,” Papuashvili said as he presented Gabitashvili’s nominee. “His approval as Chief Auditor will significantly strengthen the auditor’s office and ensure we reach the goals we presented to the public during the pre-election period – goals for which we received a mandate from the Georgian people,” Papuashvili said.
Gabitashvili has been Deputy Prosecutor General since 2013 and the Prosecutor General since 2024.
Gabitashvili said the chief auditor’s position will be a “challenge,” but also an “opportunity” to “serve” the country and “contribute” to the development of the State Audit Office in a new role. He thanked the ruling GD government for expressing confidence “once again,” as well as the Prosecutor’s Office and its employees.
Gabitashvili and Kavlashvili’s transfers come amid ongoing reshuffles within the Georgian Dream.
On June 11, the GD parliament unanimously approved Giorgi Gabitashvili as Chief Auditor, with 84 votes in favor and none against.
Note: This article was originally about Tsotne Kavlashvili’s resignation, but was updated on June 4 at 12:15 after Giorgi Gabitashvili was nominated as Chief Auditor and further updated on June 11 to reflect his approval by the GD Parliament.
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