Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Tuesday appointed Levan Zalkaliani as a new State Representative in the country's western Imereti region.

At the meeting, Kobakhidze wished the new governor success in his future endeavours, the Georgian Government Administration said.

In his previous capacity, Zalkaliani was a Mayor of western Georgia's Tsageri Municipality, before which he served as the Deputy State Representative in the country's western Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region. He also worked as an investigator and prosecutor in Georgia’s Prosecutor's Office and held a prosecutor’s position in the country’s northwestern city of Ambrolauri for 11 years.