Ministry of Defense of Georgia

Ministry of Defense of Georgia
საქართველოს თავდაცვის სამინისტრო
	Coat of arms of Georgia
	Emblem of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia
Agency overview
Formed	1991
Headquarters	General Kvinitadze Str. N20, Tbilisi, Georgia 0112
Employees	42,542
Annual budget	₾1.359 billion in 2015; ($616.526 million)
Agency executives	Juansher Burchuladze, ; Minister of Defense; Lela Chikovani, ; First Deputy Minister; Rati Bregadze, Davit Sujashvili, ; Deputy Ministers;
Website	www.mod.gov.ge

The Ministry of Defense of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს თავდაცვის სამინისტრო, sakartvelos tavdatsvis saministro) is the Georgian government ministry which is governing body of Defense Forces of Georgia and it is regulating activities in defence of the country from threats, invasion, territorial integrity and waging wars on behalf of Georgia. The Minister of Defence is appointed and removed by Prime Minister of Georgia. The current minister of ministry is Juansher Burchuladze.

Ministers

Ministers of War of the Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918–1921)

Grigol Giorgadze, May 26, 1918 – February 13, 1919
Noe Ramishvili, February 14, 1919 – December 1919
Grigol Lordkipanidze, January 1920 – September 23, 1920
Ilia Odishelidze, (acting), September 23, 1920 - November 10, 1920
Parmen Chichinadze, November 10, 1920 – February 25, 1921

People's Commissar for Military and Naval Affairs of the Georgian SSR (1921–1923)

Shalva Eliava, September 15, 1921 – November 14, 1923

Ministers of Defense of the Republic of Georgia (From 1991)

Former Minister Sikharulidze with U.S. Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff James Cartwright (right) in 2009

Joni Pirtskhalaishvili, September 15, 1991 – January 2, 1992
Levan Sharashenidze, January 2, 1992 – May 8, 1992
Tengiz Kitovani, May 8, 1992 – May 5, 1993
Giorgi Karkarashvili, May 6, 1993 – February 11, 1994
Eduard Shevardnadze (acting), February 11, 1994 – April 25, 1994
Varden Nadibaidze, April 25, 1994 – April 27, 1998
David Tevzadze, April 28, 1998 – February 17, 2004

Ministers of Defense of Georgia (From 2004)

Gela Bezhuashvili, February 17, 2004 – June 10, 2004
Giorgi Baramidze, June 10, 2004 – December 17, 2004
Irakli Okruashvili, December 17, 2004 – November 10, 2006
David Kezerashvili, November 10, 2006 – December 9, 2008
Vasil Sikharulidze, December 9, 2008 – August 27, 2009
Bachana Akhalaia, August 27, 2009 – July 4, 2012
Dimitri Shashkin, July 4, 2012 – October 25, 2012
Irakli Alasania, October 25, 2012 – November 4, 2014
Mindia Janelidze, November 4, 2014 – May 1, 2015
Tinatin Khidasheli, May 1, 2015 – August 1, 2016
Levan Izoria, August 1, 2016 – September 8, 2019
Irakli Garibashvili - September 8, 2019 – 22 February, 2021
Juansher Burchuladze - 22 February, 2021 – present

Other websites

References

↑ "Budget of Ministry of Defense of Georgia" (PDF). www.mod.gov.ge. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
↑ "Ministry of Defence. Ministry Deputies". Retrieved 2015-05-23.

[1] "Budget of Ministry of Defense of Georgia" (PDF). www.mod.gov.ge. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.

[2] "Ministry of Defence. Ministry Deputies". Retrieved 2015-05-23.

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