Giorgi Gakharia
| Giorgi Gakharia გიორგი გახარია | |
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| Minister of Internal Affairs | |
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Assumed office 13 November 2017 | |
| President | Giorgi Margvelashvili |
| Preceded by | Giorgi Mgebrishvili |
| Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development | |
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In office 27 November 2016 – 13 November 2017 | |
| Prime Minister |
Giorgi Kvirikashvili Mamuka Bakhtadze |
| Preceded by | Dimitri Kumsishvili |
| Succeeded by | Dimitri Kumsishvili |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
19 March 1975 Tbilisi, Soviet Union (now Georgia) |
| Alma mater | Tbilisi State University |
Giorgi Gakharia (Georgian: გიორგი გახარია; born 19 March 1975) is a Georgian politician; since November 13, 2017 - Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia.
Education
In 1992-1994 Giorgi Gakharia studied at Tbilisi Ivane Javakhishvili State University, faculty of History. In 1994-2000 he studied at the faculty of Political Science at Lomonosov Moscow State University. He is a Master of Political Science. In 2002-2004 he studied at Lomonosov Moscow State University's Higher Business School (Master of Business Management). In 2006-2009 he was an invited lecturer in Applied Biotechnology at Moscow State University.[1]
Business Activity
From May, 2004 to November, 2008 G. Gakharia took the position of the Director General of SFK Group; from November, 2008 to February, 2013 he took the position of the Director of Germany GR & Business Development at the Lufthansa Service Holding AG. (LSG, Frankfurt am Main) in Eastern Europe, CIS countries and Russian Federation.[2]
Political Career
Giorgi Gakharia started his political career since March 2013, when he became the Business Ombudsman of Georgia; he took the office until July 2016. From December, 2014 to September, 2016 G. Gakharia was the Secretary of Economic Council; from November 27, 2016 to November 13, 2017 – he was the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia. On 13 November 2017 Giorgi Gakharia was appointed to the position of the Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia. He takes the post of the Vice Prime Minister.[3]
Ministry of Internal Affairs
In November, 2017 the Government of Georgia subjected to some changes in its membership. The changes applied to the Ministry of Internal Affairs; consequently on November 13, 2017 Giorgi Mgebrishvili was substituted and Giorgi Gakharia was appointed to the post of the Minister of Internal Affairs.[4]
Infantry Patrol
Several months after the appointment, for ensuring the security for tourists and tourist areas the Infantry Patrol Subunit was created within the Patrol Police Department of the Ministry. Infantry patrol officers have received 3-week special retraining courses at the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs; all of them know one or more foreign languages. They are provided with modern police equipment, including the latest generation of shoulder cameras.[5]
Human Rights Protection Department
The Human Rights Protection Department was created on January 1, 2018, in one month from the appointment of Giorgi Gakharia to the position of the Minister of Internal Affairs. The competences of the Department cover the timely response and effective investigation into the cases such as domestic offenses, violence against women, crimes committed on the ground of discrimination, trafficking, crime by/against juveniles.
References
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Dimitri Kumsishvili |
Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development 2016-2017 |
Succeeded by Dimitri Kumsishvili |