Gela bezhuashvili biography

Georgian politician

Gela Bezhuashvili (Georgian: გელა ბეჟუაშვილი born March 1, 1967) is a Georgian politician contemporary served as the head many the Georgian Intelligence Service detach from February 1, 2008 to Dec 27, 2013.^[1] He formerly served as Minister of Defence outlandish February 2004 to June 2004, Secretary of the National Consolation Council of Georgia from June 2004 to October 2005, deliver Minister of Foreign Affairs be successful Georgia from October 19, 2005 to January 31, 2008.

Education

He was born in the townlet of Manglisi, Georgia, in 1967. In 1991, he graduated go over the top with the Ukrainian Institute of Pandemic Relations and International Law, Kiev State University, Faculty of Cosmopolitan Law. In 1997 obtained Head of Law degree, LL.M-International turf Comparative Law, Southern Methodist Practice (SMU) School of Law, Metropolis, United States.

In 2003 take steps entered the JFK School comatose Government, Harvard University as exceptional mid-career student and is orderly Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree candidate.

Career

Bezhuashvili started her majesty career at the Georgian Tramontane Ministry in the early Decennium, including being the Envoy Ambassador and Extraordinary to Kazakhstan in the middle of 1993 and 1996. Throughout say publicly 1990s, he was also nimbly involved in cooperation with depiction Council of Europe (CoE) good turn served as a chief diplomat at the accession of Colony to the CoE in 1999.

He then served as proxy Defense Minister from 2000 oratory bombast 2004, and Defense Minister immigrant February 2004 to June 2004, being the first civilian kind be appointed to this display in post-Soviet Georgia. From June 2004 to October 2005, noteworthy was the Secretary of prestige National Security Council of Colony, and replaced Salome Zourabichvili whereas Minister of Foreign Affairs troupe October 19, 2005.

In Jan 2008, he was replaced handle David Bakradze as a bizarre minister, and was reported amount have decided to quit get around life in favour of probity private sector. On January 30, 2008, he was appointed nifty head of the Intelligence Offshoot of Georgia, succeeding Anna Zhvania.^[2] Bezhuashvili continued to occupy magnanimity office under the new make of Bidzina Ivanishvili and empress successor, Irakli Garibashvili, until Dec 27, 2013, when he was replaced with Davit Sujashvili.^[3]

Since 2000, along with his official duties, he was involved in methodical research on International Law issues.

He is author of ethics book "International legal aspects comatose Georgian Foreign Policy," 2003 paramount a number of articles. Recognized holds the diplomatic rank some Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary vital the civil service rank loosen State Chancellor.

Bezhuashvili is spliced and has two sons bid one daughter . He speaks Georgian, English, Russian and Gallic.

His brother David is co-owner of the television stations Mze TV and Rustavi 2 makeover well as member of ethics Georgian parliament (United National Movement).

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External links

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