Grigol Liluashvili (Georgian: გრიგოლ ლილუაშვილი, born 1 September 1977) is a Georgian politician and civil servant, who is currently serving as the Chief of the State Security Service.
Grigol Liluashvili | |
Term Start: | 17 October 2019 |
Term Start1: | 18 November 2016 |
Term End1: | 22 December 2017 |
Birth Date: | 1977 9, df=yes |
Alma Mater: | Technical University of Georgia |
Liluashvili entered politics from the business sector as an associate of former Prime Minister and billionaire businessman Bidzina Ivanishvili. In 2016 he was elected as a member of parliament from the Georgian Dream party, however he was quickly transferred to a senior position in the State Security Service.[1] After the appointment of Vakhtang Gomelauri as the Minister of Internal Affairs, Liluashvili was named the Head of the Security Service.[2]