Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia explained

Post:	Minister
Body:	Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
Native Name:	საქართველოს ეკონომიკისა და მდგრადი განვითარების მინისტრი
Insignia:	Greater coat of arms of Georgia.svg
Insigniacaption:	Greater coat of arms of Georgia
Incumbent:	Levan Davitashvili
Incumbentsince:	February 9, 2022
Department:	Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development
Style:	Mr. Minister (informal) The Honorable (formal)
Member Of:	Cabinet
Reports To:	Prime Minister
Seat:	Tbilisi, Georgia
Appointer:	Prime Minister of Georgia
Inaugural:	Tamaz Gvelesiani (As Minister of Economy, Industry and Trade of the Republic of Georgia)
Formation:	(As Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia)
Salary:	11,050 GEL per month^[1]

The Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს ეკონომიკისა და მდგრადი განვითარების მინისტრი|tr) is the head of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, an agency in charge of regulating economic activities in the country. The position is equivalent to the minister of the economy in other countries, like the Permanent Secretary to the Treasury in the United Kingdom or Secretary of Commerce in the United States. The incumbent minister is Levan Davitashvili.^[2]

Ministers

Peoples' Commissars of Trade of the Georgian SSR

• Sergo Donadze, May, 1938 – 13 November, 1941
• Nestor Giorgagdze, 13 November, 1941 – 3 May, 1945
• Severian Arobelidze, 3 May, 1945 – 25 January, 1949

Ministers of Trade of Georgian SSR

• Mikheil Narsia
• Vakhtang Tokhadze
• Mikheil Ghvinjilia, 1957
• Zinaida Kvachadze, 22 May, 1957 – 17 December, 1962
• Mamia Megrelishvili, 1962 – 1978
• Aleksandre Movsesian, 1978 – 3 November, 1988
• Vazha Jinjikhadze, 3 November, 1988 – 1990

Ministers of Economy, Industry and Trade of Republic of Georgia

• Tamaz Gvelesiani, 1990 – 1991
• Guram Absanadze, 1991 – 1992
• Mikheil Jibuti, 1992 – 1993
• Vladimir Papava (acting), 1993 – 1994
• Vladimir Papava, 1994 – 2000
• Ivane Chkhartishvili, 2000 – 2001
• Giorgi Gachechiladze, 2001 – 2003
• Irakli Rekhviashvili, November 2003 – June 2004

Minister of Economic Development of Georgia

• Kakha Bendukidze, June 2004 – December 2004
• Lekso Aleksishvili, December 2004 – June 2005
• Irakli Chogovadze, June 2005 – November 2006
• Irakli Okruashvili, November 2006
• Giorgi Arveladze, November 2006 – January 2008
• Eka Sharashidze, January 2008 – December 2008
• Lasha Zhvania, December 2008 – August 2009
• Zurab Pololikashvili, August 2009 – July 2010

Ministers of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia

• Vera Kobalia, July 2010–25 October 2012
• Giorgi Kvirikashvili, 25 October 2012 – 2015
• Dimitri Kumsishvili, 1 September 2015 – 2018
• Giorgi Kobulia, 1 September 2018 – 18 April 2019
• Natela Turnava, 18 April 2019 – 9 February 2022
• Levan Davitashvili, 9 February 2022 – Present

Notes and References

1. Web site: Changes to the Rule of Labor Remuneration in Public Institutions. transparency.ge. 2024-11-16. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240405225624/https://www.transparency.ge/sites/default/files/labor-remuneration.pdf. 2024-04-05.
2. Web site: 9 February 2022 . Agriculture minister Davitashvili replaces economy minister Turnava in reshuffle . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240204200058/https://agenda.ge/en/news/2022/284 . 2024-02-04 . Agenda.ge. Tbilisi. 2024-11-16.