Natela Turnava Explained

Natia Turnava
Term Start:June 2022
Office2:Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development
Term Start2:18 April 2019
Term End2:9 February 2022
Primeminister2:Mamuka Bakhtadze
Giorgi Gakharia
Irakli Garibashvili
Predecessor2:Giorgi Kobulia
Successor2:Levan Davitashvili
Birth Date:19 October 1968
Birth Place:Moscow, Russian SSR, USSR (now Russia)
Alma Mater:Tbilisi State University
Website:Government of Georgia

Natela Turnava (Georgian: ნათელა თურნავა) (born 19 October 1968), usually referred to as "Natia Turnava", is a Georgian politician. She was minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia from 18 April 2019 to 9 February 2022. As of June 2023, she is the acting Governor of the National Bank of Georgia.

Biography

Turnava was born in 1968 in Moscow, the capital city of the then Russian SSR (now Russia). She studied in No.56 Public School of Tbilisi and in 1990, she graduated from Tbilisi State University as an economist. In 1994–1996, she was a scientist at the Institute of Democracy and Politic of Georgia. From 2000 to 2005, she was the first Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia. She returned to that position in 2018–2019. She has also worked at the Georgian Industrial Group and at the Partnership Fund.

From April 2019 until February 2022, she served as the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development. In this period, she oversaw the implementation of many programs to support businesses during the Covid-pandemic.[1] Since June 2023, Turnava is the acting Governor of the National Bank of Georgia.[2]

Turnava speaks Georgian, Russian and English.

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: How the gov't plans to help businesses reopen after coronavirus subsides . May 1, 2020 . Agenda.GE . 24 September 2023.
  2. Web site: NBG Board Elects Natia Turnava as the First Vice Governor of the NBG . The National Bank of Georgia . 24 September 2023.