Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia ( ka, შინაგან საქმეთა მინისტრი, tr) is the head of the

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. The position is equivalent to the

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Leaders

Minister of Internal Affairs of the Democratic Republic of Georgia

* Noe Ramishvili, May 26, 1918 – March 17, 1921

People's Commissars of Internal Affairs of the SSR of Georgia

* David Kiladze, July 15 – November 11, 1934 * Sergo Goglidze, November 11, 1934 – November 14, 1938 * Avksenti Rapava, November 19, 1938 – February 26, 1941 * Varlam Kakuchaia, February 26 – July 31, 1941 * Avksenti Rapava, July 31, 1941 – May 7, 1943 * Grigori Karanadze, May 7, 1943 – April 8, 1952 * Vakhtang Loladze, May 29, 1952 – March 16, 1953 * aleksander Kochlavashvili, March 16–21, 1953 * Varlam Kakuchaia, March 21 – April 10, 1953 * Vladimer Dekanozov, April 10 – June 30, 1953 * Aleksi Inauri, 20 Jule 1953 – March 26, 1954 * Vladimer Djandjgava, May 1954 – December 1958 * Ivan Garibashvili, November 18, 1958 – August 16, 1961 * Otar Kavtaradze, August 16, 1961 – May 22, 1965 *

Eduard Shevardnadze Eduard Ambrosis dze Shevardnadze ( ka, ედუარდ ამბროსის ძე შევარდნაძე; 25 January 1928 – 7 July 2014) was a Soviet and Georgian politician and diplomat who governed Georgia (country), Georgi ...

, May 22, 1965 – 1972 * Konstantin Ketiladze, August 18, 1972 – May 26, 1979 * Guram Gvetadze, May 26, 1979 – January 21, 1986 * Shota Gorgodze, January 22, 1986 – November 23, 1990

Ministers of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Georgia

* Dilar Khabuliani, November 23, 1990 – December 1991 * David Salaridze, December 1991 – January 1992 * Roman Gventsadze, January 1992 – November 1992 * Temur Khachishvili, November 1992 – September 1993 *

, September 1993 – March 31, 1994 * Shota Kviraia, March 31, 1994 – September 2, 1995 * Kakha Targamadze, September 2, 1995 – 2001 * Koba Narchemashvili, November 1, 2001 – November 25, 2003

Ministers of Internal Affairs of Georgia

* Giorgi Baramidze, November 27, 2003 – June 7, 2004 * Irakli Okruashvili, June 7, 2004 – December 17, 2004 * Ivane Merabishvili, December 18, 2004 – July 4, 2012 * Bachana Akhalaia, July 4, 2012 – September 20, 2012 * Ekaterine Zguladze, September 20, 2012 – October 25, 2012 * Irakli Gharibashvili, October 25, 2012 – November 20, 2013 * Aleksandre Chikaidze, November 20, 2013 – January 23, 2015 * Vakhtang Gomelauri, January 26, 2015 – August 3, 2015 * Giorgi Mghebrishvili, August 3, 2015 – November 13, 2017 * Giorgi Gakharia, November 13, 2017 – September 8, 2019 * Vakhtang Gomelauri, September 8, 2019 – May 28, 2025 * Gela Geladze, May 28, 2025Prime Minister of Georgia Appoints Gela Geladze as Minister of Internal Affairs
Website of the Government of Georgia, 2025-05-28 – present

References

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