State Minister ( ka, სახელმწიფო მინისტრი, tr) is a position in the
Government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive (government), execu ...
of
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States
Georgia may also refer to:
People and fictional characters
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, which can be introduced by a special law in order to oversee the government's tasks of particular importance. There can be one or several state ministers in the government.
History
The position of State Minister was introduced in 1995. At that time, the State Minister headed the chancellery of the
President of Georgia
The president of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს პრეზიდენტი, tr) is the ceremonial head of state of Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus
* Georgia (U ...
and was responsible for individual tasks entrusted by the President.
After the introduction of the position of
Prime Minister
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and establishment of the government as an executive agency in 2004, separate from the President, the State Minister became an optional member of the government responsible for specific tasks of particular importance.
Since then, the number of State Ministers in various governments of Georgia has varied; some of the former offices include
State Minister for Euro-Atlantic Integration (2004–2017) and
State Minister on Diaspora Issues of Georgia (2008–2016). As of January 2019, there is only one State Minister in the government of Georgia, that of
Reconciliation and Civic Equality.
State ministers, 1995–2004
:State ministers
References
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Government ministries of Georgia (country)
1995 establishments in Georgia (country)
Ministries established in 1995
Ministers without portfolio