Chief of General Staff (Georgia)

Chief of General Staff of Defence Forces of Georgia
საქართველოს თავდაცვის ძალების გენერალური შტაბის უფროსი
Standard of Chief of General Staff
Incumbent
Brigadier general Joni Tatunashvili
since 9 July 2020
Ministry of Defence of Georgia
TypeMilitary department
Member ofGeneral Staff of Georgian Defence Forces
Reports toMinister of Defence
Chief of Defence
ResidenceTbilisi
AppointerMinister of Defence of Georgia
Formation1991
First holderJemal Kutateladze
Ministry of Defence headquarters in Tbilisi

The Chief of General Staff of Georgian Defence Forces (Georgian: საქართველოს თავდაცვის ძალების გენერალური შტაბის უფროსი, romanized: sakartvelos tavdatsvis dzalebis generaluri sht'abis uprosi) is a high-ranking officer in the military of Georgia, who heads the General Staff of the Defence Forces of Georgia and is an ex officio Deputy Chief of the Defence Forces. The Chief is appointed by the Minister of Defence and reports to the Minister and Chief of Defence Forces.