Minister of Defence of Georgia | |
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საქართველოს თავდაცვის მინისტრი | |
since February 8, 2024 | |
Ministry of Defence of Georgia | |
Style | Mr. Minister (informal) The Honorable (formal) |
Member of | Cabinet National Security Council |
Reports to | Prime Minister |
Seat | Tbilisi, Georgia |
Appointer | Prime Minister of Georgia |
Inaugural holder | Grigol Giorgadze (As Minister of War of Democratic Republic of Georgia) Joni Pirtskhalaishvili (As Minister of Defence of Georgia) |
Formation | May 26, 1918 |
Salary | 11,050 GEL per month[1] |
Website | mod.gov.ge |
The Minister of Defence of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს თავდაცვის მინისტრი) is the head of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia, the governmental body of Georgia in charge of the Defense Forces of Georgia and regulating activities in defence of the country from external threats, preserving territorial integrity and waging wars on behalf of Georgia.
The current minister is Irakli Chikovani, who was appointed on February 8, 2024.