Gela Bezhuashvili | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office October 19, 2005 – January 31, 2008 | |
President | Mikheil Saakashvili |
Preceded by | Salome Zurabishvili |
Succeeded by | David Bakradze |
Personal details | |
Born | March 1, 1967 Manglisi, Georgia SSR, Soviet Union |
Political party | United National Movement |
Alma mater | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Southern Methodist University Harvard University |
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Gela Bezhuashvili (Georgian: გელა ბეჟუაშვილი born March 1, 1967) is a Georgian politician and served as the head of the Georgian Intelligence Service from February 1, 2008 to December 27, 2013.[1] He formerly served as Minister of Defence from February 2004 to June 2004, Secretary of the National Security Council of Georgia from June 2004 to October 2005, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia from October 19, 2005 to January 31, 2008.