Minister of Defence of Georgia
Juansher Burchuladze

Education

Georgian Technical University - Banking. Graduated - 1994 - 1998

Professional Experience

Minister of Defence of Georgia - from 22 February, 2021;

Deputy Minister of Defence of Georgia - from 2019 till 21 February, 2021;

The First Deputy of Executive Director of Municipal Development Fund of Georgia - 2016 - 2019;

Executive Director of Municipal Development Fund of Georgia - 2015 - 2016;

The First Deputy of Executive Director of Municipal Development Fund of Georgia - 2015;

Financial Manager in the Embassy of GEORGIA to the UNITED STATES of AMERICA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia) - 2010 - 2015;

Business Development Director of “Kor-Standard Bank” - 2007 - 2010;

Branch Head in “Kor-Standard Bank” - 2007;

Head of Budapest Section in “Kor-Standard Bank - 2006 - 2007;

Private banker of Corporate Customer Service Department in “Kor-Standard Bank - 2005 - 2006;

Senior Specialist of Plastic Card Service and Processing Department in “Cartu Bank” - 2004 - 2005;

Economist of the Liquidation Commission in National Bank of Georgia - 2001- 2004;

Financial Manager in LTD “Lux” - 1999 - 2001;

Intern of American Countries Department in Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia - 1998 - 1999

Other Languages

English; Spanish; Russian; Turkish

Marital Status

Married, wife and eight children

Special Representative of the Prime Minister for Relations with Russia
Zurab Abashidze
Speaker of Parliament of Georgia
Shalva Papuashvili
Former President of Georgia
Mikheil Saakashvili
Juasher Burchuladze also reached a plea deal in the case for which he had been sentenced to 10 years in prison
Lili Gelashvili: The team that Irakli Gharibashvili was protecting sacrificed him; they wanted to destroy him to the end - He had no specific reaction regarding Juansher Burchuladze – they were holding them as hostages
Lawyer: If Juansher Burchuladze had wanted to cooperate, he could have done so from the very first day; as for Gharibashvili, I am sure that a certain dialogue may have existed between them
A plea agreement will also be concluded with Juansher Burchuladze in the case of embezzlement of funds belonging to the Ministry of Defence, for which he has been sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment - the hearing will be held on 28 September
Despite the plea agreement, Juansher Burchuladze will serve 3 years in prison - the former Defence Minister will also be fined 1 million GEL
Lasha Parulava: There was an agreement between Ivanishvili and Gharibashvili that Ivanishvili violated, therefore he is Gharibashvili’s target; as for the claim that Gharibashvili’s and UNM’s narratives coincide, we have been talking for years about the crimes of the “Kakhetian clan”
The Prosecutor’s Office has charged two persons, including former Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze, with taking a particularly large bribe by a group and assisting in the taking of a bribe
Prosecutor: At this stage, no negotiations whatsoever are under way with Juansher Burchuladze and Vasil Mkheidze regarding a plea agreement
Levan Gogichaishvili: Gharibashvili’s tragedy is that Kaladze, the most corrupt one, is speaking about him as a corrupt person - there is great interest in what the system is to be exposed of, because as for the fact that he was stealing money, Ivanishvili used to tell us about it at the majority meeting
Prosecutor: The prosecution has gathered numerous pieces of evidence at the investigation stage, including protocols of witness interviews that directly indicate the commission of the crime by Irakli Gharibashvili
Lawyer: Whether a plea agreement will be concluded with Juansher Burchuladze has not yet been decided
Aleksandre Tamazashvili responds to the bringing of a new charge against Irakli Garibashvili
Prosecutor’s Office: Of the 1,500,000 lari received as a bribe, Juansher Burchuladze retained 750,000 lari himself and transferred 750,000 lari as a bribe in cash to Irakli Garibashvili - as a result of the corrupt action, the state suffered property damage of 6,985,255 lari in total
Prosecutor’s Office on the new charge brought against Irakli Garibashvili: Information on the fact of taking a large amount of a bribe was provided to the investigation by Vasil Mkheidze - Juansher Burchuladze also cooperated with the investigation
The Prosecutor’s Office has brought a new charge against Irakli Garibashvili
Tazo Datunashvili: Ivanishvili has created a system in which absolutely every institution steals the people's money. Georgia has not seen corruption on this scale even during Shevardnadze's time
Lawyer: There is a very high expectation of a plea agreement with Juansher Burchuladze, and I think the agreement will be reached
Berdia Sichinava: Juansher Burchuladze is being punished because he stole more than was permitted, and now he is not returning the money, while Mamuka Mdinaradze’s luck is this: in the morning you are appointed a general, and in the evening you are turned into a coordinator and locked in a two-room office in the Government Chancellery
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