Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia
Vakhtang Gomelauri

Place of birth

Tbilisi

Education

In 2003 graduated from Georgian State Academy of Physical Education and Sport

Professional Experience

29.12.1994 - 01.04.2003 – State Protection Special Service of Georgia;

01.04.2003 - 22.03.2013 – LEPL – Security Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia;

22.03.2013 - 11.12.2014 - Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia;

11.12.2014 - 26.01.2015 – First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia;

26.01.2015 - 01.08.2015 - Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia;

On August 1, 2015, appointed to the position of the Head of the State Security Service of Georgia;

On September 8, 2019, appointed Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia for the second time

Rank

Police Lieutenant-General

Marital status

Married, two children

Minister of Justice of Georgia
Rati Bregadze
Former PM of Georgia; For Georgia chairman
Giorgi Gakharia
European Georgia chairman
Giga Bokeria
Tengiz Sharmanashvili on BBC investigative material - I didn't mix anything up, but whoever mixed it up claims that he did it in full compliance with the law - if we weren't sure, we wouldn't go to the international court
Irakli Kobakhidze: A powder analysis will be done; one thing is the documentation, another is the analysis. Under that code there are dozens of substances, many of which are not prohibited - the powder was purchased and was likely intended to be used at the rallies
Davit Mzhavanadze: It suddenly turned out that ‘Georgian Dream’ is the party of chemical weapons and is itself the ‘party of war,’ which is at war with its own people and poisons them with chemical agents
Gia Khukhashvili: If it comes to the ‘scapegoat bucket,’ the one at risk isn’t Irakli Garibashvili, but Irakli Kobakhidze! At some point, Ivanishvili has to ‘wash’ Kobakhidze one day
NGOs demand public answer to question: “What chemical substances did the police use against peaceful protests”
Gela Geladze - The accusation that the MIA used the so-called Camite is a lie - Gomelauri meant that various substances were purchased in 2009, but not Camite - I can tell you with certainty that the MIA has never purchased the so-called Camite
Vakhtang Gomelauri on the BBC investigation: The substances they’re talking about were indeed purchased by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and used, but only until 2012
Irakli Kobakhidze: Vakhtang Gomelauri does not have any function in the political team today - I cannot comment on the gossip
Shalva Papuashvili: Vakhtang Gomelauri is not involved in party activities - Eka Beselia is lying
Tina Bokuchava: A weakened Ivanishvili, who is under sanctions, lacks financial resources, and is on the verge of a popular uprising, simply could not withstand a conflict with the criminal underworld; Therefore, at any cost, he must settle matters with Merab Jangveladze and is preparing to sacrifice Fartskhaladze
Razhden Kuprashvili: Everyone passed the monitoring: Gomelauri, Gharibashvili, Liluashvili, and no violations were detected - Bidzina Ivanishvili was not monitored, as for Rizhvadze, I don't remember it
The former head of the Intelligence Service, Davit Sujashvili, will be questioned at the Prosecutor General's Office in connection with the Chorchana episode
In connection with the Chorchana episode, former Minister of Defense Levan Izoria arrived at the Prosecutor General's Office for questioning
Ivane Machavariani: There were questions at the Prosecutor General's Office about the opening of a checkpoint in Chorchana - I explained what the reality was, this event was unknown to me - I learned about it on television, a few weeks ago
On July 4, Ivane Machavariani will be questioned at the Prosecutor's Office in connection with the Chorchana episode
Vakhtang Gomelauri: Be it Giorgi Gakharia, Vakhtang Gomelauri or whoever, he should have agreed it with the Security Service – when we heard that a new checkpoint was supposed to be built, I contacted them and told them that it couldn’t be done
Vakhtang Gomelauri on personnel changes in the Ministry of Internal Affairs: We retired, we aren’t young, we're 50 years old - did I talk to Bidzina Ivanishvili about leaving? - None of your business
Vakhtang Gomelauri: I confirm that there was no agreement and we learned about the establishment of the Chorchana checkpoint post facto - when we found out, I was obliged to inform the Prime Minister about the matter
Ambassador of Korea Hyon Du KIM - Korea’s strength lies in high-tech manufacturing while Georgia’s strength is in logistics and service areas - Georgia should not be just considered as a single market but as a market that can encompass the region and beyond
Oleksii Reznikov - Russia, in reality, is a paper tiger