PM appoints new head of government administration

Ilia Darchiashvili is a graduate of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University and holds a Master of Business Administration from Grenoble Business School, France. Photo: Ilia Darchiashvili’s Facebook page. 

Agenda.ge, 10 Mar 2021 - 12:07, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has appointed Georgia’s former Ambassador to Poland Ilia Darchiashvili as the new head of the administration of the government of Georgia. 

Darchiashvili, 40, will replace Kakheber Kemokidze in the post.

Darchiashvili is an experienced diplomat, said the government of Georgia press office. 

He is a graduate of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University and holds a Master of Business Administration from Grenoble Business School, France.

Georgian PM Irakli Garibashvili (R ) wished success to Ilia Darchiashvili as the new head of the administration of the government of Georgia. Photo: Government of Georgia press office. 

Darchiashvili became Georgia’s ambassador to Poland in 2017. Prior to that, in 2016-2017, he was Georgia’s ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Poland. 

Between 2003 and 2012 he worked in the Georgian banking sector. 

Darchiashvili was the first deputy head of Georgia’s Municipal Development Fund in 2014-2015, while in 2015-2016 he served as deputy minister of the regional development and infrastructure.