Mindia Janelidze

Mindia Janelidze
მინდია ჯანელიძე
Minister of Defense
In office
5 November 2014  1 May 2015
Prime MinisterIrakli Garibashvili
Preceded byIrakli Alasania
Succeeded byTina Khidasheli
Secretary, Council of State Security and Crisis Management
In office
January 2014  5 November 2014
Prime MinisterIrakli Garibashvili
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byDavit Sujashvili
Personal details
Born26 July 1978
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
(Now Georgia)
SpouseEkaterine Janelidze
ChildrenThree
Alma materAcademy of the State Security of Georgia
Awards
Military service
Allegiance Georgia
Branch/serviceGeorgian Intelligence Service
Years of service2000–2012
RankReserve Colonel

Mindia Janelidze (Georgian: მინდია ჯანელიძე; born 26 July 1978) is a Georgian security official and politician who as the country's Minister of Defense in the Cabinet of Irakli Garibashvili from 5 November 2014 to 1 May 2015. In May 2015, he was appointed Secretary of Council of State Security and Crisis Management, an office he had once filled from January to November 2014.