Natela Turnava
Natia Turnava | |
|---|---|
 Natela Turnava | |
| Member of the Board of the National Bank of Georgia | |
| Assumed office June 2022 | |
| Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development | |
| In office 18 April 2019 – 9 February 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Mamuka Bakhtadze Giorgi Gakharia Irakli Garibashvili |
| Preceded by | Giorgi Kobulia |
| Succeeded by | Levan Davitashvili |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 October 1968 Moscow, Russian SSR, USSR (now Russia) |
| Political party | Georgian Dream |
| Alma mater | Tbilisi State University |
| Website | Government of Georgia |
Natela Turnava (Georgian: ნათელა თურნავა) (born 19 October 1968), usually referred to as "Natia Turnava", is a Georgian politician. She was minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia from 18 April 2019 to 9 February 2022. As of June 2023, she is the Vice President and acting Governor of the National Bank of Georgia.[1]
Biography
Turnava was born in 1968 in Moscow, the capital city of the then Russian SSR (now Russia).[2] She studied in No. 56 Public School of Tbilisi and in 1990, she graduated from Tbilisi State University as an economist.[2] She defended her dissertation and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Economic Sciences in 1994.[2] In 1994–1996, she was a scientist at the Institute of Democracy and Politics of Georgia.[2] From 2000 to 2005, she was the first Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia.[2] She returned to that position in 2018–2019.[1] From 2005 to 2013, she then became First Deputy Minister of the Economy, before for the next five years becoming Deputy Executive Director of the Partnership Fund and a member of the governing board of the Georgian Industrial Group.[2]
From April 2019 until February 2022, she served as the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development.[3] In this period, she oversaw the implementation of many programs to support businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] During her time as minister, she terminated the government contract with the Ankalia Deep Sea Port project, which ended up in a lawsuit.[3] She also terminated contracts with Turkish construction company Enka after months of protest against the company.[3] Since June 2023, Turnava has been the acting Governor of the National Bank of Georgia.[1]
Turnava speaks Georgian, Russian, and English.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "NBG Board Elects Natia Turnava as the First Vice Governor of the NBG". The National Bank of Georgia. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "ნათია თურნავა (1968)". www.nplg.gov.ge. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "თურნავა მიდის, მას დავითაშვილი ცვლის". On (in Georgian). 6 February 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ How the gov't plans to help businesses reopen after coronavirus subsides. Agenda.GE. May 1, 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Natela Turnava". gov.ge. Retrieved 16 July 2025.