Ramaz Nikolaishvili information

Ramaz Nikolaishvili (Georgian: რამაზ ნიკოლაიშვილი; born June 17, 1965) is a Georgian politician who has served as Governor of Guria and Deputy Minister of Defense in 2008, Chairman of the Roads Department in 2008–2010, Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development in 2010-2012, and a member of Parliament since 2012.

Starting his career in domestic intelligence through his work for the Financial Police where he led investigations into currency counterfeiting, he was appointed to serve a brief term in 2008 as Governor of Guria, before becoming Deputy Minister of Defense during the 2008 Russo-Georgian War. Becoming Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure in 2010, he became one of the most popular members of the Saakashvili administration, leading the government's massive infrastructure jobs program meant to address Georgia's response to the 2008-2009 global recession. In office, he was responsible for the completion of several high-level projects, including the Rikoti Pass and the East-West Highway, while securing international funds to build the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway.

A member of the United National Movement, he has been in Parliament since the 2012 parliamentary election that saw the victory of Georgian Dream, while briefly serving as an independent in 2017-2020. In Parliament, his term has mostly been focused on foreign policy.