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Natela Turnava

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Natia Turnava
Natela Turnava in 2020
Governor of the National Bank of Georgia.
Assumed office
7 February 2025
Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development
In office
18 April 2019 – 9 February 2022
Prime MinisterMamuka Bakhtadze
Giorgi Gakharia
Irakli Garibashvili
Preceded byGiorgi Kobulia
Succeeded byLevan Davitashvili
Vice Governor and Acting Governor of the National Bank of Georgia.
In office
June 2022 – 7 October 2025
Personal details
Born (1968-10-19) 19 October 1968 (age 57)
PartyGeorgian Dream
Alma materTbilisi State University
WebsiteGovernment 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 October 2025, she is the Governor of the National Bank of Georgia.[1]

Biography

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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.[3] 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.[4] In this period, she oversaw the implementation of many programs to support businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] During her time as minister, she terminated the government contract with the Ankalia Deep Sea Port project, which ended up in a lawsuit.[4] She also terminated contracts with Turkish construction company Enka after months of protest against the company.[4] In June 2023, Turnava was appointed acting Governor of the National Bank of Georgia.[3] It took until February 2025 for her to be appointed permanent governor due to political opposition.[6]

Turnava speaks Georgian, Russian, and English.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Georgian governor appointed on permanent basis - Central Banking". www.centralbanking.com. 2025-02-10. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "ნათია თურნავა (1968)". www.nplg.gov.ge. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b "NBG Board Elects Natia Turnava as the First Vice Governor of the NBG". The National Bank of Georgia. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "თურნავა მიდის, მას დავითაშვილი ცვლის". On (in Georgian). 6 February 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  5. ^ How the gov't plans to help businesses reopen after coronavirus subsides. Agenda.GE. May 1, 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Georgian governor appointed on permanent basis - Central Banking". www.centralbanking.com. 2025-02-10. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  7. ^ "Natela Turnava". gov.ge. Retrieved 16 July 2025.