Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia

Lasha Avaliani

Deputy Minister

Date of Birth

23.07.1987

Education

2009 – 2014
Agricultural University of Georgia
Doctor of Agrarian Sciences (Parasitology)

2004 – 2009
Agricultural University of Georgia
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Broad-profile veterinarian (Master's degree)

 
Work Experience

09.2025 – Present
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia
Deputy Minister

04.2019 – 09.2025
USDA founded project "Investing in Safe and Quality Livestock"
Deputy Project Manager

09.2018 – 09.2025
Agricultural University of Georgia
Invited Lecturer
 
10.2015 - 03.2019
LEPL National Food Agency, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture
Head of the Veterinary Department

09.2015 - 10.2015
LEPL National Food Agency, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia 
Deputy Head of the Veterinary Department

04.2011 - 09.2015
LEPL National Food Agency, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia
Head of the Division for the Surveillance of Especially Dangerous Infectious Animal Diseases

01.2011 - 04.2011 
LEPL National Food Agency, Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia
Head of the Animal Registration and Identification Division

06.2010 - 01.2011 
National Food Safety, Veterinary and Plant Protection Service, Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia
Senior Specialist, Division for Surveillance and Risk Analysis of Especially Dangerous Infectious Animal Diseases, Veterinary Department

04.2010 – 06.2010
National Food Safety, Veterinary and Plant Protection Service, Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia
Veterinary Department Specialist

06.2008 – 05. 2009
Veterinary Clinic “Natia Beridze and Company”
Assistant Veterinarian

Training Courses and Certificates

06.2024 - 08.2025
Land O’Lakes Venture37 Leadership Engagement and Development (LEAD) Program 

09.2013
USDA APHIS International Transboundary Animal Diseases Training Course -(Plum Island, USA)

07.2011 – 06.2013
South Caucasus Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program

08.2010 - 09.2010
International Veterinary Epidemiology Training Course (Fort Collins, Colorado State. USA)

Project Management Professional (PMP) certified by Project Management Institute (PMP Number: 3201027)

Foreign languages

English
Russian

Marital status

Married