Minister of Internal affairs of Georgia since 2004
2004 Minister of State Security of Georgia
2004 Secretary of the National Security Council
2002 Co-founder and Secretary General of Georgia's National Movement Party
1999 Member of the Georgian Parliament
1996 Co-founder of the Liberty institute
1995 President of the Association of Landowner's Rights Protection
1992-1995 Georgian Technical University and Agricultural University (as assistant professor, senior assistant professor, assistant, and junior researcher)
1988-1992 Georgian Technical University: degree in mining