 Mr. Tkeshelashvili joined the government in 2006 as a Minister of Environment Protection and Natural Resources.From 2007 to 2008 for a short period of time he served as a Minister of
Labor, Health and Social Affairs.From 2008 to 2010 he led regional development and local self-government reform process and instituted a series of structural and policy reforms for
decentralization and sustainable regional development, first as a State Minister for Regional Issues, later under his leadership new office, Ministry of Regional Development and
Infrastructure was created.