I want to know the answer to the following question:
Who was minister of foreign affairs prior to Shevardnadze?
All the background I'm provided with is that "On July 1, 1985, Gorbachev promoted Eduard Shevardnadze, First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party, to full member of the Politburo, and the following day appointed him minister of foreign affairs, replacing longtime Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: yes