After Saakashvili's ascent to the presidency, Merabishvili served as the National Security Advisor and Secretary of the National Security Council from January until June 2004 when he was appointed as Minister of State Security.
萨卡什维利担任总统后，梅拉比什维利被任命为国家安全顾问和国家安全委员会秘书（2004年1月到6月），随后被任命为国家安全部长。