Mayor of Tbilisi
Kakha Kaladze

Place of birth

Samtredia

Biography

In 2003, he graduated from Tbilisi Ivane Javakhishvili State University, Faculty of History. He is the former captain of the Georgian national football team. Kaladze played as left and central defender. He was a member of the national football team from 1996 to 2012; From 1998 to 2001, he played for Dynamo Kyiv; 2001-2010 AC Milan; 2010-2012 Genoa. From 2012 to 2016, he was Minister of Energy / Vice Prime Minister of Georgia; In 2017, he was elected Mayor of Tbilisi. He was re-elected as Mayor in 2021.

Political Council of the Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia party, member (2011-);

International Investment Group "Kala Capital", founder (2007-);

Parliament of Georgia of the 8th convocation, member (2012-2012);

Charitable Foundation "Kala Foundation", founder (2008-);

Supervisory Board of JSC "Progress Bank", member (2008-)

Awards and prizes

2011 - Player of the Year of Georgia;

2007 - Player of the Year of Georgia;

2005 - Player of the Year of Georgia;

2002 - Player of the Year of Georgia;

2000 - Player of the Year of Georgia;

Order of Vakhtang Gorgasali second-degree

Former President of Georgia
Mikheil Saakashvili
Former PM of Georgia; For Georgia chairman
Giorgi Gakharia
Speaker of Parliament of Georgia
Shalva Papuashvili
Kakha Kaladze: There is no global practice of inviting OSCE/ODIHR to observe local elections, except in rare cases, as we had in 2021 - There is no need for it today, especially since the conclusions of this organization were trampled underfoot
Kakha Kaladze on European Parliament debates: There are people who stubbornly fight against Georgian statehood - Georgia continues to progress toward European integration, but there are obstructive moments, statements based on blackmail
Kakha Kaladze: Our strength lies in the fact that we have never cut off ties with the population of Tbilisi
The viaduct located at Heroes' Square will undergo scheduled monitoring, due to which vehicle traffic on the viaduct will be completely restricted at night from June 19 to July 7, inclusive, except during daytime hours
Kakha Kaladze: We may have different political views, but that does not mean we should insult or physically confront each other - No one is asking for love towards one another, but we must have respect
Kakha Kaladze: You can ask Irakli Gharibashvili questions about the declaration - why should there be salaries in the party? I have been the General Secretary since 2012 and have not received a single tetri from the party
Salome Zurabishvili: The consulate in Milan has been operating since November 24, 2023, and the consul was appointed in September 2023! How should a belated "opening" ceremony be explained—with half of the so-called government participating and celebrating it with such fanfare?
Tengo Tevzadze: Gakharia's party should leave "Georgian Dream" and become the opposition
Irakli Kobakhidze: We are proud of the friendship that has developed between Georgia and Italy. One of the expressions of our close relations is the opening of the Consulate General of Georgia in the city of Milan
The Mayor of Tbilisi met with the President of the Lombardy region, Attilio Fontana, and Vice President Raffaele Cattaneo
Kakha Kaladze calls MEP Nacho Sanchez Amor’s statement that those sanctioned are calling EU and asking how they can be removed from the sanctioned list “a big nonsense”
Kakha Kaladze: The US ambassador's departure was a bit of a surprise - there are many questions about her departure
Kakha Kaladze: I intend to run for mayor, and I intend to defeat all radical groups. They’ve expressed readiness, saying they might take Tbilisi from us — let them participate, and we’ll see who takes what from whom
Irakli Kobakhidze: I don’t know it 100%, but 99.9% sure that Kakha Kaladze will be our candidate for mayor – how else can I put it, I could swear on it
Kakha Kaladze on report passed by European Parliament: This resolution is worthless, we know very well how they are adopted, how much they pay - Europe today is based on lies, falsehood and slander
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Kakha Kaladze, and Zaza Pachulia will be nominated for the St. George’s Victory Order
Kakha Kaladze: We have had successful people, successful projects have been implemented, but I do not remember projects of this scale that have been implemented in the capital since 2017
Kakha Kaladze: Nika Melia is a detained man and I don't want to say much about a detained person - his behavior and actions are inadequate, he is a representative of a radical group that is controlled from the outside
Oleksii Reznikov - Russia, in reality, is a paper tiger
A Korean tamada: Opening of the Korean Embassy in Tbilisi
Israeli Ambassador to Georgia - Our strategy is not to have Hamas controlling the Gaza Strip - Unfortunately, the UN cooperates with Hamas, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch work in favor of Hamas