Former PM of Georgia; For Georgia chairman
Giorgi Gakharia

Place of birth

Tbilisi

Education

1994 - Graduated from the Faculty of History of Tbilisi State University.

1994-2000 - Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Political Science - Master of Political Science;

2002-2004 - Lomonosov Moscow State University, Higher Business School - Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Professional Experience

May 2004 - November 2008 - SFK Group - General Manager;

September 2006-May 2009 - Invited Lecturer in Applied Biotechnology, Moscow State University;

November 2008 - February 2013 - Lufthansa Service Holding AG. LSG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany GR & Business Development Director for Eastern Europe, CIS countries and the Russian Federation;

March 2013 - July 2016 - Business Ombudsman of Georgia;

December 2014 - September 2016 - Secretary of the Economic Council;

November 27, 2016 - November 13, 2017 - Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia;

November 13, 2017 - Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Internal Affairs;

From September 8, 2019 to February 18, 2021 - Prime Minister of Georgia

Special Representative of the Prime Minister for Relations with Russia
Zurab Abashidze
Former President of Georgia
Mikheil Saakashvili
Speaker of Parliament of Georgia
Shalva Papuashvili
Shalva Papuashvili: Today is June 20, the day when the plan for radicalizing politics in Georgia was fully revealed - the beginning of all this behavior that we see on the streets today can rightly be considered the violent storming of the parliament on June 20
Tea Tsulukiani: I have witnessed conversations where Hubert Knirsch was speaking rudely and disrespectfully to high-ranking officials, telling them: “You must do this now"
Zviad Dzidziguri: Bidzina Ivanishvili directly threatened Giorgi Gakharia that he would put him in prison, and that threat is now being carried out – they are preparing to arrest political leaders. As for the elections, it is better to run with a united front and joint candidates
Irakli Kobakhidze: What happened in Chorchana was a mini-model of what happened in 2008, when the Saakashvili regime started the war - Giorgi Gakharia did not inform anyone at all, and this raises doubts
Giorgi Botkoveli: We must sit together and think about how to prevent the local government elections from taking place - Khazaradze said that the main front of resistance should be established in Tbilisi—how can submission be considered resistance?!
Giorgi Vashadze: The liquidation of the Security Council is the fulfillment of Russian interests and directives - You will see that Russia will no longer be considered a threat at all
Akaki Bobokhidze: Even if Bidzina Ivanishvili schedules new elections tomorrow, we should not participate in them - Our task is to ensure fair elections that inspire trust
Aleksandre Tabatadze: We got a very bad consequences with the Chorchana checkpoint, the Georgian side set up one, and the opposing side set up 5 checkpoints and one mobile post - the Security Service got involved for de-escalation
Davit Matikashvili: Giorgi Gakharia will have to come and answer questions once again
Giorgi Vashadze: Gakharia should not go to the second summoning - you see they are playing with you, they want to use you for a show!
Gia Volski: I don’t want anyone to go to prison – neither Gakharia nor any other person, but I also don’t want specific people to commit crimes in Georgia without being held accountable for them
Giorgi Gakharia re-summoned to parliamentary temporary investigative commission
Gia Khukhashvili on Local Elections: It’s clear the environment is unfair, but an honorable death is better than a wretched life
Vakhtang Gomelauri: Be it Giorgi Gakharia, Vakhtang Gomelauri or whoever, he should have agreed it with the Security Service – when we heard that a new checkpoint was supposed to be built, I contacted them and told them that it couldn’t be done
Prosecutor's Office issues statement regarding summoning of Vakhtang Gomelauri for questioning relating to Chorchana incident
Tina Bokuchava: The real reason for Gomelauri's summoning is to clearly present a choice to Gakharia - prison or participation in a special operation called local elections
Giorgi Gakharia: We are preparing for any next elections, a change of government is possible only peacefully and through elections - any radical, revolutionary scenario in this country will only please the enemies of Georgia
Giorgi Gakharia: Today reminds us that without unity we become weaker, and the enemy uses this against us – it is precisely through unity that we will be able to build a Georgia where our children will have a dignified future
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