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
Giorgi Margvelashvili
Public Defender of Georgia
Nino Lomjaria
Former PM of Georgia; For Georgia chairman
Giorgi Gakharia
Kakha Kaladze on the position of Annalena Baerbock: It is clear that this person is out of touch with reality - during the last days, we have been hearing absolute lies about Georgia
Kakha Kaladze: If this decision is made, we will welcome direct flights to Russia and visa-free travel for citizens of our country
Tbilisi City Hall to launch application "Fix Tbilisi", where citizens will be able to post information about infrastructural problems
Gotsiridze metro station resumes operation
Kakha Kaladze: If specific individuals want to leave Georgian Dream, they won't be restricted in any way
Rally against draft laws on agents of foreign influence underway near Parliament
There was tension near the Tbilisi City Hall, where the leaders of the National Movement and their supporters hold a rally
Kakha Kaladze on EP resolution: The resolution has no value
Kakha Kaladze: What we see today against Bidzina Ivanishvili is categorically unacceptable and concerning - this is a direct racketeering
Kakha Kaladze: The Georgian government will play by Georgian rules - if a political decision is made regarding not granting the status, they can keep it for themselves
Pawel Herczynski: The report on the implementation of 12 priorities will be unpolitical, merit-based - member states will also assess overall progress of Georgia, including rule of law and freedom of media
Kakha Kaladze: Saakashvili, with his so-called friends, is trying to escape the sentence, deteriorating health is a staged scenario - if we don't get enough calories, we'll get weaker too
Kakha Kaladze: The rehabilitation of Varketili metro station will start on February 9 and will continue for 18 months
Kakha Kaladze: No one, not a single person, can bring a concrete fact that Georgia is cooperating with Russia, or secretly producing something
Kakha Kaladze: Polarization, first of all, should end by our foreign friends. Absurd statements that we hear in relation to specific persons, of course, damage relations and contribute to polarization
Kakha Kaladze: I do not see anything wrong if Russia decides to restore direct flights to Georgia
Tbilisi Mayor: Corrupt facts will be followed by a very strict response!
Kakha Kaladze: It is said that if Mikheil Saakashvili is not released, the country will not receive the status - we do not want such a status at all, they can keep it
Dr. Khatuna Burkadze - Ukraine will win through the support of the U.S. and other Western allies
Pawel Herczynski: The report on the implementation of 12 priorities will be unpolitical, merit-based - member states will also assess overall progress of Georgia, including rule of law and freedom of media
Dr. Khatuna Burkadze – We need to move forward to Europe with unity