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

Minister of Justice of Georgia
Rati Bregadze
Speaker of Parliament of Georgia
Shalva Papuashvili
Public Defender of Georgia
Nino Lomjaria
Norwegian Ambassador - The sentencing of Elene Khoshtaria is disproportionate and unjustified
Swedish Ambassador – The verdict against opposition leader Elene Khoshtaria is another example of legal action against the opposition that raises questions
Irakli Kadagishvili - Speculation has begun that Elene Khoshtaria is a political prisoner, a mother of four – her four children should ask for an answer from their mother
Nino Tsilosani – If Elene Khoshtaria had thought about her own children, she would not have organized a revolution in the country - she is a criminal, not a hero, not a political prisoner
Guram Macharashvili – Elene Khoshtaria is not a political opponent, she is an ordinary "hooligan"
Judge Giorgi Arevadze: Elene Khoshtaria had 16 administrative cases against her and did not pay any fines; she failed to pay the imposed bail, did not compensate the damage, and does not admit guilt
Court finds Elene Khoshtaria guilty in election banner damage case, sentences her to 1 year and 6 months in prison
Judgment in Elene Khoshtaria’s case to be pronounced tomorrow
Bidzina Ivanishvili arrives at the Holy Trinity Cathedral
Government of Georgia: A state commission will be formed to organize the Patriarch’s burial; days of mourning will continue through the day of burial
Kakha Kaladze: All of Georgia mourns the passing of our spiritual father, a man whose service to the country and the nation is invaluable
Irakli Kobakhidze, Shalva Papuashvili and Irakli Chikovani arrive at Caucasus Medical Center
Kakha Kaladze - We heard nonsense, what should one person who comes for 2 days study? They probably studied Georgian cuisine, wine
Kakha Kaladze on Moscow Mechanism - This document is nonsense, the time is over when instructions came from the outside and people bowed their heads and made decisions - the government will decide what laws are needed inside the country
Ukraine's Chargé d'Affaires ad interim in Georgia meets with Kakha Kaladze
Kakha Kaladze on Opposition Alliance - This is a unity of immoral people - it doesn’t matter if they are alone or together, 0+0, nothing changes
Kakha Kaladze: They created the illusion that we would join the EU tomorrow, but that is not the case - we should not deceive the people
Kakha Kaladze: Together with my wife and youngest child, we flew from Riyadh to Istanbul Airport and are returning to Tbilisi - I wish peace to the world, to our country; nothing is more precious than that
The South Caucasus: Strategic Autonomy Needed
Estonian Ambassador: I will be leaving Tbilisi later this week - Does my departure reflect the current state of relations between Georgia and Estonia? Of course it does - I cannot hide that
UAE’s Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem Al Hashimy - “We will leave no stone unturned to make sure that we do defend ourselves”