Georgian Dream chairman
Irakli Kobakhidze

Place of birth

Tbilisi

Education

2000 - graduated from Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Law;

2005 - graduated from H. Heine University Düsseldorf with a Master degree in Law;

2006 - H. Heine University of Düsseldorf, PhD

Professional Experience

2000-2001 - United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Regional Public Education Project Coordinator;

2005-2012 - Tbilisi State University, Assistant Professor;

2011-2014 - Caucasus University, Associate Professor;

2011-2012 - Open Society Georgia Foundation, Member of the Committee of Experts of the Human Rights and Rule of Law Program;

2011-2012 - Council of Europe Representation in Georgia, Expert in Strategic Planning;

2006-2014 - United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Local Government and Regional Development Project Expert and Manager;

Since 2014 - Tbilisi State University, Associate Professor;

On November 18, 2016, he was elected Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia;

Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia Party, Executive Secretary, Member of the Political Council (2015-);

Parliament of Georgia of the 9th convocation, Chairman of the Parliament (2016-2020);

Parliament of Georgia of the 10th convocation (2020-)

Special Representative of the Prime Minister for Relations with Russia
Zurab Abashidze
Former President of Georgia
Giorgi Margvelashvili
Former PM of Georgia; For Georgia chairman
Giorgi Gakharia
Viktor Orbán: Irakli Kobakhidze is the head of the government, who is considered a great chess player in Georgian politics - despite the challenges, how can one preserve the national identity and culture, this is truly the ability of a grandmaster
Irakli Kobakhidze: Joining the EU is the main foreign-political priority of Georgia and the Georgian people
Irakli Kobakhidze: global processes show that efforts to protect our centuries-old traditions and national identity need to be strengthened even more
Irakli Kobakhidze: estate, language and faith - these are the three main pillars that create the national identity of Georgia
Irakli Kobakhidze to participate in Conservative Political Action Conference in Hungary
Irakli Kobakhidze: Rasa Juknevičienė cannot represent the EU - today European politicians, odious MEPs are reckless precisely because there is a closed circle of lies - this circle must be broken
Irakli Kobakhidze: NGOs are afraid of funding transparency - there is no alternative to adopting the law
PM: When we have a rating of over 60% and 10-15% subjects speak for the people, it is important to take into account the opinion of the supporters who called us to show where the people stand
PM: The current management of the FC Dinamo Tbilisi wanted to construct residential blocks at the premises of the Dinamo training base, this is the evidence of policies pursued by the previous rule
Michael Roth: Dear Kobakhidze, I want to reassure you that the absolute majority of the German Bundestag strongly opposes the "Foreign Agents Law"
The Prime Minister met the Ambassador of Iran in Georgia
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry: The use of our country's name in a humiliating context by Irakli Kobakhidze further harms Georgian-Ukrainian relations. Russification, not the mythical "Ukrainization", is the real threat to Georgia
Levan Dolidze - Instead of focusing on the steps that should bring us further progress, we are creating new barriers on the path to the EU
Reuters: The fate of the bill on "foreign agents" is widely seen as a test of whether Georgia intends to pursue a path of integration with the West or move closer towards Russia
Prime Minister: I give you my word, no more was said at any closed meeting than what is said in public - if we do not protect state sovereignty, what happened to Ukraine will happen to us, peace and European integration will be left behind
Prime Minister: 35 years ago, Georgians marched on Rustaveli with the slogan of sovereignty, it is a paradox that rallies are held on the same avenue with the slogan of not strengthening sovereignty
Prime Minister: In 2022, NGOs openly joined the campaign of the second front - in 2008, Russian tanks were brought to Georgia by exactly these people, and the statements of 2022 served exactly the same purpose
Prime Minister: the parliamentary discussion once again confirmed that the opponents have no argument against the draft law, the law is precisely European
George Katcharava - The events of April 2024 determine future trends of global pollical and security architecture