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-)

Former President of Georgia
Giorgi Margvelashvili
Prime Minister of Georgia
Irakli Gharibashvili
Former President of Georgia
Mikheil Saakashvili
Ketevan Tsikhelashvili no longer serves as Ambassador of Georgia to Austria
Irakli Kobakhidze on terrorism threats: We have all the resources to oppose such plans - there was a direct effort to involve Georgia in the military conflict, which we did not allow, and due to this, certain forces are irritated
Irakli Kobakhidze: Kezerashvili has received guarantees of free movement in Europe, in return he is tasked with financing the radical opposition in Georgia - he received this task from the one we call the “global war party"
Irakli Kobakhidze: The opposition has decided to become pro-Russian ahead of elections - they won't even get the 30% results they had so far according to the ratings
Irakli Kobakhidze: I hope that the Georgian people will not be refused and negotiations will be opened - if it happens otherwise, it will mean that there is a wrong attitude towards the Georgian people
Irakli Kobakhidze: We expect that the war in Ukraine will end in a maximum of a year and the approaches to Georgia will change immediately, the relations will begin to be reviewed
Irakli Kobakhidze: There are dangers of terrorist acts - you remember the European Commissioner’s warning, he said that polarization would be the one firing the bullet, but you know that polarization doesn't shoot bullets, "killers" shoot bullets
Irakli Kobakhidze: Today we have very strong electoral positions - the support of Georgian Dream is about 60%, although this does not allow us to relax
Irakli Kobakhidze: The elections of October 26 will be widely observed by international observation missions, an official invitation was sent to them from the government
Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze meets Giorgi Khubua, new Rector of Kutaisi International University
Irakli Kobakhidze: If Trump wins, the war in Ukraine will end sooner, the region will calm down sooner and the attitude towards Georgia will also change
Irakli Kobakhidze: The collective National Movement will lose this election very badly
Irakli Kobakhidze: Mixture between NGOs and parties indicates once again that there is "black money", hidden money in Georgian politics, which must be made public to the Georgian society
Irakli Kobakhidze: The lawsuit filed by the President against the Transparency Law cannot have any prospects - Salome Zurabishvili admitted that the country has a president who violates the constitution
Irakli Kobakhidze and representatives of ruling party meet with IRI observation mission
Irakli Kobakhidze: We shared our messages with Mr. Borrell, Mr. Michel - as soon as the situation in the region calms down, the attitude towards Georgia will change instantly
Prime Minister attends opening session of European Political Community Summit
Irakli Kobakhidze participates in European Political Community Summit
Robin Wagener - With the law on "transparency of foreign influence", there will be no EU membership - No chance for that
Estonian Ambassador to Georgia - If we want EU membership, we should all play by the rules - The Georgian Government on the one hand says that they are moving closer to the EU, but their actions do not prove that