Former Parliament Speaker, Lelo MP
Davit Usupashvili

Education

1992 - Tbilisi State University, Jurisprudence

1999 - Duke University, International Development Policy

Professional Experience

2020 - present - Chairman of the Political Council of the party Lelo for Georgia

2017 - 2019 - Chairman of Shenebis Modzraoba

2011 - 2016 - Deputy-Chairman of the Political Council of Georgian Dream

2005 - 2013 - Chairman of the Republican Party of Georgia

2002 - 2005 - Senior Legal and Political Advisor of IRIS Georgia

2001 - 2002 - Deputy-Head of the IRIS Georgia Mission

2000 - 2001 - Executive Secretary of the Working Group of the Anti-Corruption Group of the President of Georgia

1999 - 2000 - Head of the Mission AMEX-International

1999 - 2012 - Arbiter of Tbilisi Abitration Chamber

1999 - 2012 - Lecturer of Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association

1995 - 1997 - Member of the Board of the Foundation “Open Society – Georgia”

1995 - 1997 - Chairman of the Georgian Young Laywers’ Association

1993 - 1995 - Member of the Constitutional Commission of Georgia

1992 - 1994 - Senior Legal Advisor in the Staff of the President of Georgia, the special representative of the President to the Parliament of Georgia and the Constitutional Commission

1992 - 1996 - Assiting Professor in Tbilisi State University, Humanitarian Faculty

1992 - 1992 - Leading Legal Advisor in the State Council of Georgia

1989 - 1995 - Member of the Central Election Commission; Head of the Legal Department

1986 - 1988 - Soviet Army

Speaker of Parliament of Georgia
Shalva Papuashvili
Public Defender of Georgia
Nino Lomjaria
Minister of Justice of Georgia
Rati Bregadze
Former high-ranking officials, representatives of scientific and artistic circles, civil and non-governmental organizations issue a joint appeal to the leaders of the USA, the EU and Britain
"Georgian Dream" received more than 5 million GEL from 197 donors, and the largest amount from the opposition was received by the "For Change" coalition, to which 320 donors contributed more than 4 million
Davit Usupashvili: How many times do the announced revolutions, coups, invasions, terrorist acts are observed in the State Security Service? - In a movie that has been seen many times, neither we nor the electorate can do it
In the last 2 months, election parties have received more than 9 million GEL in donations, of which more than 8 million GEL comes to "Georgian Dream"
Davit Usupashvili: I don't know any non-governmental organizations that demand the suspension of visa-free travel
Political parties and politicians appeal to international community
Davit Usupashvili: The draft law on "transparency of the influence of foreign power" concerns not only domestic political but also international relations
The Anti-Corruption bureau is planning to check the property declaration of 30 opposition MPs of the Parliament and Tbilisi City Council
Davit Usupashvili: Dream is preparing to seize power, they directly declare that they will not leave power through democratic elections
Beka Liluashvili on Georgian Dream, Why does it prevent the creation of working formats? Who are they deceiving?
Davit Usupashvili: Adoption of the so-called tent law was not correct, and it is very good that our position is in line with the position of the President, who vetoed it, and international organizations
Josep Borrell meeting with Irakli Gharibashvili
Davit Usupashvili: The government stubbornly intends to form a strategic partnership with China, we are in a tragicomic situation, but our friends will not allow China and India to start a policy of recognizing the occupied territories of Georgia
Davit Usupashvili: Charles Michel's statement shows that everyone agreed that Georgia's place is in the European Union, the only one who opposes it is the delusional Georgian Dream
Davit Usupashvili: Dream says that it will not stop dreaming of becoming a one-party CEC and in this way it will lead the country to the elections. This will end them politically sooner
TI Georgia: In 2022, 126 MPs exercised their right to speak, 18 MPs did not use this right at all, 99 MPs used the right to legislative initiative
Davit Usupashvili: Georgian Dream sees that Europe is interested in bringing Georgia within Europe and they are playing like a casino player, they go all in
Davit Usupashvili: The new political center should be created not by the reorganization of parties, but by the addition of new forces - after the elections, we do not see a place for Georgian Dream in the strongly pro-Western government coalition
Petras Auštrevičius- the path that the "Georgian Dream" is taking is an absolutely Russian, Eastern path