Former President of Georgia
Mikheil Saakashvili

Place of birth

Tbilisi

Biography

Graduated from Kyiv University, Faculty of International Law in 1992; In 1993 he received a diploma from the International Institute of Human Rights in Strasbourg. Worked at the Norwegian Institute of Human Rights in Oslo, then at the Human Rights Committee of the Provisional State Council of Georgia, and then at the New York Law Firm "Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler"; He graduated from Columbia University School of Law in 1994 with a Master’s degree, and the following year attended lectures at George Washington University School of Law. He studied at the European Academy of Law in Florence and the Academy of International Law in The Hague; 2000-2001 he was the Minister of Justice of Georgia; 2002-2003 Chairman of Tbilisi City Council; On February 13, 2015, he was appointed Chairman of the International Advisory Board for Reforms in Ukraine.

United National Movement Party, Founder and Leader (2001-);

Parliament of the 4th convocation of Georgia, Member (1995-1999);

Committee on Constitutional and Legal Issues and Lawfulness of the Parliament of Georgia of the 4th convocation, Chairman (1995-1998);

Union of Citizens of Georgia parliamentary faction (4th convocation), Chairman (1998-1999);

Parliament of Georgia of the 5th convocation, Member (1999-2000);

Union of Citizens of Georgia, member (1995-);

President of Georgia (2004-2013)

Awards, prizes

2009 - Order of Honor of the Republic of Armenia;

2008 - Medal of Honor "10 years in Astana";

2006 - Honorary Doctor of the University of Haifa;

2005 - Man of the Year in Ukraine;

2005 - American Bar Association Award for Fighting for Law and Order;

2004 - Annual European of the Year Award from non-EU countries;

Gold Medal and Honorary Doctor of Yerevan State University

Former PM of Georgia; For Georgia chairman
Giorgi Gakharia
Speaker of Parliament of Georgia
Shalva Papuashvili
Minister of Justice of Georgia
Rati Bregadze
Gia Volski: if it is proven that Gakharia resigned from his position to harm the state, the people next to him will be considered accomplices of the crime - after the election, the facts of treason may be filed
Rati Ionatamishvili: Agency - four parties, which represent the radical opposition, will have to appear before the court and be tried
Givi Mikanadze: 53 out of 102 local monitoring organizations registered in the CEC are engaged in anti-Georgian Dream activities, 37 of them are directly affiliated with parties
Tina Bokuchava: Bidzina Ivanishvili's time is up and in 5 days all of Georgia will prove it
Mikheil Saakashvili: twice as many people stood at the march yesterday than at Ivanishvili's main election rally in 2012
Shalva Papuashvili: Thanks to the 14 member states of the European Union, which did not join the statement of the other 13 countries - as for the "delusion", the delusion should be such that it demands Georgia to release Saakashvili and impose sanctions on Russia
Mamuka Mdinaradze: “Europeanness is rooted in our traditional and Christian values”
Shalva Papuashvili: Only a self-confident Georgia defending its identity can join Europe with dignity
Irakli Gharibashvili: reject war, foreign interference, and “Unbridled LGBT Propaganda” on October 26
Mikheil Saakashvili addresses immigrants
Mikheil Saakashvili's address to civil servants: A call for future change after October 26
Bidzina Ivanishvili: by 2029, Georgia will have a larger economy in terms of purchasing power parity than 6 EU member states
Gia Volski: it is hypocrisy and wickedness to invest all resources in returning the collective "national movement" to the head of the country - Salome Zurabishvili is leading this performance
Natia Mezvrishvili: Today's "dream" looks exactly like the "National Movement" looked in 2012
Irakli Kobakhidze: I call on the law-enforcement agencies to be especially careful during the next 2 weeks and to work with special attention to prevent provocations - provocations will be met with the strictest response
Givi Targamadze on the case of his assassination attempt: it is completely clear to me that Ivanishvili was the orderer, this government was the executioner, with the participation of the Russians
Gigi Ugulava on the case of attempted murder of Givi Targamadze: the orderer is Ivanishvili, the executor is Tamaz Tamazashvili
Irakli Kobakhidze on the person arrested in Givi Targamadze's case: the man was facing 18 years in prison and is trying to enter Georgia illegally - how can he take such a big risk if he is not entering to fulfill the task?
THE EUROPEAN FUTURE OF GEORGIA – IT’S IN YOUR HANDS
British Ambassador Gareth Ward - Foreign Influence Law damages NGOs and free media in Georgia - It is disproportionate and stifles free speech, as well as stigmatising those who do good for their communities