Speaker of Parliament of Georgia
Shalva Papuashvili

Education

1998 - graduated from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Faculty of International Law and International Relations, majoring in International Law;

1998-2002 - studied under a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) at the University of Saarland (Germany); in 1999 he was awarded a Master of Laws degree, and in 2002 - a Doctor of Laws degree

Professional Experience

On December 29, 2021, Shalva Papuashvili was elected Speaker of the Parliament of the tenth convocation of Georgia;

On October 31, 2020, Shalva Papuashvili was elected a member of the tenth convocation of the Parliament of Georgia from the party list of the Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia;

On December 15, 2020, he was elected First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Education, Science and Culture;

On March 31, 2021 - he was elected Chairman of the Committee on Education and Science;

He is a member of the faction Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia;

Since January 16, 2021 he is a member of the political council of the party Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia;

March 27, 2021 - party Public Relations Secretary;

2003-2007 - he was a law expert at the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ);

2007-2017 - he headed the various directions of the German International Cooperation (GIZ) Law Program in the South Caucasus;

2017-2020 - he was the head of the Georgian team of the law program;

Since 2012 - he has been giving lectures at various universities;

Shalva Papuashvili is an associate professor at Ilia State University

Publications

Collection of legal special cases on the general part of the Civil Code (co-author);

German-Georgian-German legal dictionary (co-author);

New grounds for admissibility of cassation in civil proceedings;

Development of law through judicial law;

Commitment of good faith management of the joint stock company's supervisory board

Languages

English, German and Russian

Public Defender of Georgia
Nino Lomjaria
President of Georgia
Salome Zurabishvili
Mayor of Tbilisi
Kakha Kaladze
Shalva Papuashvili: So much irony in ex-president Zurabishvili's hanging around at President Trump's inauguration
David McAllister - Ultimately, democratic change needs to come from the people themselves
Shalva Papuashvili: Based on the interest of the Council of Europe's monitoring mission, I noted that the government is doing significant work to ensure that real, substantial steps toward EU integration are taken in a timely manner
Gabrielius Landsbergis on Shalva Papuashvili's post: Oppressive regimes should be careful when comparing their opponents to Lithuanians, as Lithuanians have a history of winning such struggles
Shalva Papuashvili: Macron's statement on Russian interference was based on a false narrative; everyone should respect the will of the people—we did not gain independence to allow foreign politicians to interfere in our democratic process
Shalva Papuashvili: Considering that 61% of the French support President Macron’s resignation, new elections might be a good solution to the political crisis
Shalva Papuashvili: 2025 holds the potential to be a pivotal year, culminating in the ultimate victory for Georgia
Shalva Papuashvili: Dear Ambassadors, together, we will be able to implement a policy that will be focused on peace, security and prosperity of our country
Shalva Papuashvili, in response to Joe Wilson's invitation to Salome Zurabishvili to attend Donald Trump's inauguration, said: It’s a bit strange for someone to be invited to someone else's inauguration by someone else. If Trump wanted to invite anyone, I don’t think he would have hesitated
According to Shalva Papuashvili, after the inauguration, Mikheil Kavelashvili will work from the Orbeliani Palace
Shalva Papuashvili: I believe that Salome Zurabishvili’s advisors, those who still retain sound judgment, will provide her with appropriate advice not to act against the Georgian people—this building is not her inheritance
Shalva Papuashvili: The sixth president will inherit a very heavy legacy after Ms. Salome Zurabishvili essentially discredited the institution of the presidency
Shalva Papuashvili: What some people dare to tell us from Brussels today, not everyone from Moscow used to dare to say something like that to us
Shalva Papuashvili: As for the dissolution of the parliament and such senseless ideas, Ms. Salome can just as successfully schedule the World Cup in Tbilisi - this decision will have the same legal force
Shalva Papuashvili: If we literally see Salome Zurabishvili clinging to her chair, this will cause nothing but ridicule in the Georgian public
Shalva Papuashvili says ambassadors are not invited to Mikheil Kavelashvili’s inauguration
Shalva Papuashvili: The people of Kakheti spoke loudly enough on October 26 – this was our march, our fight, and our victory- Arrogant words cannot change reality- the time for perceptions is over
MEP Richard Kols: Georgian Dream’s latest fiction—claiming OSCE/ODIHR legitimized these elections—cannot mask the truth
David McAllister - Ultimately, democratic change needs to come from the people themselves
Dr. Khatuna Burkadze – Georgia should peacefully return to its Euro-Atlantic path through dialogue and new elections