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
Former PM of Georgia; For Georgia chairman
Giorgi Gakharia
Minister of Justice of Georgia
Rati Bregadze
Shalva Papuashvili: The Council of Europe should explain how funding a radical politician’s political project is compatible with promoting civic dialogue, and what message it sends when it funds a politician who rejects the election results
Shalva Papuashvili has departed for Brussels on an official visit
Levan Makhashvili – We would like the Constitutional Court to reach a decision by January; since the lawsuit does not include radical changes, we hope the Court will not require additional time
Salome Samadashvili – The statement voiced by Papuashvili—claiming that EU accession implies compromising our territorial integrity—is Russian propaganda scripted in the Kremlin; in reality, the exact opposite is true.
Shalva Papuashvili: We also fund the Council of Europe; money from Georgian citizens went to Strasbourg and came back to Bakhmaro to Armaz Akhvlediani—it will be a scandal if the Council of Europe becomes embroiled in a violation of the law
According to Georgian Dream, the updated constitutional lawsuit—which now includes the Gakharia for Georgia party—has been signed and will be filed with the Constitutional Court today
Shalva Papuashvili: We didn't cling to Biden when the strategic partnership was revoked, nor did we beg him not to do it or ask for a postponement, Georgians are the most reliable partners, but if someone needs time, that is their choice
Shalva Papuashvili: EU membership holds no value for Georgia without Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region—everyone needs to remember this and stop testing the waters
Shalva Papuashvili: Armaz Akhvlediani’s political project is being funded to brainwash people - when you fund a political project led by a radical politician, it constitutes political funding and it must be determined whether approval was obtained
Shalva Papuashvili on Gia Japaridze’s statement: They view Georgia as something to be served on a platter to EU bureaucrats - their goal is for us to somehow end up on the menu, and we should watch who will “devour” us
Shalva Papuashvili: Europe views Ukraine as its own line of defense - they do not have to fight themselves, and German, French and Lithuanian blood is not being shed - this shows how cold-blooded international politics is
Shalva Papuashvili: The Namakhvani HPP case is the best proof that the “Transparency Law” is the most Georgian law - what those funded from Brussels did and the way they derailed the most important energy project will no longer be possible
Sergei Shoigu: The West is openly interfering in the political situation in Armenia and Georgia
Giorgi Sharashidze: I suspect the MPs did not press the wrong button; I would be insulting Tea Tsulukiani if I said she mixed up the buttons - this was probably some kind of signal to the Georgian Dream; perhaps they were trying to protect themselves for the future
Gia Volski on Georgian Dream MPs supporting Gakharia's party bill regarding assemblies and demonstrations: "They likely pressed [the button] by inertia"
Identities of 16 MPs from Georgian Dream and People's Power, who supported the legislative initiative by Gakharia's party regarding assemblies and demonstrations, revealed
Shalva Papuashvili: Refusing to acknowledge the direct correlation between rising prosperity and increasing demographic challenges is akin to rejecting science and claiming the Earth is flat—unfortunately, that is the reality, but these challenges require responses
Shalva Papuashvili: The radical opposition is in a state of total frustration; they can no longer secure external funding  Georgian people, look—this is the group that calls itself pro-European, yet in their view, this filth represents Europe
Touring Georgia with young Georgians as Partners