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

Former PM of Georgia; For Georgia chairman
Giorgi Gakharia
Special Representative of the Prime Minister for Relations with Russia
Zurab Abashidze
European Georgia chairman
Giga Bokeria
Paata Zakareishvili: Papuashvili would be better off not speaking at all - in exceptional cases, he should particularly remain silent - Ukraine is such an exceptional case - he has become an advocate for Russia - This is not pro-Russian, it is Russian policy
Parliament concludes autumn session
Shalva Papuashvili on the possible suspension of visa-free travel: The EU, like a minor abandoned by a guardian, has somehow decided it must now act tough and become the world’s policeman
Shalva Papuashvili: It can now be stated with certainty that the war in Ukraine has two losers - Ukraine and the European Union
Shalva Papuashvili: What the red army did with bayonets, Kaja Kallas is now trying to do with words and abolish our sovereignty
Shalva Papuashvili - The statement on Georgia at the European Council failed, and Denmark unilaterally published this text, in which we saw a documented demand to impose sanctions on Russia
Shalva Papuashvili - It is important that the voices of European patriots are heard louder in the European Parliament, however, the regressive forces that are driving the European Union towards a dark past are still strong
Shalva Papuashvili on debates in European Parliament - Yesterday we saw inadequate, unrealistic texts - they are still talking about chemical weapons from the First World War, even the parrot is laughing at this false narrative
Shalva Papuashvili - If anyone is interested in what the civilizational abyss in Europe looks like, they should watch yesterday's session of the European Parliament - this is no longer the Europe of which we Georgians are co-creators
Shalva Papuashvili to Kaja Kallas - So, if you want to become a member of the European Union, you shouldn't be able to say anything? - This is what the White House calls the “Estonization” of EU foreign policy
Shalva Papuashvili to Kaja Kallas - So, if you want to become a member of the European Union, you shouldn't be able to say anything? - This is what the White House calls the “Estonization” of EU foreign policy
Shalva Papuashvili on Marta Kos - She has no idea what the Georgian people want –let them give up this attitude that someone is a superman and someone is a sub-man
Shalva Papuashvili: Ocourse, we are in favor of normalization of relations with Russia - the prerequisite for this is the recognition of Georgia's territorial integrity
Shalva Papuashvili on BBC - Lawyers are working, we are preparing this lawsuit - the appeal needs to be prepared, including, presumably, by the use of local, British legal aid
Shalva Papuashvili: As if Georgia were the initiator of World War I, a major participant in it, or as if chemical weapons were our invention - this slander has been exposed - If international institutions have questions, the authorities are ready to provide information
Nino Dolidze: NGOs had to leave Georgia for other countries - this is an alternative way for them to survive - The legislative changes over the past year represent a systemic deterioration of the law
Main Christmas tree and New Year's illuminations lit in capital
Shalva Papuashvili about the joint photo of Irakli Kobakhidze and Vladimir Putin - Do you see a problem with the fact that you and the Russian President live on the same planet? No meeting with Putin is scheduled
Ambassador of Korea Hyon Du KIM - Korea’s strength lies in high-tech manufacturing while Georgia’s strength is in logistics and service areas - Georgia should not be just considered as a single market but as a market that can encompass the region and beyond
Oleksii Reznikov - Russia, in reality, is a paper tiger