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

European Georgia chairman
Giga Bokeria
Prime Minister of Georgia
Irakli Gharibashvili
Public Defender of Georgia
Nino Lomjaria
Shalva Papuashvili: Charles Michel stated that Gvaramia’s pardon was a step towards depolarization; yesterday, we saw Nika Gvaramia insulting a policeman, if this is depolarization, they should issue a statement about it as well
Shalva Papuashvili: Everyone has the right to protest, with one caveat – it must be peaceful, period! No one has the legitimacy to violate the law and break down gates, this is anti-Georgian behavior and what is anti-Georgian is anti-European
Shalva Papuashvili: There is a desire to suppress discussion by shouting, this is the most obvious example of dogmatism, when “we were told so from abroad” is the only argument – is this the independence we gained 30 years ago?
Shalva Papuashvili on Devi Chankotadze’s statement: such statements are absolutely unacceptable, especially from a military serviceman
Due to the confrontation between the majority and the opposition MPs, the session of the Parliament was temporarily suspended
There is noise at the plenary session of the Parliament, where the bill on "Transparency of Foreign Influence" is being discussed
Shalva Papuashvili: Parliament was elected by the Georgian people to adopt Georgian laws and this Parliament adopts these laws
Shalva Papuashvili: This is a miracle - Mrs. Salome is already crossing all limits, what does it mean that she is complaining about her own government to the government of another country?
Shalva Papuashvili to CoE Human Rights Commissioner: The major thrust of the spirit and the letter of this draft law is to improve transparency, which is one of the pillars on which the Council of Europe and, with it, Georgian democracy stand
Shalva Papuashvili: Unfortunately, some representatives of the diplomatic corps, or the diplomatic corps in general, participate too much in the internal political discussions of the country
Shalva Papuashvili explains why he banned online media representatives from entering parliament
Shalva Papuashvili: When a person, who occupies the position of a president, refers to a policeman as Russian, I think that all her legitimacy is over
Shalva Papuashvili: The draft law "On transparency of foreign influence" will be presented at the plenary session today
Shalva Papuashvili We are ready to participate in the public discussion offered by the Prime Minister to diplomats
Shalva Papuashvili: On April 14, 1978, the Georgian nation defended its identity, saved its mother tongue - there is always a choice to keep your pillars, or to trust your destiny, your tomorrow to someone else
Shalva Papuashvili: It has been proven that Lazare Grigoriadis is guilty – I wonder if the groups that attacked the justice system are going to apologize
Shalva Papuashvili: I call on all donors and foreign actors - if they are sincere in their position of transparency, that they have nothing to hide from the Georgian people - it takes 5 minutes to publicize the projects of NED and EED
Shalva Papuashvili: Salome Zurabishvili's attitude regarding the selection commission for the members of the NBG Board showed how she sees the independence, role and importance of NBG for the state
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George Katcharava - On the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine, there is no alternative to Georgia’s EU and NATO membership to ensure our national security and prosperity