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
European Georgia chairman
Giga Bokeria
President of Georgia
Salome Zurabishvili
Shalva Papuashvili: It has been a week since I addressed the British Embassy, requesting that it disclose whom and with what amount it was funding ahead of the 2024 elections — and today, funding propaganda and extremism in another country constitutes a violation of international law
Shalva Papuashvili: The group that is with Salome Zurabishvili is preparing to disrupt the local elections - everyone who cooperates with "this group," who "gives them money, shakes their hands, is an accomplice to the extremist agenda
Shalva Papuashvili: We see that we can no longer explain anything to Rasa Juknevičienė, she has her own personal attitude and history regarding Stalin, due to which she dislikes the entire nation
Shalva Papuashvili: The behavior of the British Embassy is similar to the behavior of a child who hides a stolen item in his hand and when asked what he has in his hand, he says "nothing" – they are harming themselves with these statements
Salome Samadashvili: The goal of summoning Mamuka Khazaradze to the "commission" for the second time is to remove him from politics, Dream is trying to clear the domestic political field for Russia - I appeal to Tsulukiani: summon Ivanishvili!
Shalva Papuashvili: When they were unable to comprehend and come to terms with their own history in their own country, I think the German Embassy should show a bit of humility and refrain from claiming that the Georgian people need its help to understand their own history
Shalva Papuashvili: There is absolutely no basis for suspending the visa-free regime. As for arbitrariness and the search for a pretext, we cannot take responsibility for others’ arbitrariness and lack of good faith
Shalva Papuashvili: At the meeting, we discussed several important issues related to promoting peace and stability in the Caucasus region - We paid particular attention to the growing geopolitical significance of the Middle Corridor
Gia Volski: As long as there is a problem with transparency, it remains a legitimate question whether money is entering the political field—money that is controlled by parties or by organizations receiving donations, including television stations
Shalva Papuashvili: I call on the British Embassy to disclose whom and with what amount it funded in connection with the 2024 parliamentary elections, and whom and with what amount it is funding today
Shalva Papuashvili on Facebook posts: Hate speech that is imported from outside must be stopped - the people against whom the complaints are made are the tools and executors
Shalva Papuashvili: The British Embassy exposed itself as the one financing extremism, hatred and propaganda in Georgia
Shalva Papuashvili: Why did the British ambassador interfere in the elections, this is the accusation that I am making against him
Shalva Papuashvili: A whole generation was born and raised, graduating from school so that we only have words from NATO, but no action has been taken - the statement is good, but no one can protect the country's security with a statement
Shalva Papuashvili on Tamar Taliashvili: It is important that consent on this decision has been received from the US President's administration - this appointment is a basis for optimism that relations between the two countries can be reset
The Parliament Bureau has approved the composition of friendship groups with various countries; however, the friendship groups with the parliaments of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia could not be formed, as MPs refused to join them
Shalva Papuashvili: Violent extremism has the same face in Los Angeles, Berlin, Paris, and Tbilisi – a mask hides the face of the aggressor the same way everywhere, a Molotov cocktail burns police officers the same way, and a flare causes harm the same way
Shalva Papuashvili: When ambassadors of partner countries overstep their authority, the only way forward is to protect the national interests of the country - We can immediately recognize a “second secretary” when we see one – ambassadors should be representatives of their own countries, not mentors to the host country
Oleksii Reznikov - Russia, in reality, is a paper tiger
A Korean tamada: Opening of the Korean Embassy in Tbilisi
Israeli Ambassador to Georgia - Our strategy is not to have Hamas controlling the Gaza Strip - Unfortunately, the UN cooperates with Hamas, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch work in favor of Hamas