Former PM of Georgia; For Georgia chairman
Giorgi Gakharia

Place of birth

Tbilisi

Education

1994 - Graduated from the Faculty of History of Tbilisi State University.

1994-2000 - Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Political Science - Master of Political Science;

2002-2004 - Lomonosov Moscow State University, Higher Business School - Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Professional Experience

May 2004 - November 2008 - SFK Group - General Manager;

September 2006-May 2009 - Invited Lecturer in Applied Biotechnology, Moscow State University;

November 2008 - February 2013 - Lufthansa Service Holding AG. LSG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany GR & Business Development Director for Eastern Europe, CIS countries and the Russian Federation;

March 2013 - July 2016 - Business Ombudsman of Georgia;

December 2014 - September 2016 - Secretary of the Economic Council;

November 27, 2016 - November 13, 2017 - Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia;

November 13, 2017 - Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Internal Affairs;

From September 8, 2019 to February 18, 2021 - Prime Minister of Georgia

European Georgia chairman
Giga Bokeria
Former President of Georgia
Giorgi Margvelashvili
President of Georgia
Salome Zurabishvili
Giorgi Sharashidze: The "Georgian Dream" hysteria proves that the facts presented in the BBC investigation are very close to the truth - we will work to ensure both international and local investigations take place; this case cannot be left as it is
Davit Mzhavanadze: It suddenly turned out that ‘Georgian Dream’ is the party of chemical weapons and is itself the ‘party of war,’ which is at war with its own people and poisons them with chemical agents
Tinatin Bolokadze, member of “Coalition for Change”: We have been dissidents for a year already - as for Melia and Saakashvili, the ‘National Movement’ should be part of the unity - the ‘red lines’ exist only with Gakharia’s party
Giorgi Sharashidze: Every false witness who testified against Giorgi Gakharia will be held responsible for the fact that today the Tskhinvali puppet regime is declaring the village of Chorchana part of South Ossetia
Teona Akubardia: The ‘Betrayal Commission,’ the Chorchana Episode, and Russia’s Influence in Georgia
Lela Jejelava: It is correct for no party to enter the elections until the ‘National Movement’ is banned — if anyone enters a cleared field, it will be difficult to justify that it is not Ivanishvili’s project
Shalva Papuashvili - Giorgi Gakharia took responsibility for the management of the dispersal of the June 20 rally - there is little hope that the rule of law will be respected in Germany and the person will be handed over to Georgian justice, let's see
Natia Mezvrishvili - Gakharia was the only political official of the Dream who was not corrupt and hated nepotism because of these values, he is called to be the traitor - I am very ashamed of the statement made by the Prosecutor's Office
Former Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia sentenced to imprisonment in absentia in the June 20 case as well
Davit Usupashvili on the indictment of Gakharia: Members of Georgian Dream are at least accomplices and participated in covering up the crime - I advise them to immediately arrange qualified lawyers
Giorgi Sharashidze: We are not a street opposition. Giorgi Gakharia did not create a party to continue the struggle in the streets — bringing political charges changes nothing
Giorgi Gakharia issues a statement regarding the initiation of criminal proceedings against him
Giorgi Kobulia on the charges against Giorgi Gakharia: This gives me the feeling that a time is coming when the authorities can blame anyone for anything
Former Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia sentenced to imprisonment in absentia over so-called Chorchana episode
Berdia Sichinava: Giorgi Gakharia does not admit guilt - if the court wants to hear him remotely, why not
Grigol Gegelia: The launch of criminal prosecution against Gakharia is a continuation of repression - as for Saakashvili, it’s not surprising that one of the political prisoners remains in jail when virtually all opposition leaders are imprisoned
Giorgi Sharashidze: The charges against Gakharia are absurd and represent political retribution that Bidzina Ivanishvili announced even before the 2024 parliamentary elections – nothing was unexpected; we were ready
Giorgi Sharashidze: The charges against Gakharia are absurd and represent political retribution that Bidzina Ivanishvili announced even before the 2024 parliamentary elections – nothing was unexpected; we were ready
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