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

Speaker of Parliament of Georgia
Shalva Papuashvili
Minister of Justice of Georgia
Rati Bregadze
European Georgia chairman
Giga Bokeria
Aleko Elisashvili: Gakharia was beaten, and apparently, that wasn't political persecution – who the hell is this Ali Babaev? If I hit him, it's because he insulted me several times, and now they say I am politically persecuting him
Giorgi Gakharia: The attack was a premeditated ambush - an act of political revenge orchestrated by Bidzina Ivanishvili, who has been threatening me and my family for a long time
Mamuka Mdinaradze: Gakharia was the first to throw a plastic cup at Dimitri Samkharadze in the face, and then we all saw the result, what happened - perception cannot be distorted in this regard
Giorgi Gakharia being questioned at Tbilisi Prosecutor’s Office
MEP Sergey Lagodinsky: Irakli Kobakhidzev and Mikheil Kavelashvili, how further are you ready to escalate? – Georgians’ dream for a democratic future is in compliance with the European dream
Rasa Juknevičienė: The only legitimate representative of the Georgian people is Salome Zurabishvili, Georgian Dream and the self-proclaimed one-party parliament are not legitimate authorities - the only way out of the crisis is new elections
Gakharia For Georgia: The Prosecutor's Office fully seized the footage showing attack on Gakharia, including the servers, and the hotel no longer has a copy - the purpose is to destroy evidence
A member of the party " Gakharia for Georgia" has reported that the footage capturing the attack on Giorgi Gakharia was retrieved by the Prosecutor's Office today.
Berdia Sichinava: To this day, the Sheraton Batumi hotel administration has not provided us with video footage of the organized attack on Giorgi Gakharia
Matthew Miller: We condemn the violence against citizens, journalists, and opposition figures, including Giorgi Gakharia. This is yet another example of the repressive tactics of "Georgian Dream," which will leave the country isolated
MEPs call on EU and its Member States to introduce personal sanctions against Bidzina Ivanishvili and Irakli Kobakhidze
Svenja Schulze: Very shocked by the attack on former Prime Minister and opposition leader Giorgi Gakharia - the crime must be investigated
Ana Buchukuri: Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have seized Giorgi Gakharia’s clothes for investigation
PACE delegation members visit Giorgi Gakharia at his house
David McAllister - Ultimately, democratic change needs to come from the people themselves
Anitta Hipper: Shocking reports about Georgian Dream politicians' involvement in brutal attack on Giorgi Gakharia - there is no place for violence and impunity in any democracy
Zviad Dzidziguri: Ivanishvili ordered Gakharia to be targeted in this way - This is political retaliation
Kakha Kaladze on Gakharia: This is a trend of deliberate insults by radicals - We must end this fascism
David McAllister - Ultimately, democratic change needs to come from the people themselves
Dr. Khatuna Burkadze – Georgia should peacefully return to its Euro-Atlantic path through dialogue and new elections