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« Reply #30 on: April 26, 2022, 07:01:10 PM »


Ramaz Kintsurashvili
Birth1955
ClanMdinare
TitleHis Honourable Speaker Mr. Kintsurashvili
EducationUniversity of Khashumi, degree on Sociology; master's degree on Constitutional Law
Political affiliationModerate Alignment
RolesPresident of the National Assembly (2022-2024)
FamilyParents: Zurab Alexidze (1925-1996) and Makvala Kintsurashvili (1931-2010)
Spouse(s): Tamriko Abasheli (1962)
Issues: Shalva Abasheli (1984), Lasha Abasheli (1987), Manana (1987-2018), Eter (1991), and Tinatin (1995)
BiographyRamaz Kintsurashvili is a Mktvartvelian politician. In 1979, he was elected to the local council in Gorania. 1986, he joined the provincial assembly of Gorania, serving until 1994. In 1995, Kintsurashvili was elected to the National Assembly. He was served as a member of the National Assembly since them, excluding from 2001 to 2005, when he served as prefect for the Prefecture of Khashumi.

He served as Deputy Minister of Energy from 1999 to 2001. He was appointed as Prefect in Khaskhumi from 2001 to 2005. In 2006, he returned to the National Assembly. He has been reelected in every reelection since them. He served as Minister of Administrative Affairs from 2008 to 2013. From 2013 to 2015, he served as Minister of State as well.

Despite joining the national government in a conservative-leaning administration, Kintsurashvili was considered one of the leading members of the Moderate faction of the National Assembly. He served for 14 months in Prime Minister Gela Berzenishvili's government and after leaving the government, he was actively both supportive and critical of many government initiatives.

In February 2022, following the 2677 legislative elections, he was elected as President of the National Assembly. He remained President of the National Assembly until February 2024.

Ramaz Kintsurashvili is married to Tamriko Abasheli, from the Ghorini clan. They have had five children. Their daughter Manana died in 2018.





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« Reply #31 on: April 26, 2022, 08:01:32 PM »
Otar Keburia
Birth1979
ClanTskhvari
TitleNone
EducationUniversity of Khashumi, degree in Law
Political affiliationConservative Party
RolesMember of the National Assembly, former Minister of Housing and Social Policy (2019-2022) and Deputy Prime Minister for Social Policy (2021-2022), Minister of  Healthcare (2023)
FamilyParents: Lasha Shoshiashvili (1951) and Eter Keburia (1956)
Spouse(s): Lela Sokadze (1984)
Issues: Nana Sokadze (2012) and Darejan Sokadze (2016)
BiographyOtar Keburia began a career as prosecutor in 2002, aged 23. He was given a position in Chiaiki provincial court. He was elected to Khashumi local council in 2010. He only served one term and he run as candidate to the National Assembly in 2015. Keburia would be reelected in 2019, and he was appointed by Prime Minister Gela Berzenishvili as Minister of Housing and Social Policy the same year. In early 2021, he was promoted as Deputy Prime Minister for Social Policy as well. He would leave the government in 2022, following the appointment of Bidzina Samkharadze as Prime Minister.

Otar Keburia is married and has two children. His uncle, Mamuka Keburia, serves in the Council of State.

In 2023, he was appointed as Minister of Healthcare in Prime Minister Gocha Mokleadze's short-lived government.





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« Reply #32 on: April 26, 2022, 09:12:15 PM »
Gocha Khoshtaria
Birth1977
ClanGhvari
TitleNone
EducationState College of Dmaroni, degree in Business Administration
Political affiliationLiberal Democratic Party
RolesMember of the National Assembly
FamilyParents: Tornike Amashukheli (1949-2019) and Tsisana Khoshtaria (1952)
Spouse(s): Sopho Charkviani (1986)
Issues: Okropir Charkviani (2002) and Levan Charkviani (2008)
BiographyGocha Khoshtaria is a Mktvartvelian politician. He worked for a business consultancy firm from 2001 to 2010. He later worked as treasured for a private university in Ozurkha.

He run as candidate to the Council of State in 2013, but he did not was elected. In 2015, he would be elected to the National Assembly, as candidate in Ozhurka. Since joining the National Assembly, he is considering to belong to the Liberal faction of the parliament. While his interventions in the National Assembly have often being described as pro-business and liberal-leaning, he has also been very critical of the national government traditional doctrine on foreign policy. He has expressed support toward the appointment of Bidzina Samkharadze as Prime Minister. However, he has also expressed criticism in certain policy decisions and appointments by Samkharadze's government.






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« Reply #33 on: April 28, 2022, 01:12:47 PM »
Aka Goglidze
Birth1978
ClanShemkmneli
TitleNone
EducationUniversity of Khaskhumi, degree in Sociology; National University of Valori, master's degree in Legal History
Political affiliationLiberal Democratic Party
RolesMinister of Immigration Policy (2022-2023)
FamilyParents: Irakli Korsantishvili (1949) and Inga Goglidze (1955)
Spouse(s): Mukhran Tikanadze (1976)
Issues: Imeda Goglidze (2011) and Silamaze Goglidze (2017)
BiographyBorn in Khoqaro in 1978, Aka Goglidze obtained a technical degree on social studies in the State College of Samtrisi in 1998. She joined the armed forces in 1999, where she would eventually reach the rank of Major. In 2006, she graduated in the University of Khaskhumi. From 2009 to 2011, she taught in Baghdatsgaro Academy of War Studies.

Goglidze joined the Ministry of State in 2018. She served as Minister of Immigration Policy in Bidzina Samkharadze's government from 2022 to 2023. She was elected to the National Assembly in 2024, as a candidate of the Liberal Democratic Party.

She is married and has two children.



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« Reply #34 on: April 28, 2022, 03:01:33 PM »
Zviad Alaverdashvili
Birth1959
ClanKhmali
TitleRear Admiral (retired)
EducationGuram Ananidze National Military Academy
Political affiliationCoalition of the True Right
RolesMinister Public Order and Security (2022-2023); Deputy Prime Minister for State Security (2022-2023); Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2023)
FamilyParents: Levan Bagashvili (1930-1999) and Mzia Alaverdashvili (1933-2009)
Spouse(s): Nino Roinashvili (1966)
Issues: Okropir Roinashvili (1982), Bidzina Roinashvili (1986), and Silamaze Roinhashvili (1989)
BiographyZviad Alaverdashvili enlisted to the armed forces in 1978, graduating in Guram Ananidze National Military Academy, in Senakha. He joined the Navy, reaching the rank of Rear Admiral in 2010. He taught in the Tsagedia Military Academy from 2010 to 2014.

In 2014, he was appointed to the Council of State by Brzdmtsveli Tamaz Japharidze. He officially retired from service a few weeks later. In the Council of State, he was particularly focused on national security and foreign policy. His views were described as nationalist, particularly after the publication of the "Akhalikhazi Report" (2018), which he co-wrote. He has also expressed criticism toward proposed legislation aimed to expand and increase the freedom of religion in Mktvartvelo.

He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister for State Security and and Minister of Public Order and Security in 2022, joining Prime Minister Bidzina Samkharadze's government. He resigned from the national government and rescinded his support, in disagreement with the Prime Minister's management of the wave of violent protests on Summer 2023. Following Samkharadze's resignation on July 2023, he was appointed as Minister of Justice in Prime Minister Gocha Mokleadze's short-lived national government.

He is married and has three children. He joined the Coalition of the True Right in early 2024.



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« Reply #35 on: April 28, 2022, 05:18:50 PM »
Lasha Katsarava
Birth1977
ClanKitari
TitleNone
EducationUniversity of Khashumi, degree in Law; State College for National Security and Foreign Policy
Political affiliationNational Renovation
RolesMinister of Foreign Affairs (2022-2023 and 2024)
FamilyParents: Vakhtang Basilaia (1949-2019) and Tsisana Katsarava (1953)
Spouse(s): Tatuna Nikeladze (1981)
Issues: Givi Nikeladze (2006), Amiran Nikeladze (2009), and Manana Nikeladze (2014)
BiographyAfter finishing his military service, Lasha Katsarava graduated in the University of Khashumi, obtaining a degree in Law. He enlisted to the armed forces in 2001. He served for seven years, reaching the rank of Captain in the Ground Forces. In 2009, he enrolled in the State College for National Security and Foreign Policy, where he obtained a degree in International Relations and Regional History. In 2013, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Policy.

He served as a diplomat in several countries from 2014 to 2019. In 2019, he served as General Director for Strategic Planning. He also served as ambassador in Zaporozh from 2020 to 2021. He returned to Mktvartvelo, having briefly an administrative position in the State College for National Security and Foreign Policy.

In 2022, he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in Prime Minister Bidzina Samkharadze's government. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs until March 2023. He was appointed once again as Minister of Foreign Affairs in Prime Minister Brdzeni Kvirkvelia's government in February 2024.




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« Reply #36 on: April 28, 2022, 08:53:11 PM »
Anzor Papuashvili
Birth1958
ClanPridoni
TitleNone
EducationUniversity of Azavrelia, degree in History
Political affiliationConservative Party
RolesMayor of Azavrelia (2014-2022), Minister of State (2022), Deputy Prime Minister for State Administration (2022), Minister of Administrative Affairs (2023)
FamilyParents: Irakli Gegelia (1924-2003) and Irma Papuashvili (1930-2011)
Spouse(s): Marlena Chkonia (1966)
Issues: Mamuka Chkonia (1993), Anzor Chkonia (1996), Tariel Chkonia (2001),  Lela Chkonia (2005), and Eter Chknonia (2005)
BiographyAnzor Papuashvili entered in politics in 2004, he had been previously a professor in a private college. That year, he was elected to Azavrelia local council. He served from 2004 to 2010. While he comes from a highly influential clan in Mktvartvelo, his first tenure in Azavrelia local politics was mostly unnoticed. In late 2010, he was appointed to the Council of State by the National Assembly.

In 2014, he was appointed as Mayor of Azavrelia. He served as mayor until 2022, when he was appointed Minister of State and Deputy Prime Minister for State Administration in Prime Minister Bidzina Samkharadze's government. However in August 2022, following his involvement in the middle of a wiretapping scandal, he resigned from the national government.

He rejoined the national government in 2023, during Prime Minister Gocha Mokleadze's short-lived government, in which he was appointed as Minister of Administrative Affairs. He run in the 2024 legislative election as candidate of the Conservative Party in Azavrelia second metropolitan district in the Council of State, but he failed to be elected, finishing fourth.

He is married and has five children.




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« Reply #37 on: April 29, 2022, 09:57:09 PM »
Veriko Kochladze
Birth1976
ClanSasazghvro
TitleNone
EducationUniversity of University of Tsagedia, degree in Law and master's degree in Information Law
Political affiliationLiberal Democratic Party
RolesMinister of Justice (2022-2023)
FamilyParents: Vazha Djorbenadze (1946) and Nino Kochladze (1949)
Spouse(s): Irakli Kakhidze (1974)
Issues: Gela Kochladze (2009) and Gulisa Kochladze (2013)
BiographyVeriko Kochladze worked for a law firm from 2002 to 2010. She also worked as legal consultant for an energy company from 2011 to 2014.

In 2015, she was elected to the National Assembly. She was particularly active in issues such as legal reform and administrative organization. She was reelected in 2020. She served in the Committee for Telecommunications and Information Technology, from 2021 to 2022.

From 2022 to 2023, she was appointed as Minister of Justice in Prime Minister Bidzina Samkharadze's government.

Kochladze is married and has two children.




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« Reply #38 on: May 05, 2022, 05:50:07 PM »
Tsiuri Mazniashvili
Birth1984
ClanTsikhe
TitleNone
EducationAzavrelia Technical University, degree on Business Administration and Information Technology
Political affiliationLiberal Democratic Party
RolesMinister of Economic Development (2022-2023)
FamilyParents: Shalva Kvinitadze (1958) and Tatuna Mazniashvili (1961)
Spouse(s): Givi Maglakelidze (1980)
Issues: Mukhran Mazniashvili (2016)
BiographyTsiuri Mazniashvili was born in 1984 in Restejo, in southern Mktvartvelo. She moved to Azavrelia in 2002, enrolling in the Azavrelia Technical University. She graduated in Business Administration and Information Technology in 2007. She joined the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information as an intern that same year.

From 2006 to 2012, she was also involved for "Tetri Khelebi", an anti-corruption civic organization. She returned to Restejo in 2014, the same year she married Givi Maglakelidze, a lawyer from Tbaghi. They had a son in 2016.

She was elected to the Council of State in 2019. From 2022 to 2023, she served as Minister of Economic Development in Prime Minister Bidzina Samkharadze's government.





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« Reply #39 on: May 07, 2022, 05:43:23 PM »

Ketilshobili Shengelaia
Birth1958
ClanErtviani
TitleNone
EducationUniversity of Azavrelia, degree in Law
RolesChairman of Shengelaia Fund
FamilyParents: Ramaz Abashidze (1928-1989) and Lela Shengelaia (1936-2011)
Spouse(s): Malkhaz Ptskialadze (1951)
Issues: Otar Shengelaia (1979), Bedna Shengelaia (1982), Nino Shengelaia (1984), Inga Shengelaia (1993), Levan Shengelaia (1997)
BiographyKetilshobili Shengelaia was born in 1958 in Ktsatskuri, into the Shengelaia family, one of the wealthiest families in Mktvartvelo's families at the time, in the influential Ertviani clan.

She enrolled in the University of Azavrelia although she interrupted her studies in 1978 to get married with Malkhaz Ptskialadze, from the Mstiani clan. She finally graduated with a degree of Law in the University of Azavrelia in 1988. She joined Abreshuminet as an intern, later becoming Director General of Operations in 1992. Along her husband, she established Gaghviveba Industries in 1994, which was later incorporated into Gunia Holding.

From 1997 to 2012, she was mostly focused on her family, and had a more secondary role compared to her husband, which was appointed Deputy Chairman of Gunia Holding in 1999. In 2014, however, she became CEO of Shengelaia Fund, an investment company founded and owned by her family. She's currently Chairman of Shengelaia Fund, as well as serving in the board of directors of Gunia Holding.

After the death of her mother and her sister, Ketilshobilii is both the head of the Shengelaia family and even informally considered as "the matriarch" of the Ertviani clan.






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« Reply #40 on: May 07, 2022, 10:10:43 PM »
Eto Kvachantiradze
Birth1980
ClanNichbosani
TitleNone
EducationRegional University of Jvarisi, degree in mechanical engineering; University of Khashumi, master's degree in Business Administration and Accounting
Political affiliationUndeclared
RolesMinister of Energy (2022-2023), CEO of MKT Energia-NaMoGaz
FamilyParents: Tamaz Janjgavadze (1957) and Eka Kvachantiradze (1958)
Spouse(s): Amiran Inauri (1974)
Issues: Mesame Kvachantiradze (2007)
BiographyKvachantiradze graduated in 2003 in the University of Jvarisi in mechanical engineering. She did an internship in Napertskali Corporation before moving to Khashumi, where she obtained a master's degree in the University of Khashumi, in 2006.

From 2008 to 2011, she worked in MKT Energia, particularly in the Engineering and Electricity Division. From 2011 to 2018, she worked for Mkt-NaMoGaz, a state-owned energy company. In 2019, she joined the Ministry of Energy as a business consultant. Kvachantiradze served as Minister of Energy from 2022 to 2023 in Prime Minister Bidzina Samkharadze's government.

She is married and she has one daughter. She was appointed CEO of MKT Energia-NaMoGaz on November 2023.





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« Reply #41 on: May 08, 2022, 12:34:07 PM »
Zhuldyz Birinseli
Birth1980
ClanAkeldi
TitleNone
EducationState College of Dmaroni, diploma in Law and Administration; University of Azavrelia, degree in Economics
RolesChairman of Dasvenebalis Inc.
FamilyParents: Bek Opakadze (1946) and Bibigul Birinseli (1956)
Spouse(s): Ramaz Leseridze (1976)
Issues: Kargi Birinseli (2002) and Assem Birinseli (2008)
BiographyZhuldyz Birinseli is a businesswoman born in Ozurkha, southern Mktvartvelo in 1980. She is an ethnic Kychma. Her grandfather established a large agrarian business which still belongs to the family.

Zhuldyz got married in 1999, and the couple had a son in 2002. They moved to Azavrelia the next year. Zhuldyz would continue her studies there, graduating in Economics in the University of Azavrelia in 2011. She worked for Momakhavali Management, a banking and industrial conglomerate, from 2011 to 2015. She founded her own company, Dasvenebalis Inc., a restaurant chain, in 2016. The company later expanded into fashion and hotel sectors. In 2017, she joined the Board of Directors of Saubari, a social media company established by her husband. In 2019, Saubari would be acquired by Gatsval for more than $1 billion. Zhuldyz and Leseridze have also invested in real estate.

She also joined the boards of directors of Aguri Corporation (a construction company owned by her husband's family), Pasdakleba, Meskheti Inc., and Tamashi Studios in recent years. Zhuldyz has also been active in charity initiatives, particularly in Azavrelia and her native province, and cultural events. In late 2021, she became the owner of Azavrelia FC, a football club, after she acquired an additional 35% of the shares of the club. It was reported that she acquired real estate abroad in recent months as well. Since 2022, she is also Vice-Chairman of the MPPL (Mktvartvelo Professional Premier League), the sports association responsible for administering the two professional football leagues of Mktvartvelo since 2022.

She has been reportedly close to Brzdmtsveli Ketevan Chakhava for at least a decade. Birinseli also owns 25% of Channel 7, through an investment fund owned by Dasvenebalis Inc., a private television channel.




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« Reply #42 on: June 26, 2022, 10:43:09 PM »
Inzhu Birinseli
Birth1977
ClanAkeldi
TitleNone
EducationState College of Dmaroni, degree in Industrial Agronomy; diploma in Business and Political Economy
RolesCEO of Niadatsqali Inc.
FamilyParents: Bek Opakadze (1946) and Bibigul Birinseli (1956)
Spouse(s): Pharnavaz Burundukadze (1971)
Issues: Mamuka Birinseli (2003), Anara Birinseli (2008), and Koba Birinseli (2011)
BiographyInzhu Birinseli is a businesswoman born in Ozurkha, southern Mktvartvelo in 1977. An ethnic Kychma, she comes from a wealthy family from southern Mktvartvelo. Her sister Zhuldyz Birinseli is a well-known businesswoman as well.

Inzu got married in 2000. They couple has had two sons and a daughter. In 2004, she started to work as an intern for Niadatsqali Inc. In 2008, she established, along her husband, Tesli Seed, an agribusiness company mostly involved in the production and distribution of soybean and corn seeds. In 2008, the company would be acquired by Niadatsqali Inc. During the next years, she would be focused in family affairs, as well as investing in real estate.

In 2012, she was appointed as Director of Communications for Niadatsqali Inc. The next year, she also joined the company board of directors. She left her position as Director of Communications in 2016. She served as representative of the company in diverse roles in the following years as well.

In 2022, she replaced his father Bek Opakadze as CEO of Niadatsqali Inc. She is considered one of the richest people in Mktvartvelo. Since 2023, she also owns a 25% of Channel 7, a private television in Mktvartvelo, in which her sister also owns an additional 25% of the shares.





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« Reply #43 on: June 26, 2022, 11:04:10 PM »
Otar Nasidze
Birth1964
ClanNagazia
TitleNone
EducationAkhalihaeri Military Academy, State College for National Security and Foreign Policy, degree on International Relations
Political affiliationUndeclared
RolesDiplomat (2006-2021), Minister of State, Deputy Prime Minister for State Administration and First Deputy Prime Minister
FamilyParents: Malkhaz Imnadze (1939) and Lela Nasidze (1943)
Spouse(s): Mzia Kokadze (1966)
Issues: Tornike Kokadze (1989), Avtandil Kokadze (1992), Eldar Kokadze (1996), and Inga Kokadze (2001)
BiographyOtar Nasidze joined the armed forces, reached the rank of Colonel in 2008. In 2006, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

He served minor roles in different embassies and consulates in Coft Aranye until he was appointed as ambassador to Samantra in 2014. In 2021, he went back to Mktvartvelo, serving in an advisory role for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was appointed as Chairman of the Center for Coft Aranye Studies, a higher education institution established in 2022.

He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister for State Administration and First Deputy Prime Minister in 2024.






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« Reply #44 on: August 07, 2022, 06:57:29 PM »
Brdzeni Chavchavadze
Birth1972
ClanMela
TitleNone
EducationGuram Ananidze National Military Academy; National College of Ktsatskuri, degree in National History
Political affiliationSocial National Party
RolesMinister of National Security (2022-2023) and Deputy Prime Minister of Foreign Policy and National Defense (2022-2023)
Speaker of the Social National Party parliamentary group in the National Assembly (2024)
FamilyParents: Okropir Basilashvili (1941-2022) and Eto Chavchavadze (1945)
Spouse(s): Marlena Zakhariadze (1975)
Issues: Zurab Zakhariadze (2001), Bedna Zakhariadze (2004), and Lali Zakhariadze (2010)
BiographyChavchavadze joined the armed forces. He reached the rank of Major, befor retiring in 2003. He joined the Baghdatsgaro Academy of War Studies as professor in 2007. Previously, he was a visiting lecturer at the University of Tsagedia. He has wrote three books on military studies.

He was elected to the National Assembly in 2013, being reelected in 2018. He was mostly focused on legislation regarding law enforcement and immigration policy. In foreign policy, he was critical of Prime Minister Gela Berdzenishvili's administration and Chavchavadze gained a reputation as one of the members of the nationalist faction in the National Assembly.

In 2022, he was appointed as Minister of National Security by Prime Minister Prime Minister Bidzina Samkharadze. He also was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister of Foreign Policy and National Defense, becoming one of the highest ranking ministers in Samkharadze's government. He was reelected for a third term in the National Assembly in 2023. He resigned from the government on late June 2023, a few days before Prime Minister Bidzina Samkharadze announced his resignation.

He joined the recently established Social National Party in 2023. In 2024, he became Social National Party parliamentary speaker in the National Assembly in 2024.




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Veriko Gaprindashvili
Birth1970
ClanTskhvrisa
TitleNone
EducationUniversity of Khashumi, degree in Law, and master's degree in Constitutional Jurisprudence
Political affiliationLiberal Democratic Party
RolesMinister of Administrative Affairs (2022), Minister of State and Deputy Premier for State Administration (2022-2023)
FamilyParents: Merab Melikishvili (1939-2005) and Natela Gaprindashvili (1944-2014)
Spouse(s): Tariel Ubeduradze (1968)
Issues: Tsiuri Gaprindashvili (2006) and Natela Gaprindashvili (2009)
BiographyVeriko Gaprindashvili is the only daughter of Merab Melikishvili, a prominent unionist representative from Khashumi. She studied Law in the University of Khashumi, and joined a small law firm in 1993, starting her career in the labour courts under the mentorship of lawyer Zviad Genoshvili, who was closely associated with unions and working association. Graprindashvili gained soon a positive reputation for a long number of acquittals. Many of her clients were originally members of unions, human rights associations, civil organizations, consumers association as well as religious organizations, but by the end of the decade she moved toward criminal cases under a different law firm.

From 1999 to 2004, she served as deputy secretary of Khashumi Professional Association of Lawyers. She was elected by the National Assembly to serve as representative in the Council of State in 2008, after being nominated by a group of liberal-leaning MPs. She served in the Council of State until 2014. In 2016, she was elected to the National Assembly, being reelected in 2021. Her interventions in the National Assembly were mostly focused on judiciary system and legal reform.

After Bidzina Samkharadze was appointed Prime Minister, it was rumoured that she was a likely candidate to be appointed as Minister of Justice. However, she would be appointed as Minister of Admistrative Affairs instead. As minister, she played an important role in the drafting of the Voting Reform Act and the New Electoral Commission Act, legislation aimed to reform the electoral law and legislation on campaigning, respectively. Following the resignation of Anzor Papuashvili in a wiretapping scandal, Gaprindashvili left the Ministry of Administrative Affair and was appointed Minister of State. She was also appointed as Deputy Premier for State Administration until the end of Bidzina Samkharadze's government.






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« Reply #46 on: August 23, 2022, 03:35:08 PM »


Orivegza Mgaloblishvili
Birth1973
ClanGabedi
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EducationState University of Ktsatskuri, degree in Economics; University of Azavrelia, degree in Law
Political affiliationLiberal Democratic Party
RolesMinister of the Treasury, First Deputy Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister for National Development (2022-2023)
Speaker of the Liberal Democratic Party (2024)
FamilyParents: Vazha Buziashvili (1933-2014) and Eto Mgaloblishvili (1939)
Spouse(s): Manana Sagaradze (1976)
Issues: Tariel Sagaradze (2002), Ramaz Sagaradze (2005), and Vardo Sagaradze (2009)
BiographyOrivegza Mgaloblishvili belongs to the Gabedi clan, one of the most powerful clans in Mktvartvelo. He graduated in Economics in the State University of Ktsatskuri in 1996. In 1998, after completing military service, he joined Danazog Bank. In 2006, he obtained a degree in Law in the University of Azavrelia.

He joined the Ministry of the Treasury in 2010. In 2015, he left the Ministry to join Muneba Bank. In 2020, he was elected to the National Assembly. While he was associated to the Moderate faction in the parliament, his activity as MP remained mostly unnoticed.

In 2022, he was appointed Minister of the Treasury in Prime Minister Bidzina Samkharadze's government. He was also appointed as Deputy Prime Minister for National Development and First Deputy Prime Minister, becoming the second highest-ranking member of the government just after Prime Minister Samkharadze himself. Following Prime Minister Bidzina Samkharadze resignation on July 2023, he served as caretaker Prime Minister for four days.

He joined the Liberal Democratic Party in 2023. Following the 2024 legislative election, Mgaloblishvili was elected as Speaker of the Liberal Democratic Party parliamentary group.




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« Reply #47 on: August 24, 2022, 02:14:19 PM »


Zviad Kotrikadze
Birth1952
ClanBunebrivi
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EducationUniversity of Baghdatsqaro, degree in Natural Sciences (1974) and master's degree in Chemistry (1978)
Political affiliationModerate Alignment
RolesMinister of Public Works and Transport (2022-2023)
FamilyParents: Gocha Belidze (1929-1981) and Baia Kotrikadze (1930-2007)
Spouse(s): Nana Rustavi (1958)
Issues: Badna Rustavi (1982), Eloda Rustavi (1985), Gela Rustavi (1989), and Marlena Rustavi (1994)
BiographyFrom 1981 to 1994, Zviad Kotrikadze worked as professor of organic chemistry in the University of Lagotsminda. He was elected to the National Assembly in 1994, being reelected in 1999, 2004, and 2009. From 2010 to 2016 he was elected to the Council of State. In 2017, he joined ZSD, an insurance corporation. However, he returned to politics in 2021, when he was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate in Bolnomi.

In the past, he has served as Deputy Minister of Trade and Science (1996-1997), Minister of Agriculture (1997-1998), Minister of Public Works and Transport (2003-2005), and Minister of Labour (2011-2014), under four different Prime Ministers. In 2022, he was appointed as Minister of Public Works and Transport by Prime Minister Bidzina Samkharadze, becoming one of the ministers in Samkharadze's government with largest government experience. He served until the end of Prime Minister Samkharadze's government in July 2023.

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« Reply #48 on: August 24, 2022, 05:48:08 PM »


Eldar Baqiladze
Birth1957
ClanQospasi
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EducationState University of Jvarisi, degree in Journalism; State College of Tetritsori, master's degree in Law
Political affiliationNational Renovation
RolesMinister of Telecommunications and Information (2022-2023), Member of the National Assembly
FamilyParents: Eldar Birini (1925-1974) Suykumda Baqiladze (1930-1991)
Spouse(s): Sula Etiksili (1961)
Issues: Eldar Etiksili (1984) and Sezim Etiksili (1988)
BiographyEldar Baqiladze, an ethnic Kychma, was born in Dedoplisaghi in 1957. Both his parents were state employees. He started his career as a journalist in a local newspaper. From 1984 to 1989, he worked for a small publishing house based in Tetritsori. From 1997 to 2004, he worked for Sakin Media. Then he joined Laparaki, a telecommunication company, leading their communication office until 2008. From 2011 to 2013, he worked as editor for a news program in Moedani Radio. He has also worked in different radio talk shows talking about political and contemporary affairs, particularly those related with legal issues and the media.

Although he had not previously experience in politics, he was appointed by Prime Minister Bidzina Samkharadze as Minister of Telecommunications and Information in 2022, serving until July 2023.

He was elected to the National Assembly in 2024, as a candidate for the pro-government National Renovation.




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« Reply #49 on: August 25, 2022, 05:51:38 AM »


Tinatin Chelnokidze
Birth1981
ClanTskhenebi
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EducationState University of Martvilisi, degree in Political Science; University of Abakha, master's degree in Political Philosophy
Political affiliationLiberal Democratic Party
RolesMember of the National Assembly; Minister of Administrative Affairs (2022-2023)
FamilyParents: Imeda Kvernadze (1930-2018) and Mzia Chelnokidze (1954)
Spouse(s): Tariel Machaidze (1980)
Issues: Marlena Chelnokidze (2011)
BiographyTinatin Chelnokidze was born in Abakha in 1981. She moved to Martvilisi in 1999, where she enrolled in Political Science at the local university. From 2000 to 2002, she also worked for "Sotsialuri Mimukhilva", a left-leaning political magazine. From 2003 to 2006, she lived abroad. She completed her studies in the University of Abakha, where she obtained a master's degree in Political Philosophy. She moved back to Martvilisi as she got married with Tariel Machaidze in 2008. They had a daughter in 2011.

From 2012 to 2014, she worked as personal secretary for former Prime Minister Shalva Sapiradze, who at the time was a member of the Council of State. In 2016, she was elected to the National Assembly. She was considered a member of the Liberal Wing of the National Assembly, and she gained some notoriety for his clashes with some ministers, particularly during the Gaqidvalisi corruption scandal. She was reelected in the 2022 legislative election.

A few months later, Prime Minister Bidzina Samkharadze appointed her as Minister of Administative Affairs, following a government reshuffle after Anzor Papuashvili resigned for being involved in a political scandal. She served until July 2023.

She joined the Liberal Democratic Party in 2023 and, after the 2024 legislative election, she was Orivegza Mgaloblishvili's main rival for the leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party. However, Mglaloblishvili would become Speaker of the Liberal Democratic Party parliamentary group after defeating Chelnokidze by 88-66. Chelnokidze became Head of the National Assembly parliamentary Commission of Home Affairs.





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« Reply #50 on: August 27, 2022, 09:49:31 PM »


Merab Dekanozishvili
Birth1976
ClanKhazi
TitleNone
EducationOtar Teimurazhvili Trade School
Political affiliationLabour Party
RolesGeneral Secretary of the All-Mktvartvelian Labour Union (2022-2023)
FamilyParents: Okropir Badrishvili (1950) and Baia Dekanozishvili (1952-2011)
Spouse(s): Mesame Beridze (1979)
Issues: Natela Beridze (2005) and Tamaz Beridze (2011)
BiographyMerab Dekanozishvili is an union leader and politician. He was born in Ozurkha, although his family moved to Tsagari when he was four years old. After he finished military service, he moved to Jvarisi, where he joined the State University of Jvarisi. He enrolled in Economics but he dropped out after a year. He returned to Tsagari, where he worked in a factory for several years.

In 2002, he joined the trade school and became a MSRK employee in 2005. In 2009, he run as candidate to the National Assembly but failed to be elected, finishing fifth in his electoral district. The same year, he was elected an union representative as a member of the Federation of Railway and Transport Union, which was part of the Confederation of Professional Unions. He joined the national board of the Confederation of Professional Unions in 2011. He moved to Ktsatskuri the next year, when he became a permanent union representative. He would run as a candidate to the National Assembly for second time in 2017, but he failed to be elected again (this time, he finished second in a different electoral district).

Dekanozishvili was elected Deputy Chairman of the Federation of Railway and Transport Union in 2018. However, he resigned in 2020. He led a splinter group and joined the All-Mktvartvelian Labour Union (SMSK). He joined the executive committee of the SMSK in 2021. In 2022, he was elected as General Secretary of the All-Mktvartvelian Labour Union.

Although he run as a pro-union and socially conservative candidate in the 2009 election, Dekanozishvili's ideology has considerably moved toward left-wing positions, endorsing secularism and a constitutional convention in 2017. More recently, he has criticized the labour legal system in Mktvartvelo, calling for fewer restrictions in arbitration between unions and companies and constitutional recognition to the right to strike.

On November 2023, he was sentenced to a two-year prison sentence for violation of the labour code during the 2022 national strike. Ten days later, he was replaced as General Secretary of the All-Mktvartvelian Labour Union.




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« Reply #51 on: September 15, 2022, 10:12:39 PM »


Irakli Helimishadze
Birth1973
ClanAkhali
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EducationState University of Jvarisi, degree in Chemistry; National College of Ktsatskuri, master's degree in Journalism
RolesDirector of ERT (since 2022)
FamilyParents: Mamuka Amaglobeli (1933-1995) and Lali Helimishadze (1938-2019)
Spouse(s): Aka Rustaveli (1976)
Issues: Irma Rustaveli (2002)
BiographyIrakli Helimishadze moved to Ktsatskuri in 1997, where he worked for a petrochemical company until 2002, when he enrolled in a master's degree on Journalism in the National College of Ktsatskuri in a course sponsodred by the Sakin Foundation. In 2004, she joined Dazverva newspaper where he worked for a year in the business section. From 2005 to 2009, he worked as correspondent abroad for the same newspaper. From 2009 to 2012, he returned to Mktvartvelo as parliamentary correspondent for Dazverva newspaper. He also appeared often in radio talk shows, particularly on international and legislative issues.

From 2012 to 2014, he worked as consultant for the State Association of Journalists. He moved back to his hometown, Dedoplisaghi, in 2014, where he become in editor-in-chief in a local newspaper, until 2015. That year, he joined KTV, a commercial television channel, as consultant and producer, in his first venture in television.

In September 2022, he was appointed Director of ERT, the state radio and television broadcasting company in Mktvartvelo. He was Director of ERT until for twelve months. On October 2023, he became Deputy Head of Communications of ATI-TV, a private television channel owned by Sakin Media Group.




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« Reply #52 on: October 26, 2023, 12:56:44 PM »
Gocha Mokleadze
Birth1963
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TitleHis Most Honourable Mr. Mokleadze
EducationState University of Martvilisi, degree on Law
Political affiliationConservative Party
RolesPrime Minister (2023) and Member of the National Assembly
FamilyParents: Lasha Arnaui (1934-2005) and Mesame Mokleadze (1938-1997)
Spouse(s): Baia Kipiani (1966)
Issues: Tinatin Kipiani (1990) and Sopho Kipiani (1994)
BiographyGocha Mokleadze is a Mktvartvelian politician. He started his political career as a representative at the Martvilisi-Shemogareni Provincial Assembly in 1997. In 2001, Mokleadze was elected to the National Assembly. In 2007, he run as candidate to the Council of State, being elected for a six-year term. In both chambers, he was considered a member of the Moderate block.

He was appointed Minister of Telecommunications and Information in 2011, serving until 2014. He had been elected to the National Assembly in 2013, being reelected in the 2018 and 2023 legislative elections. Following the resignation of Prime Minister Bidzina Samkharadze on July 2023, Gocha Mokleadze was appointed as Prime Minister. His government had a center-right orientation, with a number of independent ministers. However, the government failed to deal with the wave of student protests and violent riots, and it only lasted ten days as Mokleadze announced his resignation to Brzdmtsveli Ketevan on July 15.

Mokleadze is married to Baia Kipiani. They had two daughters.

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« Reply #53 on: October 26, 2023, 01:59:22 PM »
Shota Samadashvili
Birth1951
ClanTskhvari
TitleHis Most Honourable Mr. Samadashvili
EducationKhoni Military Academy; University of Abakha, degree on History and Aranyean Languages, master's degree on International Relations
Political affiliationConservative Party
RolesFormer diplomat and Prime Minister (2023)
FamilyParents: Okropir Arsenidze (1918-1979) and Mzia Samadashvili (1921-2000)
Spouse(s): Vardo Khalvashi (1953-2015)
Issues: Zurab Khalvashi (1977), Imeda Khalvashi  (1979), Lela Khalvashi  (1984), and Malkhaz Khalvashi (1987)
BiographyShota Samadashvil is a diplomat and politician. He served in the armed forces until 1975. In 1982, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He served as ambassador in countries such as Rokkenjima, Tytor, and Lodja, as well as serving as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1997 to 1998.

In 2002, he was appointed as permanent member of the Council of State by Brzdmtsveli Tamaz Japharidze, leaving behind a two-decade career as diplomat.

Shota Samadashvili was appointed Prime Minister on July 2023, following the resignation of Gocha Mokleadze. His government was described as technocratic, as most of the ministers were considered independent ministers, a few of them appointed from the ranks of the Council of State, but many of them without previous experience in the national government. However, Samadashvili's government would only last five days, the shortest national government since the office of the Prime Minister was established in the Unitary State of Mktvartvelo, after Samadashvili resigned as Prime Minister after allegedly losing the confidence of the armed forces. Samadashvili was replaced by Brdzeni Kvirkvelia.

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« Reply #54 on: October 28, 2023, 01:39:57 PM »

Burkhardt Kvalheim
Birth1959
TitleNone
EducationUniversity of Albrektberg, degree on Law
Political affiliationConstitutional Party
RolesSecretary in the State Governorate (2011-2023), President of the State Governorate (2016-2023), Leader of the Juglander Constitutional Party (2015-2023)
BiographyBurkhardt Kvalheim was born in Albrektberg in 1959. He studied Law in the University of Albrektberg. After finishing university, he joined a law firm in Albrektberg.

A former member of the Conservative Party, he joined the Constitutional Party, established in 2006. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 2006, as candidate of the Constitutional Party, he had a minor role in drafting the 2010 Jugland's constitution, and would be reelected the same year in the legislative elections. He was elected by the Legislative Assembly to the First State Governorate, joining it as Secretary of Transportation and Communication. He run as candidate in Albrektberg in the first State Governorate elections, being one of the seven members directly elected that year. He would serve as Secretary for Administrative Affairs from 2011 to 2019, after being reelected in the 2015 State Governorate elections. Since 2016, he held the position of President of the State Governorate, the highest ranking office in Jugland, until the 2023 election.

He was reelected in 2019, becoming the only member of the State Governorate who has served in Jugland's government since 2006 in the State Governorate during that term. He also served as Secretary for Home Affairs and Justice from 2019 to 2023. He has been Chairman of the Constitutional Party from 2011 to 2023 as well.   

The Constitutional Party performed poorly in the 2023 election, and Kvalheim, despite being the incumbent President of the State Governorate, failed to be reelected. He had previously renounced as leader of the Constitutional Party a few months before, and he announced that he was leaving politics after his defeat in the 2023 elections.

He married twice, and he has six children from both relationships.




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« Reply #55 on: October 28, 2023, 01:58:24 PM »

Lars Midtvedt
Birth1974
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EducationUniversity of Albrektberg
Political affiliationNational Democratic Party
RolesSecretary of Economic Affairs (2011-2015 and 2019-2023), General Secretary of the National Democratic Party (2014-2023), Secretary of Home Affairs and Justice (2015-2019), Vice President of the State Governorate (2015-2019)
BiographyLars Midtvedt was born in Midtenstadt in 1974. He studied History and Political Science in the University of Albrektberg, without graduating. He is single and has three children.

Midtvedt has been involved in politics since 2001. He campaigned against Jugland's integration in the Unitary State of Mktvartvelo as member of the Juglander Front. In 2005, he joined the National Democratic Party, serving in the local government in Sandberg until 2011, when he was elected to the Legislative Assembly in a by-election in a district from Sandberg. In the 2012 election, he was reelected in the Legislative Assembly and was elected as well to serve in the Third State Governorate elections. He served as Secretary of Economic Affairs from 2011 to 2015.

In 2014, he was elected leader of the National Democratic Party, and was reelected to the State Governorate in 2015. He served as Secretary of Home Affairs and Justice and Vice President of the State Governorate from 2015 to 2019. His tenure as Secretary of Home Affairs and Justice was increasingly controversial. In the 2019 Legislative Assembly election, the National Democratic Party had a poor performance, falling from the second most voted political party to the fourth, losing nearby a half of their MPs. Midtvedt was the only candidate of the National Democratic Party in the State Government, but despite this he was reelected as leader of the National Democratic Party.

He served as Secretary of Economic Affairs a second time from 2019 to 2023. In the 2023 elections, the National Democratic Party had an even worse result than in the previous election, and it failed to get any candidate elected to the State Governorate, including Midtvedt himself, for first time. Lars Midtvedt resigned as General Secretary of the National Democratic Party on May 2023.



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« Reply #56 on: October 28, 2023, 08:40:33 PM »

Raymond Furuholmen
Birth1964
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EducationUniversity of Albrektberg, degree on Law and Political Science; Amkhar College of Albrektberg, PhD on Administrative Law
Political affiliationProgressive Liberal Party
RolesMayor of Midtenstadt (2004-2016), Secretary of the Treasury (2019-2023), Co-chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party (since 2018 )
BiographyRaymond Furuholmen was born in Albrektberg in 1964. He studied Law and Political Science in the University of Albrektberg. He completed a PhD degree on Administrative Law in the Amkhar College of Albrektberg.

A former member of the now defunct Liberal Party, he worked for Landsbygdabank, a commercial bank based in Jugland, from 1996 to 2001. He was elected Mayor of Midtendstadt in 2004, as candidate of the Liberal Party. He would be reelected in 2008, but resigned in 2010, following a controversy with the party leadership. He would be reelected as independent candidate in 2012. He joined the Progressive Liberal Party in late 2014 and he was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 2015. He also run for the election to the State Governorate that year but he failed to be elected. Despite this, in 2018 he was elected as co-chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party.

He run to the State Governorate election in 2019 again, this time being elected. He joined the State Governorate and served as Secretary of the Treasury from 2019 to 2023. He is married and has one daughter.

Furuholmen run for reelection in the 2023 State Governorate election but he was defeated by Theudbald Salovaara.




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« Reply #57 on: October 28, 2023, 09:29:06 PM »

Takashi Hirano
Birth1957
TitleNone
EducationAmkhar College of Albrektberg, degree on Law
Political affiliationReiwa Party
RolesPresident of the Reiwa Party; Secretary of Health (2008-2011), Secretary of Labour (2011-2015), Secretary of Economic Affairs (2015-2019), Secretary of Education and Science (2019-2023)
BiographyTakashi Hirano is the leader of the Reiwa Party. He comes back from an influential family during the colonial period. He founded the Reiwa Party, which voters base is mostly found between ethnic Yamato Juglander citizens, in 1996. He joined the State Governorate in 2008, and participated in the negotiations to pass the Juglander constitution.

He was elected in the 2011, 2015, and 2019 State Governorate elections, in one of the ethnic-based constituencies. In the 2023 State Governorate, he was defeated by Shimura Akane, a former member of the Reiwa Party and candidate of the Betse Coalition.


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Irakli Bneladze
Birth1976
ClanMeglebii
TitleNone
EducationNational College of Ktsatskuri, degree on Law
Political affiliationCoalition of the True Right
RolesMember of the National Assembly; Minister of Justice (July 2023)
Leader and Speaker of the Coalition of the True Right parliamentary group
FamilyParents: Anzor Bakurianadze (1947) and Bedna Bneladze (1951)
Spouse(s): Vardo Undiladze (1979)
Issues: Veriko Undiladze (2004), Inga Undiladze (2007), and Bidzina Undiladze (2009)
BiographyIrakli Bneladze became a judge in 1996, in the Kobavi district, central Mktvartvelo, but left the judiciary to serve in Ktsatskuri Provincial Assembly from 2000 to 2005. In 2005, he was appointed by the National Assembly to serve a 6-year term in the Council of State. In 2011, he was elected to the National Assembly. He was reelected in 2016 and 2021.

Bneladze joined the ranks of the Conservative block in the National Assembly. He participated in the judiciary and national development permanent parliamentary commissions. In 2023, he run to the position of Speaker of the National Assembly, finishing runner-up after being defeated by incumbent Speaker Ramaz Kintsurashvili. He was highly critical of Prime Minister Bidzina Samkharadze's national government, gaining prominence for his parliament arguments with members of the government or Prime Minister Samkharadze himself.

On July 2023,  Bneladze joined Prime Minister Gocha Mokleadze's national government as Minister of Justice. He proposed the immediate expulsion of students arrested by expulsion in protests from the university. However, the government barely lasted ten days in power, and the proposal was not even discussed in the National Assembly.

He is married to Vardo Undiladze, from the Itsavsi clan. They have two daughters and one son.

In the months before the 2024 legislative election, Bneladze did not join the recently established Conservative Party, instead he was one of the founders of the Coalition of the True Right, a national-conservative political party, becoming the first leader. Bneladze became Speaker of the Coalition of the True Right parliamentary group in 2024.
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« Reply #59 on: October 31, 2023, 01:55:25 PM »
Levan Makhateli
Birth1969
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TitleNone
EducationState University of Kutatsqaro, degree on Economics; State University of Ktsatskuri; master's degree on Finance
RolesChairman of the Central Bank (2009-2019), Minister of Economy Development, Acting Prime Minister (July 2023)
FamilyParents: Anzor Imiritadze (1942-2018) and Nino Makhateli (1944)
Spouse(s): Baia Karunadze (1971)
Issues: Kvan Karunadze (1997), Merab Karunadze (1999), Zviad Karunadze (2002), Otar Karunadze (2006)
BiographyLevan Makhateli is an economist. He served as Chairman of the Central Bank of the Unitary State of Mktvartvelo from 2009 to 2019. Previously, he worked for several commercial banks. He was also Deputy Head of the Monetary Policy Group of the Central Bank from 1998 to 2000, as well as Assistant Professor in the University of Martvilisi.

On July 2023, he joined Prime Minister Shota Samadashvili's national government as Minister of Economic Development. However, the government only lasted a few days, and he became Acting Prime Minister following Samadashvil's resignation as Prime Minister, until the appointment of Brdzeni Kvirkvelia as Prime Minister.

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