Gigi Tsereteli

Gigi Tsereteli

George "Gigi" Tsereteli (born February 23, 1964, Tbilisi, Georgia) is a member and vice-speaker of the Parliament of Georgia.^[1] He is married, with two children.

Education

• 2005 - Boston University School of Public Health, Economics and Financing for International Health - Certificate
• 1995 - 2000: Tbilisi State University, School of Law - LLM
• 1987–1989: Institute of the Clinical and Experimental Neurology, Residency – MD (Neurologist)
• 1986 - 1987: Tbilisi Central Republican Hospital-Internship
• 1980–1986: State Medical University, School of Medicine
• 1970–1980: Tbilisi N55 Secondary School
• 1970–1977: Tbilisi N8 Musical School

Career

• 2012-to present: MP, VIII Parliament of Georgia. Vice-Chairman, Committee on Healthcare and Social Affairs. Foreign Affairs Committee member
• 2012-to present: Vice-President, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
• 2011-2013: European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (EPF)- President
• 2009-2011: European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (EPF)- Vice-President
• 2008-2012: MP, VII Parliament of Georgia, Deputy Chairman
• 2004-2008:MP, VI Parliament of Georgia, Member of Parliament of Georgia (Mtatsminda N1 Constituency), Parliament of Georgia Committee on Healthcare and Social Issues - Chairman
• 2004 / 02 – 05: Minister of Labor, Health and Social Protection of Georgia, Deputy Prime-Minister
• 2003 / 11 – 2004 / 01: Acting Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia
• 2000 / 02 – 2004 / 01: Deputy Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia
• 1999 / 11 – 2000 / 02: MP, V Parliament of Georgia, Chairman of the Committee on Regional Policy and Self-Governance
• 1998 / 10 – 1999 / 11: Member of Tbilisi City Council, Chairman of the Majority Faction
• 1996–1998: Tbilisi Municipality, Vice-Mayor
• 1995 / 04 – 1995 / 10: Tbilisi Municipality, First Deputy Chairman of the Department of Social Affairs
• 1995–1996: Governor of Tbilisi Vake District
• 1993–1995: Private Business
• 1989–1993: Hospital of the Clinical and Experimental Neurology, Neurologist, MD

Membership

• Member- Executive Political Board of the “ United National Movement” (UNM) Party
• Chairman of the UNM Party Council
• Member of the Delegation to the OSCE parliamentary Assembly
• Vice-President of the EPP and Likeminded Group In the OSCE PA
• Member-European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (EPF)
• Member- of the USA Caucus in the Parliament of Georgia
• Member- of the Friendship Group with Parliament of Sweden

References

1. "Georgia to sever ties with Russia". MSNBC. 2008-08-29. Retrieved 27 March 2011.

*OSCE PA

• European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development