Georgian politician

George "Gigi" Tsereteli (born 23 February 1964, in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a member and former vice-speaker of the Parliament of Georgia and the president of Parliamentary *embly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

Contents

• 1 Education
• 2 Career
• 3 Membership
• 4 Personal life
• 5 References

Education

• 1970–1977: Tbilisi N8 Musical School
• 1970–1980: Tbilisi N55 Secondary School
• 1980–1986: State Medical University, School of Medicine
• 1986 - 1987: Tbilisi Central Republican Hospital - internship
• 1987–1989: Ins*ute of the Clinical and Experimental Neurology, residency – MD (neurologist)
• 1995 - 2000: Tbilisi State University, School of Law - LLM
• 2005 - Boston University School of Public Health, economics and financing for international health - certificate

Career

• 1989 – 1993: Hospital of the Clinical and Experimental Neurology, neurologist, MD
• 1993– 1995: Private business
• 1995 – 1996: Governor of Tbilisi Vake District
• April 1995 – October 1995: Tbilisi Municipality, first deputy chairman of the Department of Social Affairs
• 1996–1998: Tbilisi Municipality, vice-mayor
• October 1998 - November 1999: member of Tbilisi City Council, chairman of the majority faction
• November 1999 – February 2000: MP, V Parliament of Georgia, chairman of the Committee on Regional Policy and Self-Governance
• February 2000 – January 2004: deputy chairman of the Parliament of Georgia
• November 2003 – January 2004: acting chairman of the Parliament of Georgia
• February 2004- 2005: Minister of Labor, Health and Social Protection of Georgia - Deputy prime minister
• 2004 - 2008: MP, VI Parliament of Georgia, Member of Parliament of Georgia (Mtatsminda N1 cons*uency), Parliament of Georgia Committee on Healthcare and Social Issues - chairman
• 2008 - 2012: MP, VII Parliament of Georgia, deputy chairman
• 2009 - 2011: European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development - vice-president
• 2011 - 2013: European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development- president
• 2012 to present: Vice-president, OSCE Parliamentary *embly
• 2012-to present: MP, VIII Parliament of Georgia. Vice-chairman, Committee on Healthcare and Social Affairs. Foreign Affairs Committee member
• 2017 - 2020: President, OSCE Parliamentary *embly

Membership

• Member - Executive Political Board of the European Georgia — Movement for Liberty party
• Chairman - European Georgia Political board
• Member - Delegation to the OSCE parliamentary *embly
• President - EPP and Likeminded Group in the OSCE parliamentary *embly
• Member - European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development
• Member - USA caucus in the Parliament of Georgia
• Member - Friendship Group with the Parliament of Sweden

Personal life

Married, with two children.

References