David Bakradze

David Bakradze
დავით ბაქრაძე
Bakradze in 2015
Chairman of European Georgia
In office
27 May 2017 – 10 April 2021
Preceded byparty established
Succeeded byGiga Bokeria
Leader of the Parliamentary Minority
In office
21 October 2012 – 11 March 2019
Preceded byGiorgi Targamadze
4th Speaker of the Parliament
In office
7 June 2008 – 21 October 2012
Preceded byNino Burjanadze
Succeeded byDavid Usupashvili
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
31 January 2008 – 5 May 2008
PresidentMikheil Saakashvili
Preceded byGela Bezhuashvili
Succeeded byEkaterine Tkeshelashvili
State Minister for Conflict Resolution issues
In office
July 2007 – 31 January 2008
PresidentMikheil Saakashvili
Preceded byMerab Antadze
Succeeded byTemur Iakobashvili (as State Minister for Reintegration)
Chairman of the United National Movement
In office
September 2014 – 13 January 2017
De facto[a]
Preceded byMikheil Saakashvili
Succeeded byMikheil Saakashvili
In office
May 2008 – July 2012
Preceded byNino Burjanadze
Succeeded byVano Merabishvili
Member of the Parliament of Georgia
Assumed office
7 June 2008
In office
22 April 2004 – 7 September 2007
Personal details
Born (1972-07-01) 1 July 1972 (age 52)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR
Political partyEuropean Georgia (2017-2021)[1]
United National Movement (2002-2017)
Alma materTbilisi State University
Georgian Technical University
Georgian Institute of Public Affairs
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David Bakradze (Georgian: დავით ბაქრაძე; born 1 July 1972) is a Georgian politician and diplomat who served as the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia from 7 June 2008 to 21 October 2012.

Bakradze's previous assignments include a member of the Parliament from the United National Movement (April 2004-September 2007), Minister for the Conflict Issues (July 2007-January 2008), Minister of Foreign Affairs (January 2008-April 2008), and the President of Georgia's special envoy to NATO and the European Union (April 2008-June 2008). He is a First Class State Counselor and holds a diplomatic rank of Chief Minister Counselor.


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  1. ^ "Georgia's Opposition UNM Splits into Two". Archived from the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2017-01-14.