Vano Merabishvili

Vano Merabishvili
ვანო მერაბიშვილი
Merabishvili in 2012
9th Prime Minister of Georgia
In office
4 July 2012 – 25 October 2012
PresidentMikheil Saakashvili
Preceded byNika Gilauri
Succeeded byBidzina Ivanishvili
Minister of Internal Affairs
In office
18 December 2004 – 4 July 2012
PresidentMikheil Saakashvili
Preceded byIrakli Okruashvili
Succeeded byBachana Akhalaia
Chairman of the United National Movement
In office
July 2012 – 2012
Preceded byDavit Bakradze
Succeeded byMikheil Saakashvili
Minister of State Security
In office
7 June 2004 – 18 December 2004
PresidentMikheil Saakashvili
Preceded byZurab Adeishvili
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Secretary of the National Security Council
In office
January 2004 – 7 June 2004
PresidentMikheil Saakashvili
Preceded byTedo Japaridze
Succeeded byGela Bezhuashvili
Member of the Parliament of Georgia
In office
20 November 1999 – 22 April 2004
Personal details
Born (1968-04-15) 15 April 1968 (age 56)
Ude, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Georgia)
Political partyUnion of Citizens of Georgia (Before 2002)
United National Movement (2002–present)
SpouseTako Salaqaia
Children2
Alma materGeorgian Technical University
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Ivane "Vano" Merabishvili (Georgian: ივანე "ვანო" მერაბიშვილი; born 15 April 1968) is a Georgian politician and 9th Prime Minister of Georgia from 4 July to 25 October 2012. A former NGO activist, he became directly involved in Georgia's politics in 1999 and emerged as one of the government's most influential members after the 2003 Rose Revolution, especially as Georgia's Minister of Internal Affairs (18 December 2004 – 4 July 2012).[1]