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Zurab Tchiaberashvili (Georgian: ზურაბ ჭიაბერაშვილი, also spelled Chiaberashvili) (born 6 June 1972) is a Georgian politician and diplomat. He currently is a leading figure in the opposition European Georgia, after most recently serving as a governor of the Kakheti region.
Having a background in academia and the nongovernmental sector, Tchiaberashvili joined the ranks of the government after Georgia's 2003 Rose Revolution, serving as the chairman of the Central Election Commission of Georgia from 2003 to 2004 and then as the mayor of Tbilisi from 2004 to 2005. Tchiaberashvili was Georgia's permanent representative to the Council of Europe from 2005 to 2010 and ambassador to the Swiss Confederation and Principality of Liechtenstein, and Permanent Representative to the United Nations office and other international organizations in Geneva from 2010 to 2012.[1] He served as Georgia's Minister of Health, Labour and Social Affairs from March 20, 2012,[2][3] to October 25, 2012.
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. Ambassador Zurab Tchiaberashvili. 2012-03-15. URL:http://switzerland.mfa.gov.ge/index.php?sec_id=499&lang_id=ENG. Accessed: 2012-03-15. (Archived by WebCite®).
- ^ Healthcare Minister Replaced. Civil Georgia. March 15, 2012.
- ^ Cabinet with New Healthcare Minister Wins Confidence Vote. Civil Georgia. March 20, 2012.