Lasha Zhvania | |
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ლაშა ჟვანია | |
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| Ambassador of Georgia to Israel | |
| Assumed office 1 August 2019 | |
| Head of the Presidential Administration of Georgia | |
| In office 17 December 2018 – 1 May 2019 | |
| President | Salome Zourabichvili |
| Preceded by | Giorgi Abashishvili |
| Succeeded by | Natia Sulava |
| Minister of Economic Development | |
| In office 9 December 2008 – 21 August 2009 | |
| President | Mikheil Saakashvili |
| Prime Minister | Grigol Mgaloblishvili Nika Gilauri |
| Preceded by | Eka Sharashidze |
| Succeeded by | Zurab Pololikashvili |
| Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Georgia | |
| In office 14 June 2008 – 9 December 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Konstantine Gabashvili |
| Succeeded by | Zurab Pololikashvili |
| Member of the Parliament of Georgia | |
| In office 7 June 2008 – 16 December 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Besarion Jugheli |
| Succeeded by | Vacant (Andro Avalidze) |
| Parliamentary group | United National Movement |
| Constituency | Chughureti |
| Ambassador of Georgia to Israel and Cyprus | |
| In office 15 March 2005 – June 2008 | |
| President | Mikheil Saakashvili |
| Preceded by | Revaz Gachechiladze |
| Succeeded by | Vakhtang Jaoshvili |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 October 1973 Tbilisi,[citation needed] Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Independent |
| Education | Tbilisi State University |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Lasha Zhvania (Georgian: ლაშა ჟვანია; born on 14 October 1973 in Tbilisi,[citation needed] Georgia) is a Georgian politician, diplomat, businessman, and social activist who has also served as Head of the Presidential Administration of Georgia for the country's fifth president, Salome Zourabichvili.
A diplomat by education, he began an international affairs career by working in Georgia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, notably by serving as the country's Ambassador to Israel and Cyprus. He would eventually join the political field, becoming a member of the Georgian Parliament, and the Minister of Economic Development for a short period of time after the August 2008 war against Russia.
A social activist, he is also known for having served as general manager of Georgian Patriarch Ilia II's International Humanitarian Foundation.