Nika Gilauri

Nika Gilauri
ნიკოლოზ გილაური
Gilauri in 2010
8th Prime Minister of Georgia
In office
6 February 2009 – 4 July 2012
PresidentMikheil Saakashvili
Preceded byGrigol Mgaloblishvili
Succeeded byVano Merabishvili
First Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia
In office
December 2008 – 6 February 2009
PresidentMikheil Saakashvili
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byDavid Tkeshelashvili
Minister of Finance
In office
7 September 2007 – 6 February 2009
PresidentMikheil Saakashvili
Preceded byAleksi Aleksishvili
Succeeded byKakha Baindurashvili
Minister of Energy
In office
17 February 2004 – 7 September 2007
PresidentMikheil Saakashvili
Preceded byDavid Mirtskhulava
Succeeded byAlexander Khetaguri
Personal details
Born (1975-02-14) 14 February 1975 (age 49)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyIndependent
Alma materTbilisi State University
University of Limerick
Temple University
Signature

Nikoloz "Nika" Gilauri (Georgian: ნიკოლოზ [ნიკა] გილაური, pronounced [nikʼa ɡilauɾi]; born 14 February 1975) is a Georgian politician who was 8th Prime Minister of Georgia from 6 February 2009 to 30 June 2012. He had served as Minister for Energy (2004–2007) and Minister of Finance (2007–2009) and First Vice Prime Minister in the Cabinet of Georgia (2008–2009).

In 2012, he was appointed as the head of the JSC Partnership Fund, a state-owned stock fund. Currently Gilauri set his advisory boutique for public sector decision makers. He is also a senior advisor at McKinsey and Co.