Tina Khidasheli | |
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| თინა ხიდაშელი | |
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| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 1 May 2015 – 1 August 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Irakli Garibashvili Giorgi Kvirikashvili |
| Preceded by | Mindia Janelidze |
| Succeeded by | Levan Izoria |
| Member of Parliament of Georgia | |
| In office 21 October 2012 – 8 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Zaza Gulikashvili |
| Succeeded by | Tamar Khidasheli |
| Parliamentary group | Georgian Dream |
| Constituency | Sagarejo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 June 1973 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union (now Tbilisi, Georgia)[citation needed] |
| Political party | Republican Party (2005-2016) |
| Spouse | David Usupashvili |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Tbilisi State University(1995) Central European University (1996) Washington College of Law (1996) |
Tinatin "Tina" Khidasheli[1] (Georgian: თინათინ (თინა) ხიდაშელი; born 8 June 1973) is a Georgian jurist and politician. A Republican Party member and former civil society activist, she was appointed as Georgia's Minister of Defense on 1 May 2015, becoming the country's first ever female defense minister. She resigned on 1 August 2016, after her party decided to leave the ruling Georgian Dream coalition.[2]
Khidasheli is married to David Usupashvili, the former chairman of the Parliament of Georgia.[3]
- ^ Tina Khidasheli, Official Twitter Account, Retrieved: 1 January 2016
- ^ "New Defense Minister, State Minister for Reconciliation Appointed". Civil Georgia. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "New Defense, Environment, Sport Ministers Named". Civil Georgia. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.