Vano Merabishvili

Vano Merabishvili
ვანო მერაბიშვილი
Merabishvili in 2012
9th Prime Minister of Georgia
In office 4 July 2012 – 25 October 2012
President	Mikheil Saakashvili
Preceded by	Nika Gilauri
Succeeded by	Bidzina Ivanishvili
Minister of Internal Affairs
In office 18 December 2004 – 4 July 2012
President	Mikheil Saakashvili
Preceded by	Irakli Okruashvili
Succeeded by	Bachana Akhalaia
Chairman of the United National Movement
In office July 2012 – 2012
Preceded by	Davit Bakradze
Succeeded by	Mikheil Saakashvili
Minister of State Security
In office 7 June 2004 – 18 December 2004
President	Mikheil Saakashvili
Preceded by	Zurab Adeishvili
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Secretary of the National Security Council
In office January 2004 – 7 June 2004
President	Mikheil Saakashvili
Preceded by	Tedo Japaridze
Succeeded by	Gela 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 party	Union of Citizens of Georgia (Before 2002) United National Movement (2002–present)
Spouse	Tako Salaqaia
Children	2
Alma mater	Georgian 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]