Gigi Tsereteli
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George "Gigi" Tsereteli (born February 23, 1964, Tbilisi
, Georgia
) is a member and vice-speaker of the Parliament of Georgia
. He is married, with two children.
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
, Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
) is a member and vice-speaker of the Parliament of Georgia
Parliament of Georgia
Parliament of Georgia is the supreme legislature of Georgia. It is unicameral and has 150 members, known as deputies, from which 75 members are proportional representatives and 75 are elected through single-member district plurality system, representing their constituencies...
. He is married, with two children.
Education
- 2005 - Boston University School of Public Health]], Economics and Financing for International Health - Certificate
- 1995 - 2000: Tbilisi State University, School of Law - LLM
- 1987–1989: Institute of the Clinical and Experimental Neurology, Residency – MD (Neurologist)
- 1986 - 1987: Tbilisi Central Republican Hospital-Internship
- 1980–1986: State Medical University, School of Medicine
- 1970–1980: Tbilisi N55 Secondary School
- 1970–1977: Tbilisi N8 Musical School
Career
2008- to present: Parliament of Georgia, Deputy Chairman- 2004-2008: Parliament of Georgia, Elected Member of Parliament of Georgia (Mtatsminda N1 Constituency), Parliament of Georgia Committee on Healthcare and Social Issues - Chairman
- 2004 / 02 – 05: Minister of Labor, Health and Social Protection of Georgia, Deputy Prime-Minister
- 2003 / 11 – 2004 / 01: Acting Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia
- 2000 / 02 – 2004 / 01: Deputy Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia
- 1999 / 11 – 2000 / 02: MP - Parliament of Georgia, Chairman of the Committee on Regional Policy and Self Governance
- 1998 / 10 – 1999 / 11: Member of Tbilisi City Council, Chairman of the Majority Faction
- 1996–1998: Tbilisi Municipality, Vice-Mayor
- 1995 / 04 – 1995 / 10: Tbilisi Municipality, First Deputy Chairman of the Department of Social Affairs
- 1995–1996: Governor of Tbilisi Vake District
- 1993–1995: CEO of the International Business Company, Moscow
- 1989–1993: Hospital of the Clinical and Experimental Neurology, Neurologist, MD
Membership
- European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (EPF)- President
- Member of the Executive Political Board of the “National Movement” Party
- Chairman of the USA Caucus in the Parliament of Georgia
- Head of the Parliamentary Group on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
- Head of the Friendship Group with Parliament of Finland
- Chairman of the National Alliance of Early Childhood Development (ECD)
- Member of the Parliament Gender Council
- Honorary President of the Union of Diabetic and Endocrinology Federation
- Honorary President of the Georgian Chess Club NTN
- Member of the American Political Science Association