George "Gigi" Tsereteli (born 23 February 1964, in

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the Capital city, capital and the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia (country), Georgia, lying on the ...

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) is a member and former vice-speaker of the

Parliament of Georgia The Parliament of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს პარლამენტი, tr) is the supreme national legislature of Georgia. It is a unicameral parliament, currently consisting of 150 members; of these, 120 are proportio ...

and the president of

Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe The Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE (OSCE PA) is an institution of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. The primary task of the 323-member Assembly is to facilitate inter-parliamentary dialogue, an important aspect of the o ...

Education

*1970–1977: Tbilisi N8 Musical School *1970–1980: Tbilisi N55 Secondary School *1980–1986: State Medical University, School of Medicine *1986 - 1987: Tbilisi Central Republican Hospital - internship *1987–1989: Institute of the Clinical and Experimental Neurology, residency – MD (neurologist) *1995 - 2000:

Tbilisi State University Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University ( ka, ივანე ჯავახიშვილის სახელობის თბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი ''Ivane Javaxishvi ...

, School of Law - LLM *2005 -

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, economics and financing for international health - certificate

Career

*1989 – 1993: Hospital of the Clinical and Experimental Neurology, neurologist, MD *1993– 1995: Private business *1995 – 1996: Governor of Tbilisi Vake District *April 1995 – October 1995: Tbilisi Municipality, first deputy chairman of the Department of Social Affairs *1996–1998: Tbilisi Municipality, vice-mayor *October 1998 - November 1999: member of Tbilisi City Council, chairman of the majority faction *November 1999 – February 2000: MP, V

, chairman of the Committee on Regional Policy and Self-Governance *February 2000 – January 2004: deputy chairman of the Parliament of Georgia *November 2003 – January 2004: acting chairman of the Parliament of Georgia *February 2004- 2005: Minister of Labor, Health and Social Protection of Georgia - Deputy prime minister *2004 - 2008: MP, VI Parliament of Georgia, Member of Parliament of Georgia (Mtatsminda N1 constituency), Parliament of Georgia Committee on Healthcare and Social Issues - chairman *2008 - 2012: MP, VII Parliament of Georgia, deputy chairman *2009 - 2011: European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development - vice-president *2011 - 2013: European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development- president *2012 to present: Vice-president, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly *2012-to present: MP, VIII Parliament of Georgia. Vice-chairman, Committee on Healthcare and Social Affairs. Foreign Affairs Committee member *2017 - 2020: President, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

Membership

*Member - Executive Political Board of the

European Georgia — Movement for Liberty European Georgia ( ka, ევროპული საქართველო, ''evropuli sakartvelo'') is a political party in Georgia founded in Tbilisi in January 2017, primarily by prominent former members of the United National Movemen ...

party *Chairman - European Georgia Political board * * * *Member - Delegation to the OSCE parliamentary assembly *President - EPP and Likeminded Group in the OSCE parliamentary assembly *Member - European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development *Member - USA caucus in the Parliament of Georgia *Member - Friendship Group with the Parliament of Sweden

Personal life

Married, with two children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tsereteli, Gigi Boston University School of Public Health alumni Members of the Parliament of Georgia 1964 births Living people Tbilisi State University alumni Health ministers of Georgia Labour ministers of Georgia Social affairs ministers of Georgia