Giorgi (Goga) Khachidze ( ka, გიორგი ხაჩიძე; born 9 February 1974) is a Georgian politician who served as the Minister of Environment Protection and Natural Resources of Georgia from 2008 to 2012.

Early years

Khachidze was born on 9 February 1974. In 1992 he entered

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

graduating from Department of Biology, Physiology of Plants in 1997. Starting from 1993, he also studied Journalism at the same university obtaining his second Bachelor's degree in Journalism in 1997. From 1994 until 2002, he worked for the Channel 1 and 2 of the Georgian State Television,

Rustavi 2 Rustavi 2 ( ka, რუსთავი 2, tr, "Rustavi ori") is a Georgian free-to-air television channel based in Tbilisi, that was founded in 1994 in the town of Rustavi (hence its name). It is an associate member of the European Broadcasting U ...

, Ibervizia, 202, 105 broadcasting companies and the Press Service of the

Ministry of Defense of Georgia The Ministry of Defense of Georgia (, ''sakartvelos tavdatsvis saministro'') is the Georgian government ministry in charge of the Defense Forces of Georgia and regulating activities in defence of the country from external threats, preserving terr ...

Political career

In November 2002, Khachidze was elected head of ''United Democrats'' political party in

Khashuri Khashuri ( ka, ხაშური ) is a town in the central part of Georgia and is the 9th largest settlement in Georgia. It is the administrative centre of Khashuri Municipality. It is located on the Shida Kartli plain, on the Suramula riversi ...

. From November 2003 through March 2004, he was the Deputy Head of Executive Power of

Khashuri District Khashuri Municipality ( ka, ხაშურის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a municipality of Georgia, in the region of Shida Kartli. Khashuri municipality is located at 690 meters above sea level. It is bordered on the east ...

. From March 2004 until December 2004, he was member of

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 ...

. In December 2004, he was appointed State Attorney for

Mtskheta-Mtianeti Mtskheta-Mtianeti ( ka, მცხეთა-მთიანეთი, literally "Mtskheta-Mountain Area") is a region (Mkhare) in eastern Georgia comprising the town of Mtskheta, which serves as a regional capital, together with its district and t ...

district by the

President of Georgia President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

. In March 2005, he was reassigned with the same duties to Samtskhe-Javakheti district where he remained until November 2008. On 1 November 2008 Khachidze was appointed Minister of Environment Protection and Natural Resources of Georgia. He resigned in August 2012 in order to run for the October 1

parliamentary election A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...

. He served in the Parliament for the United National Movement until quitting the party in May 2015. Khachidze is fluent in Russian and English.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khachidze, Giorgi 1974 births Living people Politicians from Tbilisi Government ministers of Georgia (country) Tbilisi State University alumni

Early years

Political career

See also

References