Shota Malashkhia ( ka, შოთა მალაშხია; born 17 September 1962) is a

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politician and the member of the

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of the 8th convocation from the United National Movement party (UNM). In June 2013, he was named as one of the candidates for the 2013 UNM presidential nomination. After working as an electrician and a switchman in

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for years, Malashkhia enrolled into the Tbilisi State Medical Institute in 1983 and graduated from it in 1989. He practiced

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at various outpatient clinics in Tbilisi before entering politics in 2004, when he was elected to the Parliament of Georgia on the ticket of

Mikheil Saakashvili Mikheil Saakashvili ( ka, მიხეილ სააკაშვილი ; uk, Міхеіл Саакашвілі ; born 21 December 1967) is a Georgian and Ukrainian politician and jurist.

-led United National Movement, which was swept into power following the bloodless change of power in the November 2003

Rose Revolution The Rose Revolution or Revolution of Roses ( ka, ვარდების რევოლუცია, tr) was a nonviolent change of power that occurred in Georgia in November 2003. The event was brought about by widespread protests over the ...

. He became a chairman of the

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Parliamentary Commission on the Restoration of Territorial Integrity from 2004 to 2008 and frequently voiced the Georgian leadership's position on the issues related to the conflicts in

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and

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. He was reelected to the parliament in June 2008 and October 2012. In June 2013, the UNM—then an opposition party–named Malashkhia as one of the four candidates for the party's presidential primaries.

References

Living people 1962 births United National Movement (Georgia) politicians Members of the Parliament of Georgia Neurologists from Georgia (country) Tbilisi State Medical University alumni Recipients of the Presidential Order of Excellence {{Georgia-politician-stub