Zaza Gorozia ( ka, ზაზა გოროზია (born February 11, 1975) is a

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politician and the current governor of the

Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti ( Georgian: სამეგრელო-ზემო სვანეთი) is a region (Mkhare) in western Georgia with a population of 308,358 (2021) and a surface of . The region has Zugdidi as its administrative center, ...

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. He served as the country's

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from October 20, 2011Agriculture Minister Replaced
''

Civil Georgia ''Civil Georgia'' ( ka, სივილ ჯორჯია) is a Tbilisi-based free daily news website run by Georgian NGO UN Association of Georgia. It is supported by USAID, Friedrich Ebert Foundation and Swiss Agency for Development and Coope ...

''. October 20, 2011. to October 25, 2012. Born in the Gegechkori district of then-

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(now

Martvili municipality Martvili ( ka, მარტვილის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a district of Georgia, in the region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti. Its main town is Martvili. Martvili Municipality is located in the north-eastern part of wes ...

, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti), Zaza Gorozia graduated from the Tbilisi Medical Academy in 1999 and continued his postgraduate studies in the field of

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. He was a member of the Central Election Commission of Georgia from 2003 to 2004 and Head of

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Health and Social Care Service from 2004 to 2005. On July 19, 2005, Gorozia was appointed governor of the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti

. During the 2008 war with

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, he was responsible for negotiations with the Russians attacking the region from neighboring

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. Prior to the May 2010 local election in Georgia, Gorozia became embroiled in controversy over reports of his involvement in pressuring the candidates of the opposition Freedom party to withdraw from the race in the

Mestia municipality Mestia ( ka, მესტიის მუნიციპალიტეტი, ''Mesṫiis municiṗaliṫeṫi'') is a district of Georgia, in the region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti. Its main town is Mestia. It has an area of 3,045 km2 and h ...

. Following the incident, Gorozia went on leave from his duties. On October 20, 2011, Gorozia was appointed Minister of Agriculture of Georgia, replacing

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. As envisaged by the constitution of Georgia, he resigned from his position after the ruling United National Movement party lost the October 1, 2012 parliamentary election. On October 16, 2012, President Saakashvili appointed him governor of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region.Saakashvili Appoints Four New Governors
''Civil Georgia''. October 16, 2012

References

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