Chairperson, Democratic Movement – United Georgia

Born on July 16, 1964

Married with  two children

Education
1981 Legal Department,   Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

1986 Ph.D., International Law, Moscow Lomonosov State University

Parliamentary experience
1995 – 2008 Member of the Parliament of Georgia

1995 - 1998 Deputy Chair, Committee on Constitutional, Legal affairs and Rule of Law

1998 – 1999 Chair, Committee on Constitutional, Legal affairs and Rule of Law

2000 – 2001 Chair, Committee on Foreign Relations

Nov. 2001 – Apr. 2004 Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia of the 5th convocation

Nov. 2003 – Jan. 2004 Interim President of Georgia 

Nov. 2007 – Jan. 2008 Interim President of Georgia

2004 – 2008 Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia of the 6th convocation

International Experience
2000 – 2008 Vice-President, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

2001 - 2002 President, Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation 

1999 - 2002 Co-Chair, EU-Georgia Parliamentary Co-operation Committee 

1998 - 2000 Rapporteur, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Issues 

Professional Experience 
Since 1991 Professor of International Law at the Tbilisi State University 

1992-1995 Expert Consultant, Committee on Foreign Relations 

1991-1992 Expert Consultant, Ministry of Environment

Author of numerous articles and publications, including a book “Legal Problems of International Organizations of New Type”

July – Dec. 2008 President, Foundation for Democracy and Development

Since December 2008 – Chairperson, “Democratic Movement – United Georgia” political party 

Hobbies
Gardening, skiing


Nino Burjanadze, President of the Foundation for Democracy and Development

Nino Burjanadze, Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia