H.E. Irakli Kobakhidze
Date of Birth: September 25, 1978
Education
2002-2006 - Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf, Germany, Doctor of Law (Dr. jur.)
2002-2005 - Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf, Germany, Master of Law (with honors) (LL.M)
1995-2000 - Tbilisi State University, Master of Law (with honors)
Work Experience
2024 - present - Prime Minister of Georgia
2021 - 2024 - Chairman of Georgian Dream
2016 - 2019 - Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia
Since 2015 - Executive Secretary and Member of the Political Council of the Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia Party
Since 2014 - Associated Professor at the Tbilisi State University
2006-2014 - Expert and Manager for Local Self-Government and Regional Development Projects, United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
2011-2014 - Associated Professor at the Caucasus University
2005-2012 - Assistant Professor at the Tbilisi State University
2011-2012 - Strategic Planning Expert for the Council of Europe Office in Georgia
2011-2012 - Member of the Expert Committee for the Human Rights and Rule of Law Program, the Open Society - Georgia Foundation
2000-2001 - Regional Coordinator for the Public Education Project, the United Stated Agency for International Development (USAID)
Languages: English, German, Russian
Marital Status: Married, has two children
Irakli Kobakhidze is the author of a number of legal textbooks, monographs and articles.