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Gia Volski

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Gia Volski
First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia
Assumed office
25 November 2019
Preceded byTamar Chugoshvili
Leader of the Parliamentary Majority
In office
24 June 2019 – 25 November 2019
Preceded byArchil Talakvadze
Succeeded byMamuka Mdinaradze
Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia
In office
18 November 2016 – 25 November 2019
Parliamentary leader of Georgian Dream
In office
16 November 2013 – 18 November 2016
Preceded byZakaria Kutsnashvili
Succeeded byMamuka Mdinaradze
Deputy Chairman of the Leader of the Parliamentary Majority
In office
21 October 2012 – 18 November 2016
Member of the Parliament of Georgia
Assumed office
21 October 2012
Deputy Minister of Conflict Resolution Issues
In office
2004–2006
Secretary of Georgian Dream for Relations with Political Parties
Assumed office
4 March 2019
Political Secretary of Georgian Dream
In office
? – 4 March 2019
Succeeded byIrakli Gharibashvili
Member of the Political Council of Georgian Dream
Personal details
Born (1957-01-18) 18 January 1957 (age 67)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyGeorgian Dream (2012-present)
Children2
Alma materTbilisi State University
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Giorgi (Gia) Volski (Georgian: გიორგი (გია) ვოლსკი) (born January 18, 1957) is a Georgian politician currently serving as First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia,[1] having held other important positions within parliament from 2012 onwards.

Biography

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Gia Volski, born in Tbilisi, graduated from Tbilisi State University in 1978 with a degree in economics. He worked in the Ministry of Trade from 1978 to 1990 and played a key role in establishing the Georgian Trade Union in 1990-1991. From 1991 to 2004, he served as Deputy Representative of the Government of Georgia to the Russian Federation, followed by a position as Deputy Minister of Conflict Resolution Issues from 2004 to 2006. Between 2007 and 2011, he was active in several NGOs.[2] Since 2012, he has been a prominent leader in the Georgian Dream party.

References

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  1. ^ Agenda.ge. "Parliament approves new vice-speakers, heads of committees amid opposition's boycott". Agenda.ge. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  2. ^ parliament.ge. "George Volski". parliament.ge. Retrieved 2019-12-17.