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Irakli Kobakhidze

Irakli Kobakhidze (Georgian: ირაკლი კობახიძე; born 25

September 1978) is a Georgian constitutional scholar and Irakli Kobakhidze
politician who has served as the 16th Prime Minister of ირაკლი კობახიძე
Georgia since 2024.

He previously served as Chairman of the Parliament of

Georgia from 2016 to 2019 and was a Member of the Georgian
Parliament from 2016 to 2024. He held the post of chairman
of Georgian Dream party from 2021 to 2024. Prior to joining
politics, he was a professor at the Tbilisi State University.[1]

From 2020 to 2022, Kobakhidze served as vice-president of

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.[2]
Kobakhidze's statements are often described as "anti-
European" and "anti-American" by saying that the West is
pushing Georgia into the Russo-Ukrainian War and "opening
a second front" and other similar messages.[3][4][5]

Early life and studies Kobakhidze in 2018

16th Prime Minister of Georgia
Irakli Kobakhidze was born on 25 September 1978 in Tbilisi, Incumbent
Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union.[6] Assumed office
Kobakhidze's father is the physicist and politician Giorgi
8 February 2024
Kobakhidze, who was a member of the Parliament in the third
and fourth legislature, becoming its vice-president, for the President Salome
National Democratic Party, and was also member of the Zourabichvili
Democratic Movement – United Georgia until 2015.[7] Irakli Deputy Levan Davitashvili
graduated from the Law Faculty of Tbilisi State University in
Thea Tsulukiani
2000.[6] Later, from 2002 to 2006, he advanced his legal
education at the University of Düsseldorf, Germany, where he Irakli Chikovani
was awarded a master's degree in Law and a PhD in Preceded by Irakli Garibashvili
2006.[6][7][8]
Chairman of Georgian Dream
Between 2000 and 2001 he was the regional coordinator of In office
the public education project of the United States Agency for 11 January 2021 – 1 February 2024
International Development and, between 2006 and 2014, as a Preceded by Bidzina Ivanishvili
project expert and project manager at the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP).[7] Between 2005 and 2012 Succeeded by Irakli Garibashvili
Kobakhidze was assistant professor at the Tbilisi State Chairman of the Parliament of
University and associate professor of the Caucasus University Georgia
between 2011 and 2014.[2][6][7] He was also member of the In office
"Open Society-Georgia Foundation"' committee of experts of 18 November 2016 – 21 June 2019
the human rights and rule of law programme and member of President Giorgi
Margvelashvili

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the Georgian delegation to the Council of Europe between Salome

2011 and 2012.[6] Since 2014 he is associate professor at the Zourabichvili
Tbilisi State University.[6]
Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili

Political career Mamuka Bakhtadze

Preceded by Davit Usupashvili
In 2015, Kobakhidze was appointed as Executive Secretary of Succeeded by Archil Talakvadze
Georgia's ruling party Georgian Dream.[6], alongside
Tamar Chugoshvili
Secretary General Kakha Kaladze.[8] As deputy campaign
(acting)
manager for the 2016 parliamentary elections, and the
campaign manager for the 2017 municipal elections, he played Leader of the Parliamentary
an important role in those remarkable electoral successes for Majority
the party.[7][9] In 2016, Kobakhidze was elected to the In office
Georgian Parliament by party list under the "Georgian 11 December 2020 – 8 February
Dream" bloc, [7] and reelected in the 2020 parliamentary 2024
election.[10] Preceded by Mamuka
Mdinaradze
Chairman of Parliament (2016–2019) Succeeded by Mamuka
Mdinaradze
On 18 November 2016, he Member of the Parliament of
was appointed as Georgia
Chairman of the
In office
Parliament of Georgia
18 November 2016 – 8 February
with 118 votes in favour
2024
and 3 against.[11][12]
Political Secretary of Georgian
Under Kobakhidze's Dream
Kobakhidze meeting with the
leadership, the Parliament Incumbent
Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr
strengthened its Assumed office
Groysman in 2018.
international ties: the
1 February 2024
Parliamentary Assemblies
of Georgia-Ukraine- Preceded by Irakli Garibashvili
Moldova [13] and Georgia-Poland were established;[14] Executive Secretary of Georgian
strategic cooperation agreements were signed with a number Dream
of the Parliaments of the partner countries such as the Polish In office
parliament,[15] the Letonian Saeima,[16] the Uzbek Oliy January 2015 – 11 January 2021
Majlis[17] and the Serbian National Assembly.[18] Succeeded by Mamuka
Mdinaradze
In 2017, he was in favour of the proposed Gender Quota Bill,
which would mean a greater presence of women in Personal details
Parliament.[19] Born 25 September 1978
Tbilisi, Georgian
On his initiative, in April 2019 the plenary session room of the
Parliament was given the name of the first democratically SSR, Soviet Union
elected president of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia.[20] Political party Georgian Dream
Spouse Natalia
Constitutional reform Motsonelidze
Children 2
Under his leadership, the Georgian Parliament implemented
Alma mater Tbilisi State
constitutional reforms.[21] Kobakhidze served as Chairman of
the State Constitutional Commission that drafted the new University
Constitution of Georgia.[7] These reforms established a
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parliamentary system of government in Georgia. The same University of

amendments transitioned Georgia's parliamentary elections to Düsseldorf
a fully proportional system, reduced the president's executive
Signature
powers, abolished direct presidential elections,[22] and
strengthened the role of Parliament and the political rights of
the opposition.[23]

Resignation

Kobakhidze made the decision to resign from the chairmanship during the 2019 Georgian
protests.[24] He continued to serve as a member of parliament.[2] He was succeded by Archil
Talakvadze.[25]

Chairman of Georgian Dream

On 11 January 2021, Irakli Kobakhidze was elected as a new

chairman of the Georgian Dream party.[26]

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kobakhidze

expressed support for Ukraine, condemned Russia's actions
and criticized Secretary of the National Security Council of
Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov for saying that Georgia would "greatly
help" Ukraine by "opening a second front" against Russia.[27]
Kobakhidze (left) in celebration of
Kobakhidze criticized Ukrainian officials for pursuing their
Georgia's achievement of EU
own interests at the expense of Georgia, saying that "opening a
candidate status, 15 December
second front" would alleviate Ukraine's situation, but bring
2023
suffering and destruction to Georgia as Russia's army is
considerably stronger and well equipped compared to
Georgia's. Kobakhidze said that Georgia had the military means to "make the situation worse for
Russia", but doing so would "come at the cost of destroying Georgia".[28][29] Kobakhidze later
elaborated that there was a coordinated effort by "Global War Party" to drag Georgia into the
war.[30]

In June 2022, the European Parliament passed several resolutions against the Georgian
government and refused to grant Georgia a candidate status. Kobakhidze criticized these actions
and said that they were influenced by the effort of this "Global War Party" to push Georgia into the
war.[3][4][5][31][32]

Kobakhidze stated that Georgia would not deviate from its path towards EU membership and that
it would continue the process of EU integration, while calling the US and EU to "distance
themselves from calls for Georgia to engage in war".[33]

Prime Minister of Georgia (2024–present)

On 29 January 2024, the TV channel Imedi reported that Georgian Dream planned to nominate
Kobakhidze as Prime Minister, information which was confirmed by deputy Archil Talakvadze
shortly afterwards.[34][35] Then, Irakli Garibashvili announced his resignation as Prime Minister
and accepted an offer to replace Kobakhidze as chairman of Georgian Dream ahead of
parliamentary elections to be held later in the year.[36]

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On 1 February 2024, the party nominated Kobakhidze to succeed him as prime minister,[37] and he
was confirmed in the position in a parliamentary vote on 8 February with 82 MPs supporting him
and 10 MPs voting against him.[38] At his accession, Kobakhidze said his government was focusing
on ending the Russian occupation of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and eliminating poverty.[39]
That day, President Salome Zourabichvili appointed him by decree "to avoid obstacles in fighting
the disaster and to duly issue necessary measures".[40] Kobakhidze only changed the Minister of
Defense.[41]

His first official trip abroad is expected to be to Brussels between 20 and 21 February 2024.[42]

Criticism
Kobakhidze has been accused of "anti-European" and "anti-American" rhetoric because of his
claims that the West is trying to push Georgia into the Russo-Ukrainian War and open a "second
front" of war on the Georgian territory.[3][4][5] In February 2024, when the State Security Service
of Georgia announced discovery of Ukrainian explosives on Georgian territory, Kobakhidze
repeated his claims that Georgia is being dragged into war: "This once again confirms what, in
principle, the high-ranking officials of the Ukrainian government openly said that they wanted and
probably still want: a second front in our country".[43]

Personal life
Irakli Kobakhidze is married to Natalia Motsonelidze, with whom he has two children.[8]

Besides Georgian, Kobakhidze speaks English, German and Russian.[8]

Awards
Honoris causa from Belarusian State University (2017)[44]
"Parliamentary Order of Freedom" (Parliament of Georgia, 2021)[45]
"Sabino Arana prize" (Basque Nationalist Party, 2023)[46]

Works
"Law of Political Unions" (2008)[7]
"Constitutional Law" (2019)[7]

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