Zurab Noghaideli

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Zurab Noghaideli

Zurab Noghaideli ( Georgian ზურაბ ნოღაიდელი ; born October 22, 1964 in Kobuleti , Ajarian ASSR , Soviet Union ) is a Georgian politician ( independent ) and entrepreneur. The physicist was Minister of Finance of Georgia from November 27, 2003 to February 16, 2005. From February 17, 2005 to November 16, 2007 he was Prime Minister of Georgia.

Life

After graduating from the Nikolos Barataschwili Physics and Mathematics School in Batumi in 1982, he studied physics at Moscow's Lomonossow University . From 1988 to 1992 he worked first as a laboratory assistant, later as a researcher at the Scientific Research Institute Niko Berdsenishvili of the Georgian Academy of Sciences in Batumi. From 1989 to 1990 he was employed as a trial at the Geological Institute of the Estonian Academy of Sciences . In 2002 and 2003 he was a member of the supervisory board of the Georgian Volksbank. From April to November 2003 he was a partner in the legal and financial advisory firm Damenia, Warschalomidze , Noghaideli & Kawtaradze in Tbilisi .

Noghaideli initially belonged to the Georgian Green Party , but switched to the Georgian Citizens' Union in 1995 , which President Eduard Shevardnadze supported. He has been non-party since 2001, but was considered a political ally of Zurab Schwania .

From 1992 to 2000 he was a member of the Georgian Parliament without interruption. Until 1995 he was chairman of the parliamentary environmental protection committee, in 1996 and 1997 at the same time a member of the Supreme Council of Adjara. In 2000, President Shevardnadze appointed him Minister of Finance. In 2002, he resigned from office in protest against the president's policies. In September 2003 he founded the legal and financial advisory firm Damenia, Warschalomidze, Noghaideli & Kawtaradze (DVNK) in Tbilisi together with the later Prime Minister of Adjara , Levan Warschalomidze , and the later Minister of Justice, Gia Kawtaradze . After the Rose Revolution , Interim President Nino Burjanadze reappointed Finance Minister on November 27, 2003. On February 17, 2004, the Georgian parliament confirmed him in office.

On February 9, 2005, President Mikheil Saakashvili named him as a candidate to succeed the late Zurab Schwania in the post of Georgian Prime Minister. On February 17, he was elected Prime Minister by Parliament by 174 votes to 24. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Georgian Society for Oil and Gas (GOGC).

International recognition brought Noghaideli the economic policy of his government, which brought Georgia strong growth. The administration of the US president declared the premier 2007 "best economic reformer of the year". In April 2007, Noghaideli was treated for heart disease at St. Lukes Episcopal Hospital in Houston , USA . During an operation he was implanted a new aortic valve here . On November 16 of the same year, he submitted his resignation as prime minister for health reasons. However, observers see Noghaideli's replacement as prime minister in connection with the mass protests against the government from November 2 to 7, 2007.

Noghaideli temporarily acted as chairman of the Kala Capital group of companies . In December 2008 he founded the opposition party Movement for a Just Georgia . Together with the Conservative Party and the People's Party, he later formed a party alliance that ran in local elections. In 2010 Noghaideli withdrew from politics.

Noghaideli is married and has one child. In addition to Georgian, he also speaks English and Russian.

Web links

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  1. ↑ NEWSru: Премьер Грузии подал в отставку ( Memento of the original from April 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , November 16, 2007 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / rus.newsru.ua
  2. ^ Civil Georgia: Ex-PM Nogaideli Sets Up Party , December 3, 2008.
  3. ^ Democracy & Freedom Watch: The rebranding of the Georgian opposition , June 22, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Noghaideli, Surab
ALTERNATIVE NAMES ზურაბ ნოღაიდელი (Georgian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Georgian politician, prime minister
DATE OF BIRTH October 22, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Kobuleti , Ajarian ASSR