Davit Bakradze was born on 1 July 1972 and is a Georgian politician and diplomat who served as the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia from 7 June 2008 to 21 October 2012.
15 Facts About Davit Bakradze
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Davit Bakradze is a First Class State Counselor and holds a diplomatic rank of Chief Minister Counselor.
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Davit Bakradze was educated at Georgian Technical University and the Georgian Institute for Public Affairs as well as gaining a Doctor's degree in Physics and Mathematics from Tbilisi State University.
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Apart from numerous high-profile government positions Davit Bakradze has been actively involved in various educational programmes attending the Swiss International Relations Institute in Geneva, in 1997, and studying at George Marshall European Centre for Security Studies in Germany in 1998.
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In 2001 Davit Bakradze graduated from NATO Defence College, Rome, Italy.
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Davit Bakradze has served in the National Guard of Georgia Reserve and is a lieutenant commander.
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Davit Bakradze has been actively involved in Georgian politics since 1997.
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Davit Bakradze worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia from 1997 to 2002, and for the National Security Council of Georgia from 2002 to 2004.
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Davit Bakradze chaired the Parliamentary Committee for the Euro-Atlantic Integration until 19 July 2007, when he was appointed as a Minister for the Conflict Issues, and hence, a chief negotiator in the Abkhazian and South Ossetian affairs.
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On 21 April 2008 Davit Bakradze was named to lead the UNM party list in the parliamentary election scheduled on 21 May 2008.
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On 7 June 2008 Davit Bakradze was unanimously elected a chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia at that legislature's inaugural session.
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Consequently, Davit Bakradze became the leader of the parliamentary minority, being succeeded by David Usupashvili, a Georgian Dream member, as the chairman of the parliament.
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In 2013, Davit Bakradze was selected to be the UNM's candidate through internal party election, primaries for the 27 October presidential election.
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Davit Bakradze ended up second in the race and, shortly after the exit poll results were announced, congratulated Georgian Dream's candidate Giorgi Margvelashvili on victory.
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Davit Bakradze was awarded the Commander's Cross Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland by the President of Poland.