13 Facts About Giorgi Arveladze

Giorgi Arveladze is a Georgian politician who served as the Minister of Economic Development from 2006 to 2008 under President Mikheil Saakashvili.

In 1993, Giorgi Arveladze spent a year studying abroad in the United States and said it "inspired" his later career.

Many members of the Saakashvili government that Giorgi Arveladze worked with, attended schools in the United States.

Giorgi Arveladze attended Tel Aviv University from 1997 to 1998, studying political science.

From 1995 to 1998, Giorgi Arveladze worked at several youth-focused non-governmental organizations.

Giorgi Arveladze then worked as a defense and national security consultant for the Georgian Parliament for several years.

From January to October 2001, Giorgi Arveladze worked as the Director of Penitentiary reforms under Minister of Justice, Mikheil Saakashvili.

Giorgi Arveladze would serve as secretary general for UNM, until stepping down on December 29,2006 to focus on his new role of Minister of Economic Development.

Giorgi Arveladze was a member of parliament, from April 2004 to October 2005.

Giorgi Arveladze was a member of the Defense and Security Committee and the Committee On European Integration.

Giorgi Arveladze headed Georgia's parliamentary permanent delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

Kakha Damenia, a deputy under Giorgi Arveladze, was found guilty for neglect of official duties in January 2020.

In 2012, Giorgi Arveladze moved to Ukraine with his wife, a native Ukrainian.