Levan Bezhashvili was born on 9 November 1974 in Tbilisi, at the time the capital of Soviet Georgia.
16 Facts About Levan Bezhashvili
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Levan Bezhashvili graduated from the Faculty of Law of Tbilisi State University in 1996 before he joined the public service.
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Levan Bezhashvili is married to Esma Arghvliani and is father to two sons and one daughter.
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Levan Bezhashvili served on the High Council of Justice, the organ responsible for regulating the courts.
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Levan Bezhashvili backed a bill on the banning of video, audio and photo recordings of courtroom trials.
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Levan Bezhashvili was one of the leading parliamentary figures supporting Mikheil Saakashvili's 2008 reelection campaign and subsequently was one of the leading negotiators of the ruling party in its talks with the opposition to put an end to the political crisis.
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In February 2008, Levan Bezhashvili left his parliamentary seat and was appointed by President Saakashvili as State Trustee to the region of Kakheti, replacing Gia Natsvlishvili.
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Levan Bezhashvili was the fourth regional governor to be appointed following the presidential election.
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On 9 July 2008, Governor Levan Bezhashvili was nominated by the UNM for the post of chairman of the Chamber of Control of Georgia, the main auditing position in the government.
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Levan Bezhashvili's nomination came on the heels of the resignation of chairman Levan Choladze, who some believed resigned to leave room for someone "more loyal" to the government, and of an agreement of the ruling party with the Christian-Democratic Party requiring a reorganization of the Chamber of Control.
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On 3 January 2012, Levan Bezhashvili signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the National Bank to help monitoring campaign finance reports and a day later, he launched a new unit, headed by prosecutor Natia Mogeladze, to monitor financial activity by political parties.
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Levan Bezhashvili helped in distributing a massive aid package approved by Parliament in the form of financial grants to households based on damages.
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Levan Bezhashvili was a member of the 2013 special investigative committee set up to investigate the National Communications Commission after two service providers blew the whistle on potential abuses of power and conflicts of interest within the Commission.
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Levan Bezhashvili actively campaigned for UNM's presidential nominee Grigol Vashadze in the 2018 election, unveiling audio recordings allegedly proving collusion between GD members and local CEC officials, and for Sandra Roelofs' bid for Zugdidi Mayor in May 2019.
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On June 8,2024, Levan Bezhashvili formally became the chair of the UNM Faction in Parliament, succeeding Tinatin Bokuchava.
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Levan Bezhashvili has remained a vocal opponent of the Georgian Dream-led government.