11 Facts About Mamuka Bakhtadze

Mamuka Bakhtadze is a Georgian politician who served as the country's Prime Minister from 20 June 2018 until 2 September 2019.

Mamuka Bakhtadze had previously served as Minister of Finance and, prior to that, executive director of the Georgian Railway company.

Mamuka Bakhtadze obtained MBA from the Moscow State University in 2005 and the INSEAD business school in 2010.

On 13 November 2017, Mamuka Bakhtadze was appointed Minister of Finance in the second cabinet of Giorgi Kvirikashvili.

Mamuka Bakhtadze was widely considered to have been Ivanishvili's personal choice and a close friend of the Ivanishvili family.

Mamuka Bakhtadze's incoming cabinet won the parliamentary vote of confidence with 99 votes in favor to 6 against on 20 June 2018.

Mamuka Bakhtadze pledged to continue Georgia's Euro-Atlantic integration and implement "fundamental and innovative reforms".

Mamuka Bakhtadze's nomination was heavily criticized by the parliamentary opposition, especially, European Georgia and United National Movement.

Mamuka Bakhtadze unveiled various economic and political reform plans in 2018, such as those in education system and related to green economy, including the Clean Transport policy.

Mamuka Bakhtadze was involved in a campaign to support Salome Zourabichvili's candidacy to the presidency of Georgia and welcomed her election as a "victory for democracy" in November 2018.

On 2 September 2019 Mamuka Bakhtadze resigned from his position as prime minister.