1. Zurab Nogaideli is a Georgian businessman and a politician who served as the Prime Minister of Georgia from February 2005 until he resigned, citing health problems, on 16 November 2007.
10 Facts About Zurab Nogaideli
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In December 2008, Nogaideli withdrew into opposition, setting up the Movement for a Fair Georgia party.
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Zurab Nogaideli started his political career together with his friend, Zurab Zhvania, in the Green Party of Georgia in early 1990s.
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Zurab Nogaideli joined the government of Eduard Shevardnadze in the capacity of Minister of Finance in May 2000.
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Zurab Nogaideli was sacked, in 2002, without explanation, though it appears that he had intended to resign in protest against the policies of Shevardnadze's increasingly corrupted government.
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Zurab Nogaideli was re-appointed to his old post as Minister of Finance in February 2004 in the government of Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania.
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Zurab Nogaideli was confirmed by the Georgian Parliament on 17 February 2005 by a vote of 175 to 24, and was sworn in immediately.
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Zurab Nogaideli is not a member of any party and is regarded as a technocrat with a tough approach to the corruption that plagues Georgia's economy.
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Zurab Nogaideli announced his resignation on 16 November 2007 due to his poor health condition.
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In 2009, Zurab Nogaideli traveled several times in Russia, meeting top Russian officials, including Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.