Gia Volski | |
Office: | First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia |
Term Start: | 25 November 2019 |
Predecessor: | Tamar Chugoshvili |
Office1: | Leader of the Parliamentary Majority |
Term Start1: | 24 June 2019 |
Term End1: | 25 November 2019 |
Predecessor1: | Archil Talakvadze |
Successor1: | Mamuka Mdinaradze |
Office2: | Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia |
Term Start2: | 18 November 2016 |
Term End2: | 25 November 2019 |
Alongside2: | Irma Inashvili, Sergi Kapanadze and Ilia Nakashidze |
Office3: | Parliamentary leader of Georgian Dream |
Term Start3: | 16 November 2013 |
Term End3: | 18 November 2016 |
Predecessor3: | Zakaria Kutsnashvili |
Successor3: | Mamuka Mdinaradze |
Office4: | Deputy Chairman of the Leader of the Parliamentary Majority |
Term Start4: | 21 October 2012 |
Term End4: | 18 November 2016 |
Office5: | Member of the Parliament of Georgia |
Term Start5: | 21 October 2012 |
Office6: | Deputy Minister of Conflict Resolution Issues |
Term Start6: | 2004 |
Term End6: | 2006 |
Office7: | Secretary of Georgian Dream for Relations with Political Parties |
Term Start7: | 4 March 2019 |
Office8: | Political Secretary of Georgian Dream |
Term Start8: | ? |
Term End8: | 4 March 2019 |
Successor8: | Irakli Gharibashvili |
Office9: | Member of the Political Council of Georgian Dream |
Birth Date: | 1957 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Tbilisi, Georgian SSR |
Party: | Georgian Dream (2012-present) |
Alma Mater: | Tbilisi State University |
Children: | 2 |
Signature: | Volski signature (vect).svg |
Giorgi (Gia) Volski (Georgian: გიორგი (გია) ვოლსკი) (born January 18, 1957) is a Georgian politician currently serving as First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia,[1] having held other important positions within parliament from 2012 onwards.
Gia Volski was born in Tbilisi and graduated from Tbilisi State University in 1978 with a degree in economics, from 1978 to 1990 he worked in the ministry of trade, briefly between 1990 and 1991 he contributed to the establishment of the Georgian Trade union, from 1991 to 2004 he served as Deputy Representative of the Government of Georgia to the Russian Federation, from 2004 until 2006 he was Deputy Minister of Conflict Resolution Issues. Between 2007 and 2011 he was involved in several NGO's.[2] from 2012 onwards he has been one of the leaders of the Georgian Dream party.