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, Soviet Union |
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, born in Tbilisi, graduated from Tbilisi State University in 1978 with a degree in economics. He worked in the Ministry of Trade from 1978 to 1990 and played a key role in establishing the Georgian Trade Union in 1990-1991. From 1991 to 2004, he served as Deputy Representative of the Government of Georgia to the Russian Federation, followed by a position as Deputy Minister of Conflict Resolution Issues from 2004 to 2006. Between 2007 and 2011, he was active in several NGOs.[2] Since 2012, he has been a prominent leader in the Georgian Dream party.