Tamaz Mechiauri Explained

Tamaz Mechiauri
Order:Mayor of Tianeti
Term Start:2017
Term End:2021
Order1:Member of the Parliament of Georgia
Term Start1:2012
Term End1:2016
Birth Date:1954 12, df=y
Birth Place:Tianeti, Georgian SSR
Death Place:Tbilisi, Georgia
Nationality:Georgian
Party:Tamaz Mechiauri for United Georgia (2016-2022)
Georgian Dream (2011-2016)
Alma Mater:Tbilisi State University

Tamaz Mechiauri (1 December 1954 – 15 February 2022) was a Georgian politician, engineer, and economist.

Early life and education

Mechiauri was born on 1 December 1954, in the village of Zhebota, in the Tianeti district of the Georgian SSR. He graduated from Tbilisi Komarov Physics and Mathematics Boarding School, then Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Engineering and Economics.

Career

In 1995, Mechiauri was elected as a member of the Parliament of Georgia and served until 2004.[1] He was later elected again to the Parliament of Georgia, for Georgian Dream, and served from 2012 till 2016.

Mechiauri left Georgian Dream in 2016 due to disagreements,[2] and founded the party "For United Georgia", which he led before death.

In 2017, he was elected Mayor of Tianeti,[3] but later resigned due to his participation in the parliamentary elections in 2020.[4]

He died from complications of COVID-19 on 15 February 2022, at the age of 67.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: თამაზ მეჭიაური . NPLG . 15 February 2022.
  2. Web site: თამაზ მეჭიაურმა "ქართული ოცნება" დატოვა. 2022-02-15. NETGAZETI.ge. ka.
  3. Web site: Former MP Tamaz Mechiauri dies of coronavirus. 2022-02-15. Agenda.ge.
  4. News: ამერიკის პრეზიდენტი ჩემზე ასაკოვანია, რა ნახა პრემიერმა ჩემს ასაკში ასეთი?! - ინტერვიუ თამაზ მეჭიაურთან . 15 February 2022 . რადიო თავისუფლება . ka.