Gia Kavtaradze
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| Minister for Justice | |
|---|---|
| Incumbent | |
| December 2005 – present day | |
| Born | 1970 Tbilisi, Georgia |
Gia Kavtaradze (born 1970) is Minister of Justice in the nation of Georgia. A lawyer by training, he has practiced law in Georgia, and worked in a series of NGO and Government jobs. He fluently speaks Russian, English and Georgian.
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Kavtaradze was born in Tbilisi in 1970. He studied international law and international relations at Tbilisi State University, followed by a Masters in Law at Indiana University in the USA. From 1994 to 1998 he worked for a series of Non Governmental Organization in Tbilisi, including the Red Cross, UNICEF, and UNDP. From 1998 to 2002 he worked in the Council of Justice, apart from an eight-month period as director of the Justice Training Center, a not-for-profit institution. From 2002-2005 he left government, becoming managing partner of the law firm Kavtaradze & Partners[1].
Kavtaradze returned to politics in 2005, becoming chair of the Central Election Commission, and was appointed Minister of Justice in December 2005.
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