Salome Zourabichvili
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Salome Zourabichvili | |
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სალომე ზურაბიშვილი | |
5th President of Georgia | |
In office 16 December 2018 – 29 December 2024 (disputed)[a] | |
Prime Minister | Mamuka Bakhtadze Giorgi Gakharia Irakli Garibashvili Irakli Kobakhidze |
Preceded by | Giorgi Margvelashvili |
Succeeded by | Mikheil Kavelashvili |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 20 March 2004 – 18 October 2005 | |
President | Mikheil Saakashvili |
Preceded by | Tedo Japaridze |
Succeeded by | Gela Bezhuashvili |
Leader of The Way of Georgia | |
In office 11 March 2006 – 12 November 2010 | |
Preceded by | Party established |
Succeeded by | Kakha Seturidze |
Member of the Parliament of Georgia | |
In office 18 November 2016 – 22 December 2018 | |
Preceded by | Zaza Papuashvili |
Succeeded by | Lado Kakhadze |
Parliamentary group | Independent |
Constituency | Mtatsminda |
Ambassador of France to Georgia | |
In office 11 September 2003 – 20 March 2004 | |
President | Jacques Chirac |
Preceded by | Mireille Musso |
Succeeded by | Philippe Lefort |
Personal details | |
Born | Salomé Zourabichvili 18 March 1952 Paris, France |
Citizenship | France (1952–2018) Georgia (2004–present) |
Political party | Way of Georgia (2006–2011)[1] Independent (2011–present) |
Spouse(s) |
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Children | 2 |
Relatives | Niko Nikoladze (great-grandfather) Hélène Carrère d'Encausse (cousin) Nicolas Zourabichvili (cousin) |
Education | Sciences Po Columbia University |
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Salome Zourabichvili (Georgian: სალომე ზურაბიშვილი; born 18 March 1952) is a French-born Georgian politician.[2] She was the 5th President of Georgia from 2018 to 2024.
She was an Independent MP in the Parliament of Georgia from 2016 until her election as President in 2018.
From 2003 till 2004 she was ambassador of France to Georgia.
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ The presidency has been disputed between Zourabichvili and Mikheil Kavelashvili since 29 December 2024. While her term ended on that date, Zourabichvili and her supporters assert that she continues to be the legitimate president of Georgia until new elections are held.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Presidential Candidate Apologizes for Unethical Address to Reporters". Georgia Today on the Web. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ↑ What promise is there for Zurabishvili election campaign of no promises? Paul Rimple, Eurasia Insight, 29 September 2006 Archived 12 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine.Accessed: 29 January 2010.
Other websites
[change | change source]Media related to Salome Zurabishvili at Wikimedia Commons