David Bakradze
| Davit Bakradze დავით ბაქრაძე |
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| Speaker of the Parliament | |
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In office 7 June 2008 – 21 October 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Nino Burjanadze |
| Succeeded by | David Usupashvili |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 31 January 2008 – 5 May 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Lado Gurgenidze |
| Preceded by | Gela Bezhuashvili |
| Succeeded by | Ekaterine Tkeshelashvili |
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1 July 1972 Tbilisi, Soviet Union (now Georgia) |
| Political party |
United National Movement(2002-2017) European Georgia(2017) |
| Alma mater |
Tbilisi State University Georgian Technical University Georgian Institute of Public Affairs |
| Religion | Georgian Orthodoxy |
United National Movement(2002-2017)
Davit Bakradze (Georgian: დავით ბაქრაძე) (born July 1, 1972) is a Georgian politician and diplomat who served as the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia from June 7, 2008, to October 21, 2012.
Bakradze's previous assignments include a member of the Parliament from the United National Movement (April 2004-July 2007), Minister for the Conflict Issues (July 2007-January 2008), Minister of Foreign Affairs (January 2008-April 2008), and the President of Georgia's special envoy to NATO and the European Union (April 2008-June 2008). He is a First Class State Counselor and holds a diplomatic rank of Chief Minister Counselor.
David Bakradze was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR. He was educated at Georgian Technical University and the Georgian Institute for Public Affairs (GIPA) as well as gaining a Doctor's degree in Physics and Mathematics from Tbilisi State University. Apart from numerous high-profile government positions Bakradze has been actively involved in various educational programmes attending the Swiss International Relations Institute in Geneva, in 1997, and studying at George Marshall European Centre for Security Studies in Germany in 1998. In 2001 Bakradze graduated from NATO Defence College, Rome, Italy. He has served in the National Guard of Georgia Reserve and is a Lieutenant Commander.
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