Giorgi Targamadze
| Giorgi Targamadze გიორგი თარგამაძე |
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| Born | November 22, 1973 Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Alma mater | Tbilisi State University |
| Religion | Georgian Orthodox Christianity |
Giorgi Targamadze (Georgian: გიორგი თარგამაძე; born November 22, 1973 in Tbilisi) is a conservative politician and the Leader of the Christian-Democratic Movement of Georgia, the largest opposition party in parliament, second to the current governing party, the United National Movement. As such, he holds the title of Leader of the Parliamentary Minority.
In 2003–2008, he was a Public – Political Director of TV company "Imedi", and author and leader of analytic program "Droeba". In 1999–2003, he was a member of Georgian Parliament and the head of Faction "United Georgia".
Giorgi Targamadze was born on November 22, 1973. The day before St. George’s Day. Because of it, his parents – Zhana Vacheishvili and Robert Targamadze decided to name newborn son – Giorgi. He received secondary education at public school N18, where he studied for eight grades. Then he continued his studies at Nikophore Irbakhi’s Polygraph School.
In 1991–1999 he studied at Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Journalism. Before the start of the study, he was leading the youth program "vision", which influenced his professional choice.
Along with the acquisition of theoretical knowledge, he was leading the news program “Monitor” and analytical program “Digest- Monitor” at TV Company "Ibervizia" in 1991–1993;
Due to country’s political and social situation, at the age of 26, Giorgi Targamadze decided to actively involve in political processes. In 1999, he became the member of Parliament and the head of Faction “United Georgia.” In 2002 he made the personal statement, left the Parliament and started working at the TV Company "Imedi".
In 2003 he returned to his journalistic activities. For 4 years he was working as a director of public-political programs at “Imedi.” Simultaneously, he was the author and the leader of rating telecast “Droeba".
After the events of November 2007, Giorgi Targamadze and his friends left the journalism field and on St. David’s Day, February 8, 2008 he founded a political party – Christian-Democratic Movement.
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