Giorgi Margvelashvili

Giorgi Margvelashvili
გიორგი მარგველაშვილი
Margvelashvili in 2018
4th President of Georgia
In office 17 November 2013 – 16 December 2018
Prime Minister	Bidzina Ivanishvili Irakli Garibashvili Giorgi Kvirikashvili Mamuka Bakhtadze
Preceded by	Mikheil Saakashvili
Succeeded by	Salome Zourabichvili
First Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia
In office 23 January 2013 – 18 July 2013
Prime Minister	Bidzina Ivanishvili
Preceded by	Irakli Alasania
Succeeded by	Giorgi Kvirikashvili
Minister of Education and Science
In office 25 October 2012 – 18 July 2013
Prime Minister	Bidzina Ivanishvili
Preceded by	Khatia Dekanoidze
Succeeded by	Tamar Sanikidze
Personal details
Born	(1969-09-04) 4 September 1969 (age 54) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union (now Tbilisi, Georgia)
Political party	Independent[a] (2003-present) Burjanadze-Democrats (2003)
Spouse(s)	Unknown marriage (c. 1990s) Maka Chichua (m. 2014)
Children	3
Residence	Tbilisi Palace
Alma mater	Tbilisi State University Central European University Georgian National Academy of Sciences
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Giorgi Margvelashvili (Georgian: გიორგი მარგველაშვილი; born 4 September 1969) is a Georgian academic and politician who was the fourth president of Georgia, in office from 17 November 2013 to 16 December 2018.

Having studied philosophy in university, he was twice the rector of the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs from 2000 to 2006 and again from 2010 to 2012. In October 2012, he became a member of the newly formed cabinet of Bidzina Ivanishvili as Minister of Education and Science of Georgia. In February 2013, he was additionally appointed as First Deputy Prime Minister. Margvelashvili was named by the Ivanishvili-led Georgian Dream coalition as its presidential candidate in May 2013 and he won the October 2013 presidential election with 62% of votes.^[1]

With Margvelashvili's election, a new constitution came into effect, significantly curtailing the president's powers in favor of the Prime Minister and the Parliament. Shortly thereafter, Margvelashvili's relations with Ivanishvili and the ruling Georgian Dream party leadership soured to the point of a full split. During his tenure, Margvelashvili tried to be a voice of moderation and was critical of the Georgian Dream's consolidation of power. He was the first president in Georgia's history not to seek reelection for a second term.^[2][3]

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