Aleksandre (Aleko) Elisashvili (born 17 January 1978) is a Georgian political figure who has served in the

Parliament of Georgia The Parliament of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს პარლამენტი, tr) is the supreme national legislature of Georgia. It is a unicameral parliament, currently consisting of 150 members elected through fully pr ...

since 2020. Elisashvili started his political career as an activist within a civic preservation group. He was an independent member of the

Tbilisi city assembly The Tbilisi Sakrebulo ( ka, თბილისის საკრებულო, tr), is a representative body in the city government of Tbilisi, Georgia. It is also known in English as the Tbilisi City Council or Tbilisi Assembly. Histo ...

until 2017, when he was an independent candidate in the Tbilisi Mayoral Elections. He took second place with 69,803 votes (17.4%). He is the chairman of the " Aleko Elisashvili – Citizens" party. In 2022, responding to the

Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...

, he volunteered for the

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. On 15 April 2024, he punched majority leader

Mamuka Mdinaradze Mamuka Mdinaradze ( ka, მამუკა მდინარაძე; born 24 November 1978) is a Georgian politician and jurist. Education Mdinaradze graduated from the Law Faculty of the Tbilisi State University in 2000. In 2005, he became ...

during a parliamentary session about a 'foreign agents' bill which is opposed by opposition parties and The European Union.

Biography

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, journalist (2004–2007) * Channel 9, news correspondent (2004–2007) * Union of Guardians of Tiflis, "Tiflis Guild", Chair (2006–2012) *

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, journalist (2007–2009) * Caucasus, journalist (2008–2016) *

Tbilisi City Assembly The Tbilisi Sakrebulo ( ka, თბილისის საკრებულო, tr), is a representative body in the city government of Tbilisi, Georgia. It is also known in English as the Tbilisi City Council or Tbilisi Assembly. Histo ...

, Independent Single Mandate Member (2014–2017) * State Pardon Commission, Chair (2013–2014) * "Civil Movement of Georgia", Chair (2018–2020) * Party "Aleko Elisashvili-Citizens", Chair (2020–present) *

(2022–present)

References

External links

His biography on site of Parliament of Georgia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Elisashvili, Aleko 1978 births Living people Members of the Parliament of Georgia 21st-century politicians from Georgia (country) International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine personnel Pro-Ukraine foreign volunteers in the Russian invasion of Ukraine