Dimitri Khundadze ( ka, დიმიტრი ხუნდაძე; born 1968) is a Georgian physician and politician.

Early life and education

Dimitri Khundadze was born on 30 November 1968, in

Mtskheta Mtskheta ( ka, მცხეთა} ) is a city in the Mkhare, region of Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia (country), Georgia. It is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is locat ...

of the

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, which was then a part of the

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. He was in compulsory military service from 1987 to 1989, and graduated from the Paediatric Faculty of the

Tbilisi Medical Academy The Petre Shotadze Tbilisi Medical Academy, commonly referred to as Tbilisi Medical Academy, is a Georgian private medical university located in Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი, ), in some languages still known by its pre-193 ...

(TMA) in 1996. He was then a post-graduate student at TMA until 1998.

Career

Medical

From 2001 to 2012, Khundadze worked as a doctor at S. Khechinashvili University Hospital.

Political

Khundadze was previously a member of the

Georgian Dream Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia (GD), also colloquially known as the Kotsebi, is a Conservatism, conservative and populism, populist List of political parties in Georgia (country), political party in Georgia (country), Georgia, which has ...

. In 2012, Khundadze was elected a member of the

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

of the 8th convocation, winning from Mtskheta during the Georgian parliamentary election. He was reelected in the

2016 Georgian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Georgia on 8 October 2016 to elect the 150 members of Parliament. The ruling Georgian Dream coalition, led by Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, sought a second term in office. Opposition parties included t ...

and the

2020 Georgian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Georgia (country), Georgia on 31 October and 21 November 2020 to elect the 150 members of Parliament of Georgia, Parliament. The ruling Georgian Dream, Georgian Dream party led by Prime Minister of Georgia, Pr ...

. On 2 August 2022, Khundadze left the Georgian Dream party and co-founded the People's Power party.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khundadze, Dimitri 1968 births Living people Members of the Parliament of Georgia Georgian Dream politicians People's Power politicians People from Mtskheta