Giorgi (Gia) Volski ( ka, გიორგი (გია) ვოლსკი) (born January 18, 1957) is a Georgian politician currently serving as First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia, having held other important positions within parliament from 2012 onwards.

Biography

Gia Volski, born in

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი, ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), ( ka, ტფილისი, tr ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia ( ...

, graduated from

Tbilisi State University Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University ( ka, ივანე ჯავახიშვილის სახელობის თბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი, tr; often shorten ...

in 1978 with a degree in

economics Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...

. He worked in the Ministry of Trade from 1978 to 1990 and played a key role in establishing the Georgian Trade Union in 1990-1991. From 1991 to 2004, he served as Deputy Representative of the Government of Georgia to the

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, followed by a position as Deputy Minister of Conflict Resolution Issues from 2004 to 2006. Between 2007 and 2011, he was active in several NGOs. Since 2012, he has been a prominent leader in 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 ...

party.

References

1957 births Tbilisi State University alumni Georgian Dream politicians Members of the Parliament of Georgia Living people Politicians from Tbilisi {{Georgia-politician-stub