 | This biographical article is written like a résumé .(April 2021) |
Lasha Khutsishvili | |
|---|---|
ლაშა ხუციშვილი | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| Assumed office 1 April 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Irakli Garibashvili Irakli Kobakhidze |
| Preceded by | Ivane Matchavariani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 September 1985 Tbilisi,Georgia |
| Citizenship | Georgia |
| Political party | Georgian Dream |
Lasha Khutsishvili (born 2 September 1985) is a Georgian politician who has been Minister of Finance of Georgia since 1 April 2021. [1] [2]
He was educated at the European High School of Management-Tbilisi (Bachelor's degree in Business Administration) and Preston University (Bachelor of Arts in General Management).
The economy of Georgia is an emerging free market economy. Its gross domestic product fell sharply following the dissolution of the Soviet Union but recovered in the mid-2000s,growing in double digits thanks to the economic and democratic reforms brought by the peaceful Rose Revolution. Georgia continued its economic progress since,"moving from a near-failed state in 2003 to a relatively well-functioning market economy in 2014". In 2007,the World Bank named Georgia the World's number one economic reformer.
Tbilisi,in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis,is the capital and largest city of Georgia,lying on the banks of the Kura River with around 1.2 million inhabitants,which is about a third of the country's population. Tbilisi was founded in the fifth century AD by Vakhtang I of Iberia,and since then has served as the capital of various Georgian kingdoms and republics. Between 1801 and 1917,then part of the Russian Empire,Tiflis was the seat of the Caucasus Viceroyalty,governing both the northern and the southern parts of the Caucasus.
Georgia is a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and West Asia. It is part of the Caucasus region,bounded by the Black Sea to the west,Russia to the north and northeast,Turkey to the southwest,Armenia to the south,and Azerbaijan to the southeast. Georgia covers an area of 69,700 square kilometres (26,900 sq mi). It has a population of 3.7 million,of which over a third live in the capital and largest city,Tbilisi. Georgians,who are native to the region,constitute a majority of the country's population and are its titular nation.
Mikheil Saakashvili is a Georgian and Ukrainian politician and jurist. He was the third president of Georgia for two consecutive terms from 25 January 2004 to 17 November 2013. From May 2015 until November 2016,Saakashvili was the governor of Ukraine's Odesa Oblast. He is the founder and former chairman of the United National Movement party. Saakashvili heads the executive committee of Ukraine's National Reform Council since 7 May 2020. In 2021 he began serving a six-year prison sentence in Georgia on charges of abuse of power and organization of an assault occasioning grievous bodily harm against an opposition lawmaker Valery Gelashvili.
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University is a public research university established on 8 February 1918 in Tbilisi,Georgia. Excluding academies and theological seminaries,which have intermittently functioned in Georgia for centuries,TSU is the oldest university in Georgia and the Caucasus region. The total enrollment is over 23,500 students,and there are 5,000 faculty and staff members (collaborators) overall.
Sky Georgia was an airline from Tbilisi,Georgia,operating out of Tbilisi International Airport.
Vladimer Papava is an Academician-Secretary of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences,a professor of economics at the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University,the former Rector of the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University,and the former Minister of Economy of Georgia.
Imedi Media Holding is a private television and radio company in Georgia. The stations were founded by the Georgian media tycoon Badri Patarkatsishvili. The station mainly concentrates on news and analytical coverage,but broadcasts pop music as well,particularly at nighttime. Imedi means "hope" in Georgian.
Kakha Bendukidze was a Georgian statesman,businessman and philanthropist,founder of the Knowledge Foundation and head of the supervisory board of Agricultural and Free Universities.
Davit Kezerashvili is a Jewish-Georgian investor,entrepreneur and former Minister of Defense of Georgia under Mikheil Saakashvili's presidency from November 2006 to December 2008. Kezerashvili currently resides in the United Kingdom and is sentenced to imprisonment in Georgia for corruption. In 2023,the BBC published an investigation where it alleged Kezerashvili appeared to be associated with a network of fraudulent and unregulated investment brands.
Georgia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) enjoy cordial relations. Georgia is not currently a member of NATO,but has been promised by NATO to be admitted in the future.
Nikoloz "Nika" Gilauri is a Georgian politician who was 8th Prime Minister of Georgia from 6 February 2009 to 30 June 2012. He had served as Minister for Energy (2004–2007) and Minister of Finance (2007–2009) and First Vice Prime Minister in the Cabinet of Georgia (2008–2009).
Healthcare in Georgia is provided by a universal health care system under which the state funds medical treatment in a mainly privatized system of medical facilities. In 2013,the enactment of a universal health care program triggered universal coverage of government-sponsored medical care of the population and improving access to health care services. Responsibility for purchasing publicly financed health services lies with the Social Service Agency (SSA).
Kakha Baindurashvili is a Georgian politician who was the country's Minister of Finance from 6 February 2009 to 17 June 2011.
Nika Gvaramia is a Georgian lawyer,media entrepreneur,public figure,who had held posts of Minister of Justice and Minister of Education and Science. He was the Director General of Rustavi 2 and Mtavari Arkhi is Founder of Mtavari Arkhi,an opposition television network. On March 11,he co-founded the political alliance Ahali alongside leading opposition figure Nika Melia,aiming for a significant impact in the 2024 general elections.
Free University is a private research university in Tbilisi,Georgia,founded by Kakha Bendukidze,Georgian statesman,businessman and philanthropist often regarded as the Man Who Remade Georgia. Founded in 2007,the university has grown to comprise seven undergraduate and graduate schools,among which are,the university's oldest,School of International Relations,School of Business,Architecture,Governance and Social Sciences,Mathematics and Computer Science,Physics,Electrical and Computer Engineering,Law,and School of Visual Arts and Design.
Irakli Garibashvili is a Georgian politician and a former business executive who served as the prime minister of Georgia between 22 February 2021 and 29 January 2024. He had previously served as prime minister from 20 November 2013 until his resignation on 30 December 2015. Garibashvili is a member of the Georgian Dream party and has served as the party's chairman since 1 February 2024. He entered politics with his long-time associate Bidzina Ivanishvili,in October 2012.
Giorgi Margvelashvili is a Georgian academic and politician who was the fourth president of Georgia,in office from 17 November 2013 to 16 December 2018.
Giorgi Kvirikashvili is a Georgian politician who was Prime Minister of Georgia from 30 December 2015 to 13 June 2018. Prior to that he was Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development from 25 October 2012 until 1 September 2015,Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1 September 2015 until 30 December 2015,and Deputy Prime Minister from 26 July 2013 until 30 December 2015. Kvirikashvili has led initiatives to advance Euro-Atlantic and European integration and highlight Georgia as an attractive location for foreign investment.
The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Georgia.