President, Constitutional Court of Georgia Tbilisi, Georgia as of September 2006

Date of Birth: December 26, 1972

Place/Country of birth: Tbilisi, Georgia

Education

American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C.
2000 – LL.M. in International Legal Studies
E. Muskie Fellowship Award

Central European University, Political Science Department, Budapest, Hungary
1997 - Master of Arts in Political Science
Open Society-Soros Foundation Scholarship Award

Tbilisi State University, International Law and International Relations Department, Tbilisi, Georgia
1995 - Diploma (JD equivalent), graduated with honors 1995

Present Positions

President, Constitutional Court of Georgia Tbilisi, Georgia as of September 2006

Previous Positions

February 2005 – July 2006 - Minister, Ministry of Environment protection and Natural Resources Tbilisi, Georgia

February 2004 – February 2005 - Minister, Ministry of Justice Tbilisi, Georgia

 December 2000-February 2004 - Director - Open Society-Georgian Foundation, “Rule of Law” Program Tbilisi, Georgia

August 2000-December 2000 - Chief of Staff - Group for Elaboration of National Anticorruption Program Tbilisi, Georgia 

 1997 – 1999 - Chief of Staff - Committee for Constitutional, Legal Affairs and Rule of Law of the Parliament of Georgia Tbilisi, Georgia

Publications

 “Fight Corruption”, Open Society News, Spring, 2001

 “Lustration mechanisms in former Communist Countries and prospects of its Implementation in Georgia”, Georgian Law Review, ed. TACIS-GEPLAC Fall 2000

 “Constitutional Development in Georgia: Realities and Expectations," Bulletin #14, ed. Strategic Research and Development Center of Georgia July 1999

 "Property Restitution in Georgia: Problems and Prospects," Almanakhi, ed. Georgian Young Lawyers' Association September 1998

 "Legal and Political Aspects of the New Organic Law of Georgia on Political Parties," Bulletin #6, ed. Strategic Research and Development Center of Georgia February 1998

• More than 100 articles in the independent newspaper "Resonancy" on the issues of international affairs November 1995 - September 1996

Georgian (native); English and Russian (fluent both written and oral); French (Basic knowledge).