Guram Macharashvili
Guram Macharashvili გურამ მაჭარაშვილი | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Parliament of Georgia | |
| Assumed office 18 November 2016 | |
| Constituency | Lagodekhi – №26 (2016–2020) Party List (2020–2024) |
| First Deputy Chairman of the Committees of the Parliament of Georgia | |
| Deputy Chairperson of the "People's Power" Political Group | |
| Representative of the State Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Structures for Shida Kartli | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 December 1971 |
| Party | Georgian Dream |
| Spouse | Lela Tsiklauri |
| Alma mater | Tbilisi Humanitarian-Economic Institute |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
Guram Macharashvili (Georgian: გურამ მაჭარაშვილი; born 19 December 1971) is a Georgian politician and member of the Parliament of Georgia for the Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia party.[1] He is a First Deputy Chairman of the Procedural Issues and Rules Committee and a deputy chairperson of the parliamentary political group "People's Power".[2]
Early life and education
Guram Macharashvili was born on 19 December 1971 in Tbilisi, Georgia. He graduated from the Tbilisi Humanitarian-Economic Institute in 1996, majoring in Law.[3]
Career
Before entering politics, Macharashvili worked in the legal department of JSC Kartu Bank from 2001 to 2014, holding various positions including lawyer, head of division, and deputy director.[3]
Political career
Macharashvili's political career began in public administration. From 2014 to 2016, he served as the Deputy Governor of the Shida Kartli region.[4] During this period, he was also the nominated Representative of the State Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Structures for the Shida Kartli region.[5] He was first elected to the Parliament of Georgia in the 2016 elections, serving as a majoritarian MP for Constituency №26 (Lagodekhi) during the 9th parliament (2016–2020). He was re-elected in the 2020 elections through the Georgian Dream party list, serving in the 10th (2020–2024) and 11th (2024) parliaments. He is the deputy chairperson of the "People's Power" political group, a satellite faction of the ruling Georgian Dream coalition.[6]
Macharashvili has been a member of the Legal Issues Committee. He has served as the First Deputy Chairman of the Procedural Issues and Rules Committee. He was involved in establishing a temporary investigative commission to examine the activities of the former United National Movement (UNM) government.[7]
References
- ^ "Guram Macharashvili - Parliament of Georgia". parliament.ge. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
- ^ "Guram Macharashvili: The United National Movement was banned by the United National Movement itself -by its actions and its crimes, not by us". www.interpressnews.ge. 2025-12-15. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
- ^ a b "Guram Macharashvili | My Parliament". myparliament.transparency.ge. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
- ^ "Joint Statement of MPs: Sozar Subari, Dimitri Khundadze, Guram Macharashvili, and Mikheil Kavelashvili - Parliament of Georgia". parliament.ge. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
- ^ "Guram Macharashvili says that it turns out it was the Kremlin who made the decision in the Soviet Union. Now it is Brussels. - According representatives of liberal fascism, we should transfer the sovereignty to Brussels - AI NEWS GE". 2024-11-15. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
- ^ "Guram Macharashvili - Parliament of Georgia". parliament.ge. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
- ^ "Georgian Dream establishes commission to punish former ruling UNM party". OC Media. 2025-02-06. Retrieved 2025-12-23.