Nino Burjanadze

President, Parliament of Georgia

Born on July 16, 1964

Married, two children

Education
J.D.,   Tbilisi State University
Ph.D., International Law, Moscow Lomonosov State University

Parliamentary experience
Member of the Parliament of Georgia, since 1995
President of the Parliament of Georgia of the 6th legislature, since April 2004
President of the Parliament of Georgia of the 5th legislature, 2001- 2004
Chair, Committee on Foreign Relations, 2000-2001
Chair, Committee on Constitutional, Legal affairs and Rule of Law 1998-1999
Deputy Chair, Committee on Constitutional, Legal affairs and Rule of Law, 1995-1998
Chair, Permanent Parliamentary Delegation to the UK 1995-1998

State Position
Interim President of Georgia, November 2003 - January 2004

International Experience
Vice-President, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, since 2000
President, Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation 2001-2002
Co-Chair, EU-Georgia Parliamentary Co-operation Committee 1999-2002
Rapporteur, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Issues 1998-2000

Professional Experience
Professor of International Law at the Tbilisi State University, since 1991
Expert Consultant, Committee on Foreign Relations, 1992-1995
Expert Consultant, Ministry of Environment, 1991-1992

Author of numerous articles and publications, including a book “Legal Problems of International Organizations of New Type”

Hobbies
Gardening, skiing