Giga Bokeria
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Giorgi Bokeria (born 20 April 1972) is a Georgia
n politician and the current Secretary of the National Security Council of Georgia
.
During 1989–1995 Bokeria was one of the leaders of student movement, in particular active member of Press Club of Tbilisi State University. Since 1992 he has been working as a journalist, in the newspaper 7 Dge (7 Days), as a political editor of newspaper Mimomkhilveli (Observer) - 1992–1993, journalist of Pikis Saati (Rush Hour) program of Channel 1 of State Radio -1993, journalist of Radio Liberty - 1994, political editor of newspaper Argumenti (Argument) - 1995–1996, Akcentebi (Accents) talk show host of Rustavi 2
broadcasting company - 1996.
In 1996, together with Levan Ramishvili
, Givi Targamadze
and David Zurabishvili
, Bokeria co-founded Liberty Institute
, a Georgian non-profit, non-partisan, liberal public policy advocacy foundation, taking the job of coordinating human rights programs and later the position of senior legal advisor.
In 2003, after a visit to Serbia to study peaceful revolution techniques, Bokeria helped bring Serb activists from the youth movement Otpor
to Georgia to train students in the same techniques. As a result, the youth movement "Kmara
" was established, which played a leading role in the November 2003 Rose Revolution
. After the Revolution, Bokeria was elected to Parliament where he has authored a number laws to strengthen human rights in Georgia.
He has been a Member of Parliament
since 2004. He is the Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Legal Issues and is a Member of Committee on Defense and Security. Since 2005 he is Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
(PACE) and vice-chairman of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
group in the assembly. In April 2008, he was moved to the post of deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia, and in November 2010 to Secretary of the National Security Council.
He is one of the leaders of United National Movement.
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
n politician and the current Secretary of the National Security Council of Georgia
National Security Council of Georgia
The National Security Council of Georgia is an advisory body for the President of Georgia dealing with matters of national security. The current Secretary of the National Security Council of Georgia is Giga Bokeria.-Legal authority:...
.
During 1989–1995 Bokeria was one of the leaders of student movement, in particular active member of Press Club of Tbilisi State University. Since 1992 he has been working as a journalist, in the newspaper 7 Dge (7 Days), as a political editor of newspaper Mimomkhilveli (Observer) - 1992–1993, journalist of Pikis Saati (Rush Hour) program of Channel 1 of State Radio -1993, journalist of Radio Liberty - 1994, political editor of newspaper Argumenti (Argument) - 1995–1996, Akcentebi (Accents) talk show host of Rustavi 2
Rustavi 2
Rustavi 2 Broadcasting Company , better known as Rustavi 2, is the most successful private television broadcasting company in Georgia. The Rustavi, based in Tbilisi, was founded in 1994 in the town of Rustavi. It is a privately owned free to air terrestrial broadcaster that currently reaches around...
broadcasting company - 1996.
In 1996, together with Levan Ramishvili
Levan Ramishvili
Levan Ramishvili is a key figure in Georgia's democracy movement, which successfully forced authoritarian Eduard Shevardnadze to resign through strategic nonviolent action...
, Givi Targamadze
Givi Targamadze
Givi Targamadze is a Georgian politician . Targamadze is the chairman of Defense and Security Committee of Parliament of Georgia and one of the leaders of United National Movement....
and David Zurabishvili
David Zurabishvili
David Zurabishvili is a Georgian politician and the leading member of the Republican Party of Georgia. He has been a member of parliament since 2004 and is Chairman of opposition faction Democratic Front in Parliament of Georgia....
, Bokeria co-founded Liberty Institute
Liberty Institute (Georgia)
Liberty Institute is a Georgian research and advocacy organization affiliated with Ilia Chavchavadze State University.Liberty has always been the cornerstone of established Georgian values. It has been transformed into classical liberal tradition by Ilia Chavchavadze...
, a Georgian non-profit, non-partisan, liberal public policy advocacy foundation, taking the job of coordinating human rights programs and later the position of senior legal advisor.
In 2003, after a visit to Serbia to study peaceful revolution techniques, Bokeria helped bring Serb activists from the youth movement Otpor
Otpor
Otpor! was a civic youth movement that existed as such from 1998 until 2003 in Serbia , employing nonviolent struggle against the regime of Slobodan Milošević as their course of action. In the course of two-year nonviolent struggle against Milosevic, Otpor spread across Serbia and attracted more...
to Georgia to train students in the same techniques. As a result, the youth movement "Kmara
Kmara
Kmara is a civic resistance movement in the republic of Georgia which undermined the government of Eduard Shevardnadze. After international observers condemned his government's conduct of the November 2003 parliamentary elections, Kmara led the protests which precipitated his downfall in what...
" was established, which played a leading role in the November 2003 Rose Revolution
Rose Revolution
The "Revolution of Roses" was a change of power in Georgia in November 2003, which took place after having widespread protests over the disputed parliamentary elections...
. After the Revolution, Bokeria was elected to Parliament where he has authored a number laws to strengthen human rights in Georgia.
He has been a Member of Parliament
Parliament of Georgia
Parliament of Georgia is the supreme legislature of Georgia. It is unicameral and has 150 members, known as deputies, from which 75 members are proportional representatives and 75 are elected through single-member district plurality system, representing their constituencies...
since 2004. He is the Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Legal Issues and is a Member of Committee on Defense and Security. Since 2005 he is Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe , which held its first session in Strasbourg on 10 August 1949, can be considered the oldest international parliamentary assembly with a pluralistic composition of democratically elected members of parliament established on the basis of an...
(PACE) and vice-chairman of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe is a transnational alliance between two European political parties: the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party and the European Democratic Party. It has political groups in the European Parliament, the EU Committee of the Regions, the...
group in the assembly. In April 2008, he was moved to the post of deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia, and in November 2010 to Secretary of the National Security Council.
He is one of the leaders of United National Movement.
External links
- Biographical entry on the website of Georgia's parliament
- Biographical entry on the website of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
- Hugh Pope, The Wall Street Journal: Pro-West leaders in Georgia push Shevardnadze out (en)
- Giga Bokeria, Givi Targamadze, Levan Ramishvili: Georgian Media in the 90s: A step to liberty, 1997 (en) (PDF-Datei)