Mirza Davitaia is a Georgian politician who serves as the State Minister of Georgia on Diaspora Issues

State Ministry on Diaspora Issues (Georgia)

The State Ministry on Diaspora Issues of Georgia is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Georgia in charge of establishing and maintaining contacts with the Georgian diaspora abroad. The ministry is headed by Mirza Davitaia....

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Early years

Davitaia was born on August 30, 1975. He graduated from Nuremberg Academy of Fine Arts and Tbilisi State University

Tbilisi State University

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University , better known as Tbilisi State University , is a university established on 8 February 1918 in Tbilisi, Georgia. TSU is the oldest university in the whole Caucasus region...

. In 1993-1994, he worked as the artist-animator in Georgian State Film Production Studio, in 1994-1995 in Cartoon Film in Berlin

Berlin

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. Throughout 1995, he worked for Penta TV in Hamburg

Hamburg

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, from 1996 through 1999, as Arts Director for Intermedien company in Nurenberg. From 1999 until 2002, he was Art and Design Director at Publicis MSD in Erlangen

Erlangen

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Political career

Davitaia, a member of United National Movement faction, was elected deputy to Parliament of Georgia

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...

 during 2008 parliamentary elections

Georgian legislative election, 2008

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. He was then elected a member to Parliamentary Committee for Relations with Compatriots Residing Abroad. From June 2004 until April 2008, he worked as first the Director of Regions Department, then as Deputy Minister of Ministry of Culture, Monument Protection and Sports. As the Deputy Minister of Culture, he played an important role in the production of the Hollywood made action drama 5 Days of War starring Andy Garcia

Andy García

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, Val Kilmer

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, Heather Graham

Heather Graham

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, Emmanuelle Chriqui

Emmanuelle Chriqui

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On December 21, 2009 Davitaia was appointed State Minister of Georgia on Diaspora Issues.

Davitaia is married and has two children.

See also

• List of Georgians
• Cabinet of Georgia
  Cabinet of Georgia
  The Cabinet of Georgia is an executive council of government ministers in Georgia. It is headed by the Prime Minister of Georgia. In the cases of utmost importance, the meetings may be led by the President of Georgia . The first Cabinet of Georgia was formed by Noe Zhordania in the Democratic...