Georgian politician
| Elene Khoshtaria | |
|---|---|
| ელენე ხოშტარია | |
.png) Khoshtaria in 2024 | |
| Born | (1979-11-18) 18 November 1979 (age 45) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Georgia |
| Education | Moscow State Institute of International Relations |
| Organization | Member of the Parliament of Georgia (2016–2020) |
| Political party | Droa (2021–present) European Georgia (2017–2021) |
Elene Khoshtaria (Georgian: ელენე ხოშტარია; born November 18, 1979) is a Georgian politician and the Member of the Parliament of Georgia since 2016. From 2007–2012 she was the first deputy minister in the State Ministry for Euro-Atlantic Integration of Georgia, she was also a candidate in Tbilisi mayoral elections, 2017.
Biography
She was born on November 18, 1979 in Tbilisi, the capital of what was the Georgian SSR. She graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations with a degree in International Security. She is a mother of four. In 2002, she worked as an intern in the Moscow Helsinki Group for Human Rights and the Embassy of Georgia in the Russian Federation. Since 2004, she has been the International Relations Coordinator, Head of the International Relations Department at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Deputy Head of the International Relations Department and Euro-Atlantic Integration. In 2004–2006 she worked at the Office of the State Minister on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, as a Head of the Euro-Atlantic Integration Department. 2007–2012 – Deputy Minister at Office of the State Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration. In 2012–2016 she worked at the Georgia's Reforms Associates (GRASS).
She has been a member of the Parliament of Georgia since 2016. She was the member of the Human Rights and Civil Integration Committee and then the member of the Healthcare and Social Issues Committee. In 2017, she was one of only two female mayoral candidates in the Tbilisi Mayoral Elections. She took part in the elections as a candidate from the political party "European Georgia", received 28,411 votes and took the fourth place. She was the candidate of the same party in the 2020 semi-proportional parliamentary elections in Vake District majoritarian constituency. On March 8, 2021, Khoshtaria founded the political movement "Droa!" (The time has come!) after leaving "European Georgia". Khoshtaria plans to expose corrupt officials, abusers, fraudsters, thieves, clan members, nepotism, ties with Russia, and all kinds of injustices.
External links
References
- Parliament.ge (August 13, 2020). "Elene Khoshtaria – Resume".
- "Biography Elene Khoshtaria". Parliament of Georgia website. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- Khoshtaria, Elene (December 26, 2016). "Women Of Georgia – Women In Politics".
- Khoshtaria, Elene (November 11, 2019). "Transparency International Georgia".
- "ელენე ხოშტარიამ ახალი პოლიტიკური მოძრაობა დააფუძნა". palitranews.ge. March 8, 2021.
- Elene Khoshtaria Founds New Political Movement // Georgia Today. March 8, 2021
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