Bidzina Ivanishvili

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Bidzina Ivanishvili
ბიძინა ივანიშვილი
10th Prime Minister of Georgia
In office
25 October 2012 – 20 November 2013
PresidentMikheil Saakashvili
Giorgi Margvelashvili
Preceded byVano Merabishvili
Succeeded byIrakli Garibashvili
Personal details
Born (1956-02-18) 18 February 1956 (age 68)
Chorvila, Soviet Union
(now Georgia)
Political partyGeorgian Dream (2012-present)
Spouse(s)Ekaterine Khvedelidze
ChildrenUta
Bera
Gvantsa
Tsotne
Alma materTbilisi State University
Moscow State University of
Railway Engineering
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Bidzina Ivanishvili (Georgian: ბიძინა ივანიშვილი, also known as Boris Ivanishvili; born 18 February 1956)[1] is a Georgian businessman and politician. He became the Prime Minister of Georgia on 25 October 2012.[2] He resigned his position as Prime Minister on 20 November 2013.

References[change | change source]

  1. Wendell Steavenson, "The good oligarch" Archived 2011-11-06 at the Wayback Machine Prospect Magazine (21 July 2010). Retrieved 11 November 2011
  2. "Georgia's president admits defeat in elections". RTE. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.