Parmen Jalaghonia
Chairman of Supreme Election Commission.
Place of birth: Village Dranda, Georgia.
Education: Faculty of History-Law, Sokhumi branch of Tbilisi State University.
Work experience:
1999-2004 - Teacher, Constitutional and Administrative Department, Law Faculty, Batumi Institute of Georgian Political Academy;
2000-2004 - Teacher, "Georgian State and Law”, Academic Gymnasium of Batumi;
2000-2004 - Lawyer, Young Lawyers Association, Batumi branch;
2004-2006 - Teacher, Constitutional and Administrative Department, Faculty of Social Science, Batumi State University;
2005-2007 - Chairman of the board, Regional Center of Human Rights Protection;
2007-2009 - Trustee in Batumi of Supervisor of Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia in Samegrelo- Zemo Svaneti;
2009-2010 - Program Coordinator, Independent Journalists House;
2010-2012 - Chairman, Georgian Young Lawyers Association, Adjara Branch;
2012-2014 - Head of Legal Department, Government Office of Autonomous Republic of Adjara;
2014-2016 - Head of Relations to Supreme Council Department, Government Office of Autonomous Republic of Adjara;
2016 – to date - Chairman of the Supreme Election Commission of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara.
Additional experience:
2000-2001 - Trainer, Program -” Decentralization and Management of Education System”, Open Society Georgia Foundation;
2001-2002 - Lawyer-consultant, Program for Implementation and Promotion of the General Administrative Code of Georgia, United Nations Association of Georgia;
2003 - Lawyer, Project- "Society and Freedom of Information", Young Lawyers Association, Adjara Branch;
2005 - Director, Project “Protected rights citizens” funded by Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe;
2005-2007 - Director, Project “An improved law enforcement system and protected rights citizens”, funded by Euro Commission;
2006-2008 - Public Control (Monitoring) Commission Member, Batumi Penitentiary Establishment N3.
Certificated trainer of International Education Center (School Management and System Development);
2010 - Director, Project “Media to Support Democratic Elections”, funded by United States Development Agency;
2010 – 2011 - Project Coordinator, Project “Supporting the Development of Freedom of Speech in Adjara", funded by Euro Commission
Observer during 1999, 2003, 2004 Parliamentary, 2000, 2004 Presidential, 2002, 2006, 2010 Local, 2004 Supreme Council of Autonomous Republic of Adjara, 2012 Supreme Council of Autonomous Republic of Adjara and Parliamentary Elections.
TEL: (422) 271050. 591 01 01 02
Email: parmen.jalagonia@gmail.com
Nodar Meladze
Deputy Chairperson of Supreme Election Commission
Date of birth: 12 November, 1958
Place of birth: Village Vashlovani, Khulo,Georgia
Education: Commodity Science, Lviv Trade Economic Institute
Work Experience:
1980 – 1986 – Commodity Expert of the Cooperative, Khulo Region;
1986 - 1987 – Director, Department Store, Khulo Region;
1987 – 1989 – Industrial Commodity Expert of the Cooperative,Khulo Region;
1989 – 1994 – Chairman of the Consumer Association, Didajara;
1994 – 1999 – First Deputy Chairman of the Cooperative, Khulo Region;
2001 – 2005 – Assistant of Governor, Khulo Region;
2006 – 2010 – Secretary, N84 Khulo District Election Commission;
2010 – 2020 (August) – Chairman, N84 Khulo DEC;
Trainer, Electoral Systems Development, Reforms and Training Centre.
Tel.: 577 94 41 64
Email: meladzenodar58@gmail.com
Tariel Gogitidze
Secretary of Supreme Election Commission
Date of birth: August 27,1974
Education: Faculty of Law, Batumi State University
Work experience:
August, 2018 – December, 2018 : Member, 79 Batumi DEC;
2016 – 2018 - Administrative Assistant, Supreme Council of Autonomous Republic of Adjara;
2013 – 2016 - Credit Officer, LTD “ Credit Bureau”;
1996 -2004 - Shift Head, The Special State Protection Service;
1994 - 1996 - Lawyer, Batumi Central Market;
2020-2021 - Member of Supreme Election Commission;
July 2021 - to date - Secretary of Supreme Election Commission.
Tell: 514 938 787
Email: tarielgogitidze11@gmail.com
Irakli Gvarjaladze
Member of Supreme Election Commission
Work Experience:
2012 – 2014 – Leading Specialist, Division of Sport and Youth,Batumi City Hall;
2014 – Senior Specialist, Division of Social Care and Veterans,Batumi City Hall;
2015 – 2016 – Senior Specialist, Division of Infrastructure, Administration of Batumi City Hall;
2017 – Procurement Coordinator,Division of n(n)le "Batumi Planting and Landscape Planning Service", Batumi Municipality;
2019 – 2020 – Agricultural Division Coordinator, „Botanical Garden”.
Election Experience:
2004 – Observer,N36 precinct,Batumi, 28 March,2004, Repeat Polling for Parliamentary Elections;
2004 – Secretary, N36 precinct, Batumi, Supreme Council Elections;
2005 – Deputy Chairman, N28 precinct, Batumi, Majoritarian by-elections;
2006 – Trainer, N83 Khelvachauri DEC, Elections of the Representative bodies of local govenance – Sakrebulo;
2007 – 2008 – Trainer, N83 Khelvachauri DEC, Extraordinary Presidential Elections;
2008 – Trainer, N83 Khelvachauri DEC, 21 May, Parliamentary Elections;
2008 – Trainer, N79 Batumi DEC, 3 November, Supreme Council Elections;
2008 – Chairman, N1 precinct, Khelvachauri Region, Repeating Polling for 16 November Proportional and 14 December Majoritarian Elections;
2010 – Trainer, N79 Batumi DEC, also, Temporary Member ,N79 Batumi DEC, 30 May, Elections of the Representative bodies of local govenance – Sakrebulo;
2012 – Trainer, also, Temporary Member, N79 Batumi DEC, Parliamentary and Supreme Council Elections;
2013 – Trainer, N79 Batumi DEC, Presidental Elections;
2014 - Trainer, N79 Batumi DEC, Elections of the Representative bodies of local govenance – Sakrebulo;
2016 – Trainer,also, Temporary Member, N79 Batumi DEC, Parliamentary and Supreme Council Elections;
2017 - Trainer,also, Temporary Member, N79 Batumi DEC, Elections of the Representative bodies of local govenance – Sakrebulo;
2018 - Trainer,also, Temporary Member, N79 Batumi DEC, Presidental Elections;
2019 – Represantative of CEC Administration at Khulo Municipality, Self-governing Body Mayor Elections.
Certificates:
2006 – 2008 – (CEC/UNDP/IFFES/USAID) - Training Program for Election Administration Officials,Training for Trainers;
2009 and 2012 (bridge) –"Developing Capacities for Democratic Institutions for Fair Electoral Processes and Active Civil Participation", UNDP Program (International Certificate);
2005,2011,2016,2019 (CEC) - Election Administration Officials Certificates.
Tel.: 577-27-26-51;558-30-31-13
Email: igvarjaladze@yahoo.com; i.gvarjaladze9301@gmail.com
Mariam Gugunava
Member of Supreme Election commission
Date of birth: May 23,1995.
Place of birth: Village Sopelkobuleti,Georgia.
Education: Faculty of Law,Bachelor`s Degree,Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University.
From 2019 to date - Master`s Degree,Faculty of Law and Social Sciences,Batumi State University.
Work Experience:
2014 - Specialist of Problem Loan Management, LTD."Mediator";
2015 - 2016 - Lawyer - Consultant, Clinic "Health House";
2018 to date - Lawyer, Supreme Council of Autonomous Republic of Adjara.
Tel.:555284630
Email:mariamigugunava1@gmail.com
Tsiala Shavadze
Member of the Supreme Election Commission
Date of birth: May 15, 1978
Education: Faculty of German language and literature, Batumi state university
Work Experience:
2001-2004 –Batumi Agriculture Institute, department of machinery, specialist;
2015 – the administrative unit of Tamari settlement, assistant of the representative of the Mayor of Batumi;
2016 till now – electoral systems development, reforms and training centre
following projects, trainer;
2017-2020 - “Training for representatives of political parties”;
2016-2022 – “Electoral Development School”;
2016-2022 – training for members of the polling station;
2016-2020 – elections and young voters;
2017-2021 – election administrator courses;
2016-2020 – representative of CEC at election commissions;
2019 – representative of CEC at presidential elections in Moldova
Certificates:
2004 – Batumi retraining centre, computer skills and English language;
2010 – Batumi State University, psychology course;
2012 – Training and Seminar centre for preschool psychologist, forms and content of work for preschool psychologists;
2014 –Business Academy, training on banking;
2014 - Election Administration Officials Certificate;
2016 – BRIDGE;
2016 – Manage and Effective Communication – partners Georgia;
2017 – State Procurement Agency, state procurement course;
2020 – E-course on gender equality
2020 – Leadership in public organisations
2022 – E-course on the prevention of sexual harassment
2022 –CEC, Strategic Communications Department training course “public relations”.
Zaal Zaalishvili
Member of the Supreme Election Commission
Date of birth: 10th August 1975, Tbilisi, Georgia
Education:
1997 - Independent ForeignLlanguage Institute, faculty of English language;
1997-1998 – London graduate school of business administration, financial management;
2000-2001 - Federation of Professional Accountants and Auditors of Georgia, faculty - basic principles of financial accounting and international accounting standards.
Work Experience:
1998-2001 – financial director, international auditor company “Westward Consulting Group”;
2001-2003 – Manager, business centre “Chugureti”, JSC “Telasi”;
2003-2004 – Tbilisi regional coordinator, the International Foundation of Electoral Systems ( IFES);
2005-2013 – administration facilitator, Central Election Commission (CEC);
2003-2014 – Deputy head of the property department/ head of the department, JSC “Telasi”;
2014-2015 – head of regional projects coordination service, state governor-territorial units of Georgia (Bolnisi, Gardabani, Dmanisi, Tetritskaro, Marneuli, Tsalka municipalities and Rustavi city);
2014-2015 – deputy governor, state governor administration,administrative-territorial units of Georgia ( Bolnisi, Gardabani, Dmanisi, Tetritskaro, Marneuli, Tsalka municipalities and Rustavi city);
2015-2018 – invited expert in financial and budgetary issues, property management and finance-budget commission, Tbilisi city municipality assembly;
2018-2021 – adviser, Rustavi City municipality assembly.
Election Experience:
1999 – a member of the commission, N7 Chugureti DEC, parliamentary elections;
2000 - a member of the commission, N7 Chugureti DEC, presidential elections,9 April 2000;
2002 – a member of the commission, DEC, local government elections;
2004 – representative of the chairperson of CEC, N68 Zugdidi DEC, parliamentary re-elections;
2004 – representative rainer of CEC, United Nations development program, supreme council elections, autonomous republic of Adjara;
2005 - – representative rainer of CEC to the autonomous republic of Adjara, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), re /by majoritarian elections (CEC);
2006 – Adjara regional coordinator, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), local self-government bodies - municipality assembly elections;
2006-2007 – chairperson of spec-group, N63 Abasha DEC, local self-government bodies – municipality assembly re-elections;
2007 – 2008 – Adjara regional coordinator, United Nations Development Program (UNDP)/Central Election Commission (CEC), pre-term presidential elections, 5 January 2008;
2008 – chairperson of spec-group, N87 abroad, N41 Baghdad (Iraq) polling stations, pre-term presidential elections, 5 January 2008;
2008 – Adjara regional coordinator, parliamentary elections;
2008 – spec-group coordinator; N49 Klear (Iraq), N87 abroad polling stations, parliamentary elections of Georgia;
2008 – training-officer, United Nations Development Program (UNDP)/Central Election Commission (CEC), Supreme Council Elections, Autonomous Republic of Adjara;
2010 – Adjara regional coordinator, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Electoral Systems Development, Reforms and Training Centre, Central Election Commission (CEC), local self-government bodies - municipality assembly elections;
2012 – training officer, training for DEC registrators, ensuring clarification of unified list of voters commission;
2012 – Adjara regional coordinator, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Electoral Systems Development, Reforms and Training Centre, Central Election Commission (CEC), Supreme Council Elections, autonomous republic of Adjara;
2013 – chairperson of spec-group, N2 Eredvi (Afghanistan), N87 abroad polling station, presidential elections;
2017 – assistant to chairperson of the commission, N5 Isani DEC, local self-government bodies elections;
2018 – member of commission,N20 Rustavi DEC, presidential elections;
2018 – trainer, Reforms and Training Centre, Central Election Commission (CEC), N22 Marneuli DEC,pre-term elections of mayors of municipalities;
2020 – a member of the commission, N5 Isani DEC, parliamentary elections;
2021 – a member of the commission, N79 Batumi DEC, local self-government bodies elections;
2022 – a commission member, N79 Batumi DEC, by-elections of municipality assembly.
Tel.: 595 93 23 23
email: zaalzaalishvili2@gmail.com
