Paata Keshelava
Chairman of Supreme Election Commission.
Date of birth: 02.09.1977
Education
Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University
Faculty of Law
Specialisation: Law
Qualification: Lawyer
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Postgraduate Studies
Specialisation: Constitutional Law
Professional Certification
Certified Election Administration Officer.
Certified Trainer in the field of "Election Day Procedures Using Electronic Election Technologies and the Powers of Precinct Election Commissions."
Internship
Poland – Internship at the legislative and executive authorities of the Lower Silesian Region.
Professional Experience
Since 6 July 2026 – Chairperson, Supreme Election Commission of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara.
March 2007 – June 2026 – Head of the Secretariat of the Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Procedural Issues, Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara.
January 2005 – March 2007 – Leading/Chief Specialist, Secretariat of the Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Procedural Issues, Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara.
10 December 2004 – Deputy Head, Legal Affairs and Tax Appeals Division, Batumi Tax Inspectorate.
7 October 2004 – Chief Specialist, Legal Affairs and Tax Appeals Division, Batumi District Tax Inspectorate.
5 June 2004 – Chief Specialist, Secretariat of the Legislative Reforms Commission, Interim Presidential Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara.
Since August 2016 – Trainer, Election Administration of Georgia.
Additional Professional Experience
6 July 2026 – Present – Chairperson, Supreme Election Commission of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara.
October 2025 – Temporary Member of Batumi District Election Commission No. 79 (Nominated by the Central Election Commission of Georgia) for the 2025 Municipal Elections.
26 October 2024 – Representative of Batumi District Election Commission No. 79 in the precinct election commissions within the district for the Parliamentary Elections.
2 October 2021 – Representative of the Central Election Commission of Georgia in district and precinct election commissions/special groups for the Municipal Elections.
31 October 2020 – Representative of the Supreme Election Commission of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara at Batumi District Election Commission No. 79.28 for the Supreme Council Elections.
28 October 2018 – Representative of the Central Election Commission of Georgia in district and precinct election commissions for the Presidential Election.
21 October 2017 – Representative of the Central Election Commission of Georgia in district and precinct election commissions for the Municipal Elections.8 October 2016 – Representative of the Central Election Commission of Georgia in district and precinct election commissions for the Parliamentary Elections.
1 October 2012 – Chairperson of Precinct Election Commission No. 53, Batumi Election District No. 79, for the Parliamentary Elections and the Supreme Council Elections of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara.
30 May 2010 – Chairperson of Precinct Election Commission No. 53, Batumi Election District No. 79, for the Municipal Elections.
5 January 2008 – Chairperson of Precinct Election Commission No. 13, Batumi Election District No. 79, for the Extraordinary Presidential Election.
7 October 2007 – Chairperson of Special Group No. 13, Batumi Election District No. 79, under the "Door-to-Door" Programme.
5 October 2006 – Chairperson of Precinct Election Commission No. 13, Batumi Election District No. 79, for the Municipal Elections.
20 June 2004 – Chairperson of Precinct Election Commission No. 19, Batumi Election District No. 79/1, for the Elections of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara.
28 March 2004 – Deputy Chairperson of Precinct Election Commission No. 36, for the Repeat Parliamentary Elections of Georgia.
Tel.: (422) 27 10 50
e-mail:pkeshelava@gmail.com. pkeshelava@sec.ge
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;
2020 - to date - Deputy Chairperson of Supreme Election Commission.
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”;
September 2020 - to date - Member of Supreme Election Commission.
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 governance – 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 governance – 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 governance – 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 governance – 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;
2020 - to date - Member of Supreme Election Commission.
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;
2022 - to date - Member of Supreme Election Commission.
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;
2022 - to date - Member of Supreme Election Commission.
Election Experience:
1999 – member of the commission, N7 Chugureti DEC, parliamentary elections;
2000 - member of the commission, N7 Chugureti DEC, presidential elections,9 April 2000;
2002 – 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 – member of the commission, N5 Isani DEC, parliamentary elections;
2021 – member of the commission, N79 Batumi DEC, local self-government bodies elections;
2022 – commission member, N79 Batumi DEC, by-elections of municipality assembly.
Tel.: 595 93 23 23
email: zaalzaalishvili2@gmail.com
Tamar Kamadadze
Memeber of Supreme Election Commission
Date of birth: 27 March, 1989
Place of birth: Khulo Municipality, Ajara,Georgia
Education: Law and Social Sciences; Batumi State University
Work Experience:
2009 - 2010- observer, "Georgian Young Lawers' Association", Parliamentary and Local Governance Elections;
2013 - memeber of Election Commission, Village Diakonidzeebi, N84 Khulo DEC;
2014 - memeber of Election Commission, N84 Khulo DEC;
2016 - trainer at schools, Organisation "Elections and Young Voters"; Khulo Municipality;
2016 - trainer; "election administrator course";
2017 - trainer at schools,project "Elections and Young Voters",Khulo Municipality;
2018 - trainer at commissions; Presidental Elections;
2019-2020 - trainer, N84 Khulo DEC;
2021 - member, N84 Khulo DEC;
2022 - to date - Memeber of Supreme Election Commission.
Certificates:
2014 - Election Administration Officials Certificates;
2016 - BRIDGE,seminars,certificates.
Tel:595 881 794
email:tamo898@gmail.com
საკონტაქტო ტელეფონი: (422) 27 10 50
ელ.- ფოსტა:pkeshelava@gmail.com. pkeshelava@sec.ge
