Alexander Kvitashvili
Alexander Kvitashvili | |
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| ალექსანდრე კვიტაშვილი Олександр Квіташвілі | |
Minister of Health, Labour and Social Affairs of Georgia | |
| In office 31 January 2008 – 31 August 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Lado Gurgenidze Grigol Mgaloblishvili Nika Gilauri |
| Preceded by | David Tkeshelashvili |
| Succeeded by | Andria Urushadze |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 November 1970 Georgian SSR, Soviet Union (now Georgia) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Nicole Jordania (div. 2017) Anastasiia Ostrovska (m.2018) |
| Alma mater | Tbilisi State University New York University |
Alexander "Sandro" Merabovich KvitashviliMinister of Health of Georgia from 2008 to 2010 and rector of Tbilisi State University (TSU) from 2010 to 2013.
Education and early career
Born in
NGO Curatio, and the EastWest Institute. He consulted various international organizations based in Azerbaijan, Latvia, Ukraine, Armenia, and Greece on the education-, healthcare- and social security-related issues.[3]
Minister of Health
Georgia
On 31 January 2008, Kvitashvili was appointed by the then-
Minister of Health, Labour and Social Affairs of Georgia.[4] He resigned on 31 August 2010, citing "a proposal from academic circles" to be an acting rector of the Tbilisi State University, a position he took over in September 2010.[5] He served as an elected Rector of the TSU from 27 December 2010 until his resignation on 12 June 2013.[6]
Ukraine
On 2 December 2014 Kvitashvili was appointed as
Ukrainian citizenship by President Petro Poroshenko on the same day.[2] "I've been working on reforms in Ukraine for last three months, but my love for this country has much longer history... I accepted proposal to work in the Ukrainian government because of my deep respect towards Ukraine. I am proud to be a citizen of this great nation, which has a great future," Kvitashvili commented on his appointment.[7] Georgia's incumbent Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili reacted negatively to the appointment, accusing Kvitashvili of "destroying" Georgia's healthcare system.[8][9]
On 2 July 2015 Kvitashvili wrote a letter of resignation after losing the support of the
Ukraine Today about the refusal of parliament to accept his resignation "It doesn't matter though, I have been working since July the same hours, with the same effort that I was before".[12] He publicly withdraw his letter of resignation on 4 February 2016.[13] He did not retain his post in the Groysman Government that was installed in 14 April 2016.[1]
Notes
References
- ^ UNIAN(14 April 2016)
- ^ a b "'Foreigners' land top minister posts in Ukraine". Financial Times. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Honorary Doctors: Alexander Kvitashvili". The University Of Georgia. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Cabinet Wins Confidence Vote". Civil Georgia. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Healthcare Minister Resigns". Civil Georgia. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "New Rector of Tbilisi State University Elected". Civil Georgia. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Georgia's Ex-Healthcare Minister Takes Ukraine Govt Post". Civil Georgia. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Unfortunately, those on Interpol's wanted list feel completely fine in Ukraine's government - Irakli Gharibashvili". interpressnews.ge. 20 December 2014.
- ^ "Garibashvili Says Ex-Georgian Officials in Ukrainian Govt 'Damaging' Ties". Civil Georgia. 20 December 2014.
- ^ a b Rada votes against accepting resignation of health minister Kvitashvili, Interfax-Ukraine (17 September 2015)
- ^ Kvitashvili won't withdraw resignation letter, intends to continue work as Health Minister, Interfax-Ukraine (22 December 2015)
- Ukraine Today(10 December 2015)
- UNIAN(4 February 2016)
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