Vakhtang Kolbaia
Vakhtang Kolbaia (
armed conflict in Abkhazia
.
Political career
A native of Abkhazia, Kolbaia graduated from the Moscow Technological Institute of Food Industry with a degree in economics. He worked as the Communist Party youth organization official in the 1970s and 1980s. He served as the head of the administration of the
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly from 1996 to 2003 and the CIS Parliamentary Assembly from 2000 to 2002. In 2008, he became secretary-general of the opposition Democratic Movement – United Georgia party chaired by Nino Burjanadze.[1][2] On 8 April 2013, he was elected the acting Chairman of Government (-in-exile) of Abkhazia after his predecessor, Giorgi Baramia, filed resignation.[3]
Kolbaia has been involved in various international non-governmental projects on conflict settlement issues. He is the head of Research Center at Caucasian Regional Security Institute and member of executive board at Caucasian Dialogue Foundation. He has published several books and articles on the regional conflicts and political developments. He is the recipient of Georgia's Order of Honor. He is married, with two children.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Vakhtang Kolbaia". General Secretary. Democratic Movement - United Georgia. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "Burjanadze Inaugurates Party". Civil Georgia. 23 November 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ "Vakhtang Kolbaia Appointed as Acting Chairman of Abkhazian Government". Prime News. 8 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
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