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Tamar Chugoshvili

Georgian politician

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 4, 2026
Entity authorityQ64760798
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Tamar Chugoshvili (Georgian: თამარ ჩუგოშვილი; born August 11, 1984) is a Georgian politician, who has served as the First Vice-Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia from November 2016 to November 2019. She was the Foreign Secretary and the Member of the Political Council of the Party “Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia”.

Education

In 2006, Chugoshvili obtained master's degree in law from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. In 2014-2015 she studied at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, graduating with a Master’s Degree in Public Administration.

She also participated in several fellowships and special courses including: Women’s Participation in Politics, “From Harvard Square to Oval Office” (October, 2014-May, 2015), while at Harvard and a US Department of State Professional Fellows Program at the Law Library of Congress, in Washington DC, Spring 2010.

Work Experience

From 2010 until 2012, Chugoshvili was the Chairperson of Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association. During the same period, she was the Chairperson of the Coalition for Independent and Transparent Judiciary composed of 32 NGOs, and the member of the Managing Board of the Civil Society National Platform composed of more than 100 NGOs.

In 2013-2014, Chugoshvili was the assistant to the prime minister of Georgia on human rights and gender equality issues. During the same period, she served as the government's focal point for the EU Special Representative to Georgia on Legal and Constitutional Reforms and Human Rights – Thomas Hammarberg. Chugoshvili is the author of the first human rights policy document, human rights strategy and action plan of Georgia.

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The public source identifies “Tamar Chugoshvili” as georgian politician. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Tamar, Chugoshvili and Georgian.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1984, 2016, 2019, 2006—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1984-08-11. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Tamar, Chugoshvili and Georgian providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from Tamar Chugoshvili” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.