Archil Gorduladze

Archil Gorduladze
არჩილ გორდულაძე
Member of the Parliament of Georgia
Assumed office
27 June 2024
Preceded byGiorgi Tsagareishvili
Chairman of the Legal Issues Committee
Assumed office
11 December 2024
Personal details
Born (1992-05-05) 5 May 1992
PartyGeorgian Dream
Alma materIvane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

Archil Gorduladze (Georgian: არჩილ გორდულაძე; born 5 May 1992) is a Georgian lawyer and politician. He is a member of the Parliament of Georgia for the Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia party, serving in the 11th parliament since 2024.[1][2] Gorduladze chairs the Legal Issues Committee of the Parliament.[3][4] Before his election to parliament, he was a member of the Tbilisi City Assembly (Sakrebulo).[5]

Early life and education

Archil Gorduladze was born on 5 May 1992.[6] He pursued higher education in law at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. He earned a Bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Law in 2014, followed by a Master's degree in 2016. He continued his academic career at the same university as a doctoral student.[7]

Career

Before entering politics, Gorduladze worked as a lawyer in the private sector. From 2012 to 2016, he was a lawyer at "Orbi-Alco". He later worked as an attorney for PLC from March to November 2016.[7] He served as a visiting lecturer at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University from 2019 to 2020.[7] In 2023, he was elected as a member of the 7th parliament of the Tbilisi City Assembly (Sakrebulo). During his term, he served on the Property Management and Financial-Budgetary Committee and the Legal Issues and Human Rights Protection Committee.[7]

Gorduladze was elected to the national Parliament of Georgia in 2024 through the proportional (party list) system representing Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia. He entered parliament to replace Giorgi Tsagareishvili, and his credentials were approved with 77 votes on 27 June 2024. Shortly after, in December 2024, he was named Chairman of the Parliament's Legal Issues Committee.[3][8]

References

  1. ^ "არჩილ გორდულაძე (1992)". www.nplg.gov.ge. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
  2. ^ "Parliament Approves Archil Gorduladze's MP Credentials". Civil Georgia. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
  3. ^ a b "Georgian Parliament passes amendments on protest restrictions and sweeping changes to higher education". OC Media. 2025-12-11. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
  4. ^ "Archil Gorduladze - Parliament of Georgia". parliament.ge. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
  5. ^ "Parliament Approves Archil Gorduladze's MP Credentials". Civil Georgia. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
  6. ^ "არჩილ გორდულაძე (1992)". www.nplg.gov.ge. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
  7. ^ a b c d "არჩილ გორდულაძე (1992)". www.nplg.gov.ge. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
  8. ^ "Archil Gorduladze: Gakharia, who is hiding in Germany, must return and face justice - It will be interesting to see what statement will now be made by the German ambassador, who has repeatedly interfered in our country's internal affairs". www.interpressnews.ge. 2025-12-11. Retrieved 2025-12-14.