Irakli Kobakhidze (; born 25 September 1978) is a Georgian constitutional scholar and politician, serving as Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia from 2016 to 2019 and Member of Georgian Parliament since 2016. He is a chairman of Georgian Dream party and professor at the Tbilisi State University. From 2020 to 2022, Kobakhidze served as vice-president of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Biography Early life Irakli Kobakhidze was born on 25 September 1978 in Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union. Kobakhidze's father was involved in politics since the 1990s, being a member of National Democratic Party and Democratic Movement – United Georgia. Irakli graduated from the Law Faculty of Tbilisi State University in 2000. Later, from 2002–2006, he advanced his legal education at the University of Dusseldorf, Germany, where he was awarded the LLM and PhD degrees. Since 2006, Kobakhidze has worked with international organizations and academic institutions. For several years, he held expert and managerial positions at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Simultaneously, he held academic positions at the Tbilisi State University and Caucasus University.

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Irakli Kobakhidze (; born 25 September 1978) is a Georgian constitutional scholar and politician, serving as Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia from 2016 to 2019 and Member of Georgian Parliament since 2016. He is a chairman of Georgian Dream party and professor at the Tbilisi State University. From 2020 to 2022, Kobakhidze served as vice-president of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.