Davyd Zhvania

Davyd Vazhaevich Zhvania (Ukrainian: Давид Важаєвич Жванія; Georgian: დავით ვაჟას ძე ჟვანია) (born 20 July 1967 in Tbilisi) is a Ukrainian politician and the former emergency situations minister.[1][2] People's Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine IV-VII convocations, head of the Committee on State Building and Local Self-Government (2012—2014).[3]

Davyd Zhvania
People's Deputy of Ukraine
In office
31 March 2002  27 November 2014
Emergency Minister of Ukraine
In office
4 February 2005  27 September 2005
PresidentViktor Yushchenko
Prime MinisterYulia Tymoshenko
Preceded byGrigory Reva
Succeeded byViktor Baloha
Personal details
Born (1967-07-20) 20 July 1967
Tbilisi, GSSR, Soviet Union
Political partyParty of Regions (2013)
Christian Democratic Union (2010 — 2012)
Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc (2007 — 2010)
Our Ukraine Bloc (2002 — 2007)
Alma materTbilisi State University
Websitehttp://www.zhvaniya.com/

Biography

From 1986 to 1988 he served in the Soviet Border Troops. In 1991 he graduated from the Faculty of National Economy Planning of the Tbilisi State University. During the reign of Zviad Gamsakhurdia, he left Georgia. He came to Ukraine in 1991, and became a citizen in 1999.

References

  • Personal web-site
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