Aleko Elisashvili
Aleko Elisashvili | |
|---|---|
ალეკო ელისაშვილი | |
Elisashvili in 2024 | |
| Chairman of Citizens | |
| Assumed office August 4, 2020 | |
| Member of the Parliament of Georgia | |
| In office 11 December 2020 – 25 November 2024 | |
| Member of the Tbilisi City Assembly | |
| In office 2014–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Zaza Sinauridze |
| Succeeded by | David Utmelidze |
| Constituency | Saburtalo District |
| Chairman of the State Pardon Commission | |
| In office 2013–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Elene Tevdoradze |
| Succeeded by | Zviad Koridze |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 January 1978 |
| Party | Citizens (2020–) Independent (2014–2020) |
| Other political affiliations | Strong Georgia (2024–) |
| Alma mater | Tbilisi State University |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Ukraine |
| Branch | Territorial Defense Forces |
| Service years | 2022 |
| Rank | Volunteer |
| Conflicts | |
Aleksandre (Aleko) Elisashvili (born 17 January 1978) is a Georgian politician who served in the Parliament of Georgia from 2020 to 2024.
Elisashvili started his political career as an activist within a civic preservation group. He was an independent member of the Tbilisi City Assembly until 2017, when he was an independent candidate in the Tbilisi Mayoral Elections. He took second place with 69,803 votes (17.4%). In 2020, he founded the "Aleko Elisashvili – Citizens" party.
In 2022, responding to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he volunteered for the International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine.
On 15 April 2024, during the 2023–2024 Georgian protests, he punched the parliamentary majority leader Mamuka Mdinaradze during a parliamentary session about a 'foreign agents' bill which was opposed by opposition parties and the European Union.