Nino Burjanadze
Nino Burjanadze | |
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ნინო ბურჯანაძე | |
Burjanadze in 2010 | |
| Chairwoman of the Democratic Movement – United Georgia | |
| Assumed office 23 November 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Party established |
| Acting President of Georgia | |
| In office 25 November 2007 – 20 January 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Lado Gurgenidze |
| Preceded by | Mikheil Saakashvili |
| Succeeded by | Mikheil Saakashvili |
| In office 23 November 2003 – 25 January 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Avtandil Jorbenadze Zurab Zhvania |
| Preceded by | Eduard Shevardnadze |
| Succeeded by | Mikheil Saakashvili |
| 3rd Speaker of the Parliament | |
| In office 9 November 2001 – 7 June 2008 | |
| President |
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| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Zurab Zhvania |
| Succeeded by | David Bakradze |
| Chairwoman of the United National Movement | |
| In office 2004 – May 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Mikheil Saakashvili |
| Succeeded by | David Bakradze |
| Member of the Parliament of Georgia | |
| In office 25 November 1995 – 7 June 2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 July 1964 |
| Party | Democratic Movement-United Georgia (2008–present) |
| Other political affiliations | United National Movement
(2003–2008) Burjanadze-Democrats (2002–2003) Union of Citizens of Georgia (1995–2002) |
| Spouse | Badri Bitsadze |
| Alma mater | Tbilisi State University Moscow State University |
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Nino Burjanadze (/niːˈnoʊ bɜːrdʒəˈnɑːdzeɪ/; Georgian: ნინო ბურჯანაძე [nino buɾdʒanadze]; born 16 July 1964) is a Georgian politician and lawyer who served as Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia from November 2001 to June 2008. As the first woman, she served as the acting head of state of Georgia twice; the first time from 23 November 2003 to 25 January 2004 in the wake of Eduard Shevardnadze's resignation during the Rose Revolution, and again from 25 November 2007 to 20 January 2008, after Mikheil Saakashvili stepped down to run in the early presidential election. She withdrew into opposition to Saakashvili as the leader of the Democratic Movement – United Georgia party in 2008. In 2013, she ran in the presidential election, competing against 22 candidates; she ended third with 10 percent of the vote.