VIENNA - Hon. George Tsereteli MP (Georgia), EPF Executive Committee member, has been appointed as President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. Between 2011 and 2013, Hon. Tsereteli was President of EPF and oversaw several major EPF event, including IPCI Istanbul. Prior to to becoming EPF President, Hon. Tsereteli served as Vice President of the Forum.
Following a career in business and as a practicing neurologist, Hon. Tsereteli came to politics in 1995. He served in the Tbilisi municipality before being elected to parliament in 1999. In the Georgian parliament, Hon. Tsereteli served as Deputy Chairman between 2000 and 2004, and from 2008 to 2012. In 2004, he was Georgia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labor, Health, and Social Protection.
As a member of parliament, Hon. Tsereteli also chaired the Committee on Regional Policy and Self-Governance (1999-2000) and the Committee on Healthcare and Social Issues (2004-2008). He currently sits on the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Committee on Healthcare and Social Issues.