Tamar Chugoshvili

About

Tamar Chugoshvili is a democracy advocate, lawyer, and public administration specialist with 20 years of experience advancing good governance, the rule of law, and gender equality. She served as First Vice-Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia (2016-2020), where she championed institutional reforms, strengthened parliamentary oversight, and led key gender equality initiatives. She also headed Georgia’s delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), chaired the Parliamentary Friendship Group with the U.S. Congress, and served as an ambassador for the Women Political Leaders Global Forum (WPL). 

A dedicated anti-corruption advocate, Tamar proposed a reform package to establish an Independent Anti-Corruption Mechanism in Parliament. Previously, as chair of the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association and head of the Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary, she played a key role in Georgia’s anti-corruption and judicial reforms. As Assistant to the Prime Minister (2013-2014), she led the development of Georgia’s first National Human Rights Strategy and Action Plan. 

As a global governance expert, Tamar co-authored Indicators for Democratic Parliaments, a global tool for parliamentary development, and contributed to the 2022 Global Parliamentary Report for the Inter-Parliamentary Union. She has also conducted research for NDI, UNDP, and others. She holds master’s degrees from Harvard Kennedy School and Tbilisi State University and has received awards including 50 Alumni for 50 Years (2024) and USAID’s Outstanding Contribution to Gender Initiatives (2019).