Kakha Kukava (born June 12, 1976) is a Georgian

Georgian people

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 politician

Politician

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, former member of Parliament of Georgia

Parliament of Georgia

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 and a leader of Conservative Party of Georgia

Conservative Party of Georgia

The Conservatives Party of Georgia is a centre-right and nationalist political party, active in Georgia since 2001.Currently led by its acting chairman Zviad Dzidziguri, the party had been allied with Mikheil Saakashvili’s United National Movement until May 2004 when it switched into opposition...

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Biography

Kukava was born in Tbilisi

Tbilisi

Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...

 on June 12, 1976. He graduated from the Tbilisi State University

Tbilisi State University

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University , better known as Tbilisi State University , is a university established on 8 February 1918 in Tbilisi, Georgia. TSU is the oldest university in the whole Caucasus region...

 with a degree in law. Kukava held several governmental positions since 1990s and practiced law when he worked as a lawyer until 2003.

As a member of Conservative Party of Georgia

Conservative Party of Georgia

The Conservatives Party of Georgia is a centre-right and nationalist political party, active in Georgia since 2001.Currently led by its acting chairman Zviad Dzidziguri, the party had been allied with Mikheil Saakashvili’s United National Movement until May 2004 when it switched into opposition...

 he joined United National Movement and participated in Rose Revolution

Rose Revolution

The "Revolution of Roses" was a change of power in Georgia in November 2003, which took place after having widespread protests over the disputed parliamentary elections...

. Shortly after being elected as a member of Parliament of Georgia

Parliament of Georgia

Parliament of Georgia is the supreme legislature of Georgia. It is unicameral and has 150 members, known as deputies, from which 75 members are proportional representatives and 75 are elected through single-member district plurality system, representing their constituencies...

 Kukava left UNM alongside Conservative Party and joined opposition of Mikheil Saakashvili

Mikheil Saakashvili

Mikheil Saakashvili is a Georgian politician, the third and current President of Georgia and leader of the United National Movement Party.Involved in the national politics since 1995, Saakashvili became president on 25 January 2004 after President Eduard Shevardnadze resigned in a November 2003...

. In 2008 he was again elected in parliament, however like other members of opposition he declared elections rigged and decided not to join parliament.

Kukava is married and has two children.