Tina Bokuchava

Tinatin "Tina" Bokuchava is a Georgian politician who has served as a member of parliament since 2012. A member of the United National Movement, she entered public service in Georgia after studying in the United States and, after a short stint as a diplomat, became deputy head of the Chamber of Control (the auditing agency that oversees political finance). Following the victory of Georgian Dream in the 2012 parliamentary election, she became one of the most vocal opponents of the government and won reelection in 2016 and 2020. Since May 8, 2023, she has been chair of the UNM faction in parliament. Bokuchava was one of several lawmakers to refuse to recognize the results of the 2020 parliamentary election after allegations of massive voter fraud surfaced and boycotted the new parliament until May 2021. She has been the object of several gender-based attacks. Bokuchava was born in 1983 in Tbilisi. She studied at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, where she received a degree in political science in 2004. In 2008, she graduated with a master's in diplomacy and international law from the Fletcher School at Tufts University.