Dimitri Khundadze

Dimitri Khundadze (Georgian: დიმიტრი ხუნდაძე; born 1968) is a Georgian physician and politician who has served in the Parliament of Georgia since 2012, as a member of Georgian Dream and People's Power.

Dimitri Khundadze
დიმიტრი ხუნდაძე
Member of the Parliament of Georgia
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 October 2012
Personal details
Born	(1968-10-30) October 30, 1968 (age 56) Mtskheta, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union (now Georgia)
Political party	Georgian Dream (2012-2022) People's Power (2022-present)
Education	Tbilisi Medical Academy

Early life and education

Dimitri Khundadze was born in Mtskheta, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union, on 30 November 1968. He graduated from Tbilisi Medical Academy with a pediatrics degree in 1996, and conducted postgraduate studies at the Department of the State Medical Academy from 1996 to 2001.^[1]

At Mtskheta District Hospital Khundadze was a surgical receptionist from 1985 to 1987, He was in compulsory military service from 1987 to 1989. He was a resident physician at S. Khechinashvili University Clinic from 2001 to 2012.^[1]

Career

In the 2012 election Khundadze won a seat in the Parliament of Georgia as a member of Georgian Dream (GD). During his tenure in parliament he served on the Sectoral Economy and Economic Policy, and Regional Policy and Self-Government committees. He was chair of the Health Care and Social Issues committee from 2012 to 2016, and 2019 to 2020.^[1]

On 28 June 2022, Khundadze left GD alongside Mikheil Kavelashvili and Sozar Subari.^[2] He was one of the eight parliamentarians who formed People's Power as a registered political party on 18 March 2024.^[3]

Political position

Khundadze was critical of the rules for Georgia's candidacy to join the European Union and that the dignity of Georgia was worth more than EU candidacay.^[4] Eurasianet stated that he was one of four members of parliament pushing anti-western conspiracy theories.^[5]