Vasil Maghlaperidze
Vasil Maghlaperidze

Head of the Board of Trustees

 

January 6, 2017 – August 18, 2020 – GPB General Director

2014 – August 31, 2016  – General Producer of “2030” Program at “GDS” TV;

2013-2014 – Director of “Light House Orion” LTD;

2012 – Host of “Consilium” Program and Deputy Gen. Director of Channel 9;

2010-2012 – Editor-In-Chief of “Kalmasoba” Online Magazine;

2008-2009 – Head of Information and Policy Department at Office of Public Defender

2005-2008 – State Envoy – Governor in administrative-territorial units of Georgia  (Dusheti, Tianeti, Mtskheta, Kazbegi

Municipalities);

2004-2005 – Member of Parliament of Georgia;

2004-2005 – Chairman of Interim Parliamentary Commission on Restoration of Georgia’s Territorial Integrity;

1999-2004 – Member of Parliament of Georgia

1999- 2004 – Chairman of Parliamentary Sub-Committee of Education & Technologies;

2000-2004 – Chairman of Interim Parliamentary Commission of National Accord (Commission’s work resulted in release of

more than 150 so-called “Zviadists”– supporters of first President Zviad Gamsakhurdia);

1993-2000 –  Founder of “Kavkasioni” Newspaper;

1998-1999 – Chief Consultant of “Kavkasioni” Newspaper;

1995-1997 – Editor of “Kavkasioni” Newspaper;

1997-1998 – Assistant Professor of Georgian Christian Culture &Wordiness History Department at Tbilisi State University (TSU);

1992-1997 –  Head of Georgian Christian Culture Studies Laboratory at TSU;

1990-1992 – Chief Scientist of Georgian Christian Culture Studies Laboratory at TSU;

1989 – Thesis on Typology of Georgian Knightly Novel, Degree of Candidate of Sciences (currently equivalent to Doctor’s

Degree of Sciences);

1988-1990 – Scientist of History of Old Georgian Literature Department at TSU;

1984-1994 – Teacher of Georgian Language and Literature at #6 Public School;

1983-1984  – Painter-Restorer of Monuments’ Protection Main Department at Georgian Ministry of Culture;

1981-1982 – Chief Editor of Union “Début” at Cinema Studio “Georgian Film”

1975-1980 – Diploma of Teacher of Georgian Language and Literature, Philology Department at Tbilisi State University (TSU);

Languages: Georgian (mother tongue), Russian (excellent), English (good);

Maghlaperidze is the co-author of optional school textbooks. He is the author of more than 20 scientific works, published more than 100 publicist articles in various mass media outlets. Maghlaperidze holds the title of Goodwill Ambassador of Israel.

In 1993, Maghlaperidze participated in military hostilities ongoing in breakaway Abkhazia to defend Georgia’s Territorial integrity.

In 1997, together with journalist Luba Eliashvili, Maghlaperidze prepared TV stories from Abkhazia and Chechnya, prepared interviews – in Sokhumi with Vladislav Ardzinba (first de facto President of Abkhazia), in Grozny – Iandarbiev, Nukhaev and other Chechen leaders. All the material was aired by Public Broadcaster.