Dimitri Tskitishvili

Dimitri Tskitishvili (; born 24 July 1975) is a Georgian economist, diplomat, and politician. He served as a member of the Parliament of Georgia from 2016 to 2020, elected on the party list of the ruling Georgian Dream—Democratic Georgia bloc. During his term, he held the position of Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee.

Tskitishvili left the Georgian Dream party in November 2019.In 2024 he ran as a non-partisan candidate on the proportional party list of For Georgia, but later departing due to strategic disagreements.

Early life and career Dimitri Tskitishvili was born on 24 July 1975 in Tbilisi. He earned a bachelor's degree from the [Tbilisi State Institute of Economic Relations] and a master's degree in International Studies and Foreign Policy from the University of Wyoming in the United States.

In 2018, he was appointed as a member of a special interim parliamentary commission investigating the controversial Khorava street murders of two teenagers.

Departure from Georgian Dream and opposition activity In November 2019, Tskitishvili left the Georgian Dream parliamentary faction, continuing his work as an independent MP. In a 2024 interview, he stated his departure was prompted by the party's shift toward "anti-Western rhetoric" and its prioritization of retaining power, which he felt betrayed the pro-European and democratic values he originally joined to promote.