Fridon Injia
Fridon Injia | |
|---|---|
ფრიდონ ინჯია | |
| Member of Parliament of Georgia | |
| Assumed office 5 January 2021 | |
| In office 8 December 2000 – 22 April 2004[1] | |
| Minister of Communications of Georgia | |
| In office 1992–1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 January 1946 Nalepsao, Martvili District, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union (now Georgia) |
| Political party | Georgian Labor Party European Socialists (2021–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Alliance of Patriots |
| Alma mater | Leningrad Institute of Communications |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Engineer |
Fridon Injia is a Georgian engineer, entrepreneur, football administrator and politician who serves as a member of the Parliament of Georgia from the European Socialists party.
Biography[edit]
Injia graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Communications in 1969 and was given an academic title of Doctor of Philosophy in 1980.[citation needed] He is an author of more than 50 scientific papers and 12 inventions. [citation needed]
From 1992 to 1998 he served as the Minister of Communications of Georgia. From 1998 to 2000 he was a director and a chairman of the supervisory board of "Egrisi" company. At the same time he was a professor at the Georgian Technical University.
From 2000 to 2004 he served as a member of the Parliament of Georgia from the Georgian Labour Party and worked at various committees in the Parliament. He then served as the chairman of the supervisory board of companies "New Communications" and "Foptnet". From 2006 he served as the President of the football club Merani.[2]
From 2017 to 2020 he served as a deputy of the Tbilisi Sakrebulo.[2] On 5 January 2021, he became a member of Parliament of Georgia from the Alliance of Patriots, but as the party boycotted the Parliament, he left it and joined the newly established European Socialists party.[3] In May 2023, he proposed to ban "LGBT propaganda" in Georgia.[4] He holds centre-left views on economic issues and right-wing views of cultural issues.
References[edit]
- ^ "Fridon Injia — Parliament of Georgia" (in Georgian). Parliament of Georgia.
- ^ a b "ფრიდონ ინჯია". Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "ავთანდილ ენუქიძე, გელა მიქაძე, ფრიდონ ინჯია და დავით ზილფიმიანი ახალ პარტიას აფუძნებენ". 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 2021-01-05. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Fridon Injia: We will prepare a bill that will limit LGBT propaganda - it is propaganda when you come out with flags and run around". Interpressnews. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
External links[edit]
- Fridon Injia — Interview in Georgian Archived 2020-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Fridon Injia — article Archived 2020-06-15 at the Wayback Machine