Levan Tsutskiridze (; born 8 April 1975) is a Georgian politician and academic. He is the founder of the political party Freedom Square.
Tsutskiridze has previously served as rector of the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA) and as executive director of the Eastern European Centre for Multiparty Democracy (EECMD). He was elected to the Parliament of Georgia in the 2024 parliamentary elections as part of the Strong Georgia grouping with Lelo for Georgia, but did not take up his mandate.
Levan Tsutskiridze became actively involved in political processes during the 2023âÂÂ2024 protests against the draft law âÂÂOn Transparency of Foreign Influence.âÂÂ
On July 1, 2024, he co-founded the political movement Freedom Square, together Simon Janashia, Giorgi Shaishmelashvili, and other several other leaders. On July 17, 2024, Freedom Square became part of the Strong Georgia coalition, which also included Lelo for Georgia, Ana Dolidze â For the People, and, later, the party Citizens. In this role, Tsutskiridze was elected to parliament, but eventually did not accept the mandate.
On November 19, 2025, Freedom Square was officially transformed into a political party. Tsutskiridze presented the party at a public forum in February 2026.
Levan Tsutskiridze completed his studies at Tbilisi State University, majoring in Political Science. During his student years, he was actively involved in youth movements. From 2001 to 2003, he continued his studies in the United States at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University, where he earned a master's degree in International Relations.
From 2006 to 2009, Levan Tsutskiridze served as Rector of the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA). During his tenure, the country's first Master's program in National Security Studies was established (today the School of Law and Politics).
From 2009 to 2017, he headed the Eastern Europe regional office of the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD). He later became executive director of the Eastern European Centre for Multiparty Democracy (EECMD), overseeing political education and democratic dialogue both in Georgia and across the region, with consulting work further afield.
Levan Tsutskiridze is the initiator of the Schools of Democracy network in Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine.
He is the author and editor of several works addressing political finance, party systems, and democratic reforms, including: