Before entering politics, Anton Obolashvili briefly worked at Georgia's Internal Affairs Ministry in the late 1990s. He later left government service and built a career in the pharmaceutical business, accumulating significant personal wealth. Following his election to parliament in 2020, he transferred control of his business shares to his wife, as required by Georgian law for public officials.[3]
Obolashvili was elected as a Member of Parliament in 2020 from the ruling Georgian Dream party. As an MP, his declared annual income of nearly $450,000 in 2021 was among the highest in the legislature.[3] His official parliamentary duties have included participating in diplomatic engagements, such as meetings with the Ambassador of Kazakhstan and attending sessions of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie.[1] During the 2024 parliamentary election campaign, Obolashvili was the Georgian Dream candidate.[4] Transparency International Georgia reported that in September 2024, he attended several budget-funded public events, such as a poetry festival and the opening of a new kindergarten and a sports facility, which the watchdog stated created a perception that the state events were organized for ruling party campaigning. The organization noted such activity could be considered illegal use of administrative resources under Georgia's Election Code.[4]