In 1995, he graduated from George C. Marshall Center for European Security Studies and Defense Economics in Garmisch, Germany.

He was also elected a member of the State Coordination Commission of Georgia's participation in NATO Partnership for Peace Program (PFP).

After the 2003 Revolution Baramidze became a key player in Saakashvili's administration and influenced Georgian foreign policy for the 9 years UNM governance.

He was seen as a member of the government faction grouped around the then Prime Minister (and Rose Revolution leader) Zurab Zhvania[4] that were seen to be in opposition to the President Mikheil Saakashvili.

[6] In August 2012, Baramdize resigned from his government position in order to run as the United National Movement's majoritarian candidate in Batumi in the 2012 parliamentary election.

[7] The election saw the defeat of the UNM by the Georgian Dream coalition and Baramidze lost the Batumi race, but he obtained a seat in the new parliament through a party list.

On October 21, 2012, he was elected as one of the vice-speakers of the Parliament of Georgia from bloc "United National Movement - More benefit to People", representing the parliamentary minority.