Nikoloz (Nika) Vacheishvili ( ka, ნიკოლოზ ვაჩეიშვილი) (born 26 May 1968 in
Tbilisi
Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million p ...
) is a
Georgian
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* Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country)
** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group
** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians
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art scholar,
politician
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and the former Minister of Culture, Heritage Preservation and Sport in the
Cabinet of Georgia. He was appointed on the position after the reformation of the Cabinet by
Prime Minister
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Lado Gurgenidze
Vladimer "Lado" Gurgenidze ( ka, ვლადიმერ ადოგურგენიძე; born 7 December 1970) is a Georgian career banker, business executive, and the former politician, who was the sixth Prime Minister of Georgia, from ...
on 30 January 2008. Vacheishvili left the position in October 2008 when the new premier
Grigol Mgaloblishvili appointed diplomat
Grigol Vashadze
Grigol Vashadze ( ka, გრიგოლ ვაშაძე, also transliterated as Gregory Vashadze) (born July 19, 1958) is a Georgian politician, diplomat and a former member of the Cabinet of Georgia in the capacity of the Minister for Cultur ...
as the Culture Minister, as part of a minor reshuffle of the Cabinet. He served as Director General of the
from November 2008 until his resignation on 18 January 2013.
National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia, Director General
heritagesites.ge. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
References
1968 births
Politicians from Tbilisi
Living people
Government ministers of Georgia (country)
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Recipients of the Presidential Order of Excellence