Thea Tsulukiani ( ka, თეა წუნკალიანი; born 21 January 1975) is a Georgian politician who is currently serving as
Deputy Prime Minister
A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to that of a vice president, ...
and Minister of Culture of Georgia. She previously served as Minister of Justice from October 2012 to October 2020. Prior to her ministerial roles, she ran as a candidate for the
Free Democrats (Georgia)
Free Democrats ( ka, თავისუფალი დემოკრატები, ''t’avisup’ali demokratebi''), previously known as Our Georgia – Free Democrats, is a political party in Georgia founded by Irakli Alasania, Georgia's for ...
, and was elected as Member of Parliament for Nazaladevi, a single- mandate constituency of the capital, with 72% of the vote. She resigned on 29 September 2020, effective 1 October. Since December, 2020 she is a member of Parliament of Georgia.
Tsulukiani has 10 years of experience as a lawyer at the
European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR or ECtHR), also known as the Strasbourg Court, is an international court of the Council of Europe which interprets the European Convention on Human Rights. The court hears applications alleging that a ...
in Strasbourg (ECHR) where at the same time she served as a member of the Committee for Rules of Court and as a rapporteur on the cases examined by single-judge compositions.
Tsulukiani holds MPA degree from École Nationale d'Administration (ENA) in France (Averroès 1998-2000). She also holds the degree in international law and international relations and a diploma from the Academy of Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia.
She is the chairperson of 8 Inter-agency Councils in the Government of Georgia, among them the Criminal Justice Reform Council, the Anti-corruption Council, the Anti-drug, Anti-torture and Anti-trafficking Councils as well as the State Commission on Migration Issues and the Inter-agency Commission for Free and Fair Elections.
In March 2021, Tsulukiani was appointed Minister of Culture and Deputy PM.
References
External links
Meeting with French media representatives (11.12.2012)
* ttp://neurope.eu/article/georgia-bringing-deep-democracy/ Justice minister pledges freedom from political interference (20.09.2013)br>Minister of Justice on BBC (29.10.2013)
*[http://www.ukrinform.ru/rubric-lastnews/1850612-ministr_yustitsii_gruzii_glavnaya_oshibka_reformatora___dumat_chto_ti_vsegda_prav_1750328.html "Ukrinform": Министр юстиции Грузии Тея Цулукиани в интервью Укринформу рассказала о реформах и о том, почему нету дружбы между Москвой и Тбилиси (28.05.2015)]
Tea Tsulukiani: EEU doesn’t hinder Armenia-Georgia friendship (24.06. 2015)Changing Georgia in a Changing EuropeWhy Georgia prioritises co-creation of public services
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1975 births
Living people
Lawyers from Tbilisi
Free Democrats (Georgia) politicians
Politicians from Tbilisi
Government ministers of Georgia (country)
Tbilisi State University alumni
École nationale d'administration alumni
Women lawyers from Georgia (country)
Women government ministers of Georgia (country)
21st-century women politicians from Georgia (country)
21st-century politicians from Georgia (country)
Female justice ministers