The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia (Old name – Ministry of Education and Science; ka, საქართველოს განათლების, მეცნიერების, კულტურისა და სპორტის სამინისტრო) is a governmental body responsible for

education system The educational system generally refers to the structure of all institutions and the opportunities for obtaining education within a country. It includes all pre-school institutions, starting from family education, and/or early childhood education ...

and children's services in

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

. Ministry of Education works under the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia. The ministry is located on Uzandze street 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 pe ...

in a historical building built in Mauritanic style.

Ministers

Ministers of
Georgian Democratic Republic The Democratic Republic of Georgia (DRG; ka, საქართველოს დემოკრატიული რესპუბლიკა ') was the first modern establishment of a republic of Georgia, which existed from May 1918 to F ...

Giorgi Laskhishvili Giorgi may refer to: * Giorgi (name), a Georgian masculine given name * Giorgi (surname), an Italian surname * Giorgi family, a noble family of the Republic of Venice and the Republic of Ragusa See also * Giorgio (disambiguation) * Di Gio ...

, 26 May 1918 – 21 March 1919 *

Noe Ramishvili Noe Besarionis dze Ramishvili ( ka, ნოე რამიშვილი; his name is also transliterated as ''Noah'' or ''Noi''; 5 April 1881 – 7 December 1930) was a Georgian politician and the president of the first government of the Democ ...

, 21 March 1919 – 1920 * Grigol Lortkipanidze, 1920 – 1921 *

Mamia Orakhelashvili Mamia Orakhelashvili ( ka, მამია ორახელაშვილი, russian: Иван (Мамия) Дмитриевич Орахелашвили, ''Ivan (Mamia) Dmitrievich Orakhelashvili''; June 10, 1881 – December 11, 1937) was a ...

, 1921 – 1922

Education commissaries of Georgian SSR

* David Kandelaki, 1922 – 1929 * Gaioz Devdariani, 1929 – 1931 * Mamia Orakhelashvili (Second Time), 1931 – 1933 * Ermillo Bedia, 1933 – 1934 * Akaki Tatarashvili, 1934 – 1936 * Malakia Toroshelidze, 1936 – 1937 * Kote Chkuaseli, 1937 * Ermile Burchuladze, 1937 – 1938 * George Kiknadze, 1938 – 1944 * Viktor Kupradze, 1944 – 1953

Ministers of Higher and Secondary Special Education of Georgian SSR

* Giorgi Jibladze, 1953 – 1960 * Tamar Lashkarashvili, 1960 – 1976 * Otar Kinkladze, 1976 – 1986 * Natela Vasadze, 1986 – 1988 * Guram Enukidze, 1988 – 1990

Ministers of Education of Republic of Georgia

* Lia Andguladze, 1990 – 1991 * Elizbar Javelidze, 1991 – 1992 * Gucha Kvaratskhelia, 13 January, 1992 – 20 December, 1992 *

Kote Gabashvili Konstantine "Kote" Gabashvili () (born September 26, 1948) is a Georgian politician and diplomat. An Orientalist by training, he has been in government service since 1989. He was a member of the Parliament of Georgia in 1992 and again from 2004 to ...

, 1992 – 1993 * Tamaz Kvachantiradze, 1993 – 1998 * Aleksandre Kartozia, 6 August, 1998 – 17 February, 2004

Ministers after 2004

* Alexander Lomaia, 17 February 2004 – 19 November 2007 *

Maia Miminoshvili Maia Miminoshvili ( ka, მაია მიმინოშვილი; born 1 August 1960), is a Georgian physicist and politician, Minister of Education and Science between 2007 and 2008 in the cabinet of Lado Gurgenidze. Born in Tbilisi, she ...

, 22 November 2007 – 31 January 2008 *

Ghia Nodia Ghia Nodia ( ka, გია ნოდია) (born 1954, USSR) is a Georgian political analyst who served as the Minister of Education and Science in the Cabinet of Georgia from 31 January 2008 until 10 December 2008. Nodia graduated from the De ...

, 31 January 2008 – 27 October 2008 *

Nika Gvaramia Nikoloz "Nika" Gvaramia ( ka, ნიკოლოზ ��იკაგვარამია) (born June 29, 1976) is a Georgian lawyer, politician, television host and businessman who had held posts of Minister of Justice and Minister of Education ...

, 27 October 2008 – 8 December 2009 *

Dimitri Shashkin Dimitri Shashkini ( ka, დიმიტრი შაშკინი) (born 8 August 1975) is a Georgian politician of Russian descent, serving as the Minister of Defense of Georgia from 4 July 2012 to 25 October 2012. Early years Shashkini was ...

, 8 December 2009 – 4 July 2012 *

Khatia Dekanoidze Khatia Dekanoidze ( Georgian: ხატია დეკანოიძე, Ukrainian: Хатія Деканоїдзе; born 20 January 1977) is a Georgian politician who served as Minister of Education and Science in 2012 and as a Member of Parli ...

, 4 July 2012 – 25 October 2012 *

Giorgi Margvelashvili Giorgi Margvelashvili ( ka, გიორგი მარგველაშვილი; born 4 September 1969) is a Georgian academic and politician who was the fourth President of Georgia, in office from 17 November 2013 to 16 December 2018. ...

, 25 October 2012 – 18 July 2013 *

Tamar Sanikidze Tamar Sanikidze ( ka, თამარ სანიკიძე) (born 30 August 1978 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian politician, Minister of Education and Science of Georgia since 18 July 2013 until the announcement of her resignation on June 3rd of 2 ...

, 18 July 2013 – 3 June 2016 *

Aleksandre Jejelava Aleksandre Jejelava ( ka, ალექსანდრე ჯეჯელავა; (born May 24, 1973) — was the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia from June 2016 to June 2018. Early life and education Aleksandre Jejelava was bor ...

, 3 June 2016 – 20 June 2018 *

Mikheil Chkhenkeli Mikheil ( ka, მიხეილ) is a masculine Georgian given name. It may refer to: * Mikheil of Georgia, Georgian royal prince, son of King George XII * Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgian politician, former President of Georgia *Mikheil Janelidze, Ge ...

, 20 June 2018 – 14 July 2018 *

Mikheil Batiashvili Mikheil Batiashvili is a Georgian politician. He was minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a sta ...

, 12 July 2018 – 7 November 2019 (as Minister of Education, Science, Sports and Culture) *

, 13 November 2019 – Present

References

External links

Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia

Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia
Government of Georgia (country) Education in Georgia (country)

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