Minister of Education, Science and Youth of Georgia

Minister of Education, Science and Youth of Georgia
საქართველოს განათლების, მეცნიერებისა და ახალგარდობის მინისტრი
Seal of the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth of Georgia
Incumbent Giorgi Amilakhvari since March 20, 2023
Ministry of Education, Science and Youth of Georgia
Style	Mr. Minister (informal) The Honorable (formal)
Member of	Cabinet
Reports to	Prime Minister
Seat	Tbilisi, Georgia
Appointer	Prime Minister of Georgia
Inaugural holder	Giorgi Laskhishvili (As Minister of Educaiton of Democratic Republic of Georgia) Lia Andguladze (As Minister of Education of Republic of Georgia)
Formation	May 26, 1918; 105 years ago (1918-05-26)
Salary	11,050 GEL per month^[1]
Website	mes.gov.ge

Minister of Education, Science and Youth of Georgia (Georgian: განათლების, მეცნიერებისა და ახალგაზრდობის მინისტრი, romanized: ganatlebis, metsnierebisa da akhalgazrdobis minist'ri) is the head of the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth of Georgia, an agency responsible for the education system, children's services and the development of science in the country. The position is equivalent to a combination of the positions of education minister, science minister and youth minister in other countries. The current minister is Giorgi Amilakhvari.^[2]

Ministers

Ministers of Education of Georgian Democratic Republic

Giorgi Laskhishvili, 26 May 1918 – 21 March 1919
Noe Ramishvili, 21 March 1919 – 1920
Grigol Lortkipanidze, 1920 – 1921
Mamia Orakhelashvili, 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, 1992 – 1993
Tamaz Kvachantiradze, 1993 – 1998
Aleksandre Kartozia, 6 August 1998 – 17 February 2004

Ministers of Education and Science of Georgia

Alexander Lomaia, 17 February 2004 – 19 November 2007
Maia Miminoshvili, 22 November 2007 – 31 January 2008
Ghia Nodia, 31 January 2008 – 27 October 2008
Nika Gvaramia, 27 October 2008 – 8 December 2009
Dimitri Shashkin, 8 December 2009 – 4 July 2012
Khatia Dekanoidze, 4 July 2012 – 25 October 2012
Giorgi Margvelashvili, 25 October 2012 – 18 July 2013
Tamar Sanikidze, 18 July 2013 – 3 June 2016
Aleksandre Jejelava, 3 June 2016 – 20 June 2018
Mikheil Chkhenkeli, 20 June 2018 – 14 July 2018

Ministers of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia

Mikheil Batiashvili, 12 July 2018 – 7 November 2019 (as Minister of Education, Science, Sports and Culture)
Mikheil Chkhenkeli, 13 November 2019 – 16 March 2021

Ministers of Education and Science of Georgia

Mikheil Chkhenkeli, 16 March 2021 – 20 March 2023
Giorgi Amilakhvari, 20 March 2023 – 31 March 2023

Ministers of Education, Science and Youth of Georgia

Giorgi Amilakhvari, 1 January 2024 – Present

References

^ "Changes to the Rule of Labor Remuneration in Public Institutions" (PDF). transparency.ge. p. 7.
^ "Giorgi Amilakhvari Replaces Mikheil Chkhenkeli as Minister of Education and Science". Civil Georgia. 20 March 2023.