Iulon Gagoshidze

Iulon Gagoshidze (Georgian: იულონ გაგოშიძე) (born 17 July 1935^[1]) is a Georgian archaeologist,^[2] scholar and politician who served as the State Minister for Diaspora Issues in the Government of Georgia from November 2007^[3] to December 2009, when he was moved to lead the recently created Archeological Research Center at the President's Administration.^[4] As a scholar, Gagoshidze is chiefly known for his excavations at Dedoplis Mindori and studies of the Achaemenid relics in Georgia.

Biography[]

Gagoshidze was born in 1935 in Tbilisi, then-Soviet Georgia. He graduated from Tbilisi State University in 1958 and obtained a PhD degree in 1985. Beginning in 1968, Gagoshidze has led various archaeological expeditions to Israel, Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Georgia's Ksani river valley, , Dedoplistsqaro and other localities. In 1991 he served as the head of local administration (prefect) of Mtskheta. Later, from 2004 to 2005, he was a member of Tbilisi City Council. From 2007 to 2009, Gagoshidze was a minister for Diaspora Issues in the Mikheil Saakashvili administration.^[5]

References[]

^ "State Minister on the Diaspora Issues". Government of Georgia. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
^ "2003 Report of the Activities of the Danish National Research Foundation's Centre for Black Sea Studies" (PDF). University of Aarhus. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
^ Khurtsia, Tamar (2008-12-01). "Spanish delegation upbeat on Georgian business opportunities". Georgian Business Week. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
^ State Minister for Diaspora Replaced. Civil Georgia. December 21, 2009
^ Yulon Gagoshidze. Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission. Accessed April 17, 2011

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[1] "State Minister on the Diaspora Issues". Government of Georgia. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2008-12-05.

[2] "2003 Report of the Activities of the Danish National Research Foundation's Centre for Black Sea Studies" (PDF). University of Aarhus. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2008-12-05.

[3] Khurtsia, Tamar (2008-12-01). "Spanish delegation upbeat on Georgian business opportunities". Georgian Business Week. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2008-12-05.

[4] State Minister for Diaspora Replaced. Civil Georgia. December 21, 2009

[5] Yulon Gagoshidze. Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission. Accessed April 17, 2011

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