Thea Tsulukiani

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Thea Tsulukiani
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Thea Tsulukiani in 2012
Minister of Justice
In office
25 October 2012 – 1 October 2020
Prime MinisterBidzina Ivanishvili
Irakli Garibashvili
Giorgi Kvirikashvili
Mamuka Bakhtadze
Giorgi Gakharia
Preceded byZurab Adeishvili
Succeeded by
First Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia
In office
13 September 2019 – 29 September 2020
Prime MinisterGiorgi Gakharia
Preceded byGiorgi Gakharia
Succeeded byVacant
Personal details
Born (1975-01-21) 21 January 1975 (age 47)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR
Political partyGeorgian Dream (2014-present)
Free Democrats (2010-2014)
Children1 daughter
Alma materÉcole nationale d'administration
Signature
WebsiteMinistry of Justice of Georgia

Thea Tsulukiani (Georgian: თეა წულუკიანი; born 21 January 1975) is a former Minister of Justice of Georgia from October 2012 to October 2020. Prior to her appointment, she ran as a candidate for the Free Democrats (Georgia), and was elected as Member of Parliament for Nazaladevi, a single- mandate constituency of the capital, with 72% of the vote.[1] She resigned on 29 September 2020, effective 1 October.[2] 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 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.

References[]

  1. ^ Civil.ge (7 October 2012). "Media Reports on Ivanishvili's Possible Picks for Cabinet Posts". Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Justice Minister Tsulukiani Resigns to Join Election Campaign". Civil.ge. 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2021-01-16.

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