Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Female Ministers of the Republic of
Georgia/
Sarkartvelos Respublika
(Female suffrage 1918/21) A former ancient Empire was divided in smaller
principalities which recognized Russian supremacy 1783 and joined the Empire in
1801. Independent 1917-22 till it became part of the Transcaucasian Soviet Republic,
later Republic of Grucia. Independence 4.9.91
See also Georgia Heads and Georgia Parliament
1957-62
Deputy Premier Minister Zinadia A. Kuadhadze
1957-59 Minister of Trade
In 1962-76 Secretary of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.
?1959-67
Vice-President E.A. Gubiyeva
1960-76
Minister of Education Tamara Lashkarashvili
In 1973-86 Secretary of Central Committee of Communist Party, 1976-84? Secretary
of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, 1979 Vice-President of the Republic. (b.
1916- ).
1962-73
Deputy Premier Victoria M. Siradze
1979 Vice-President
In 1978-89 Deputy Chairperson of Supreme Soviet.
1975-?
Vice-President Nellie V. Gurgen
In 1975 1. Secretary of the Communist Party of Tiblisi.
1975-80?
Minister of Agriculture N.A. Chitanava
Ca.
1980-89 Minister of Health G.G. Lazhova
1990-92
Minister of Education Lia Andguladze
1990-91
Deputy Minister of Education Sesili Gogiberidze
1998-2000
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
2000-03 Minister of Culture
Also known as Cecili,
she
became Professor in Georgian Literature of the Tbilisi State University in 1998.
(b. 1961-).
1991-92
Minister of Communication and Member of Security Council F. Tkebuchava
1991-92
Minister of Social Affairs and Health Maiana Grigolevna Dzozvashivili
1993-94
Deputy Premier Minister Irena Sarishvili-Chanturia
Member of the Presidium of the Head Committee of the Supreme Council
1994-99,
Leader 1994-99 and Group Chairperson of the National Democratic (Second
largest party in Parliament) 1995-99 after the assassination of her husband Georgi Chaturia
in an attack where she was herself seriously wounded.
From 2003 spokesperson of the
pro-Shevardnadze
bloc,
For a New Georgia and
since
2006 Leader
of the
Imedi Party.
(b. 1963-).
1993-95
Deputy Minister of National Resources and Environmental Protection Nino Otorovna
Chkhobadze
1995-2004 Minister of National Resources & Environment
(b. 1966-)
1995-2003
2004-06 1. Deputy Minister of Culture Nino Kobakhidze
2003-04 Acting Minister of Culture
2004 1. Deputy Minister of Cultural Monuments Protection
and Sports
Pianist and later Advisor of the Chairperson of the Parliament. (b. 1958-).
1996-2004 Deputy Minister of Culture
Svetlana Ketsba
2004 Deputy Minister of Cultural
Monuments Protection and Sports
Head of different educational institutions 1958-1992, Minister of
Culture of the exile-government of Abkhazian Autonomous Republic 1992-2005 and
Vice-Chairperson of the Council of Ministers of 2005. (b. 1933-).
Around
1998-99 Deputy Minister of Finance Tamara Goderdzishvili
Afterwards Head of Securities Commission within the Ministry
Around 1998 Deputy Minister of Education Medea Gotsiridze
1998-99
Deputy Minister of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations Tamar G. Beruchashvili
1999-2000 Minister of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations
2000-04 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
2004 Deputy State
Minister (Deputy Chief of the Government)
2004 Minister of State
and Minister of
Integration with European structures
In January she was
appointed Deputy State Minister, and when the position of chief of government
changed from State Minister to Prime Minister one month laster, she became 1st
State Minister and thereby continued as Deputy Chief of Government. (b. 1962-)
Ca.
1999-2004 1. Deputy Minister of State Property Management Irma Kautaradze
Ca.
1999-2004 1. Deputy Minister of Labour, Health and Social Affairs
Marina Gudushauri
Ca.
1999-2001 Deputy Minister of Justice Mariam Cacanashvili
2001-04 Deputy Minister of Economics, Industry and Trade Natia Turnava
2001-04 Deputy Minister of Education and Science Rusudan Gorgiladze
2001-04 Deputy Minister of Labour, Health and Social Affairs Manoni Khachidze
2001-04 Deputy Minister of Justice Irina Imerlishvili
2003-04
Acting
Executive President
Nino Burjanadze
2007-08 Acting Executive Presdent
As
Chairperson of the Parliament
since 2001 she took over after former President Eduard Shevardnadze
was forced to resign as result of a "velvet revolution" after he rigged the
parliamentary elections. She has been one of the opposition leaders for some
years, since 2003 as President of Burjanadze-Democrats.
In 2007 she acted as President again as the incumbent,
Mikheil Saakashvili,
resigned to run in the elections scheduled in January 2008.
Her full name is Nino Anzoris
asuli Burjanadze, and she is mother of two children. (b. 1964-).
2003-05 Minister for Refugees and
Accommodation Eteri H. Astemirova
Also known as Eter, she was
Chairperson of the Human Rights and
Inter-national Relations Committee at the Cabinet of Ministers of Abkhazia
Autonomous Republic 1992-95
and later member of the Tbilisi-based Abkhaz Parliament-in-exile, and members of
it's Foreign Affairs committee.
2004-05 Minister of Environment
Tamar Lebanidze
(b. 1963-).
2004-05
Minister of Infrastructure and Development
Tamar Sulukhia
(b. 1968-)
2004-05 Minister of Foreign Affairs Salomé
Zurabishvili
She is a
descended from Georgian emigrees to France
and French ambassador to Georgia from 2003 after various diplomatic
postings. Leader of the Georgia's
Way party from 2006. (b.
1952-).
2004-
State Minister and Minister for Civil
Integration Zinaida Bestaeva
An ethnic Ossetian, she was born
in Tskhinvali, the capital of breakaway South Ossetia. From
December 2004 the office of Vice-Premiers was reintroduced and the State
Ministers ranked just belov those. (b. 1967-).
2004-05 Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Development
Lili Begiashvili
2005- Deputy Minister of Agriculture
2004- Deputy Minister of
Culture, Cultural
Monuments Protection and Sports Tamar Kvariani
2004-06 Deputy Minister for Refugees and
Accommodation
Lela Metreveli
2004- Deputy Minister of Economic Development Tamar Kovziridze
2004- 1. Deputy Minister of Justice Ekaterine Gureshidze
2004-05 Deputy Minister of Justice
Eka Tkeshelashvili
2005-06 Deputy Minister of Interior
2007-08 Minister of Justice
2008- Minister of Foreign Affairs
Chairperson of the Tbilisi Court of Appeal 2006-07.
State Procecutor in 2008. (b. 1977-).
2005- Deputy Minister of Labour, Health and
Social Affairs Nino Moroshkina
2007-08 Minister of Education and Science Maia Miminoshvili
2008- Minister of Economic Development
Ekaterine
Sharashidze
Head of the Presidential Administration 2005-08.
Last update 06.05.08