Thea Tsulukiani

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.

Thea Tsulukiani
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 byGocha Lortkipanidze
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
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR
Political partyGeorgian Dream (2014-present)
Free Democrats (2010-2014)
Alma materÉcole nationale d'administration
Signature
WebsiteMinistry of Justice 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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