Givi Mikanadze
Born on May 20, 1977
Education
01.09.94 - 25.05.99 - Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Law
01.10.08 - 20.12.09 - University of Essex, School of Law, European Union Law
Other Educational Activities
2025 - PhD student at Grigol Robakidze University
2013 - Researcher at the Free University of Amsterdam and the Netherlands Institute for Crime and Law Enforcement
2004 - Internship at the United Nations Office in Geneva (2 months)
2002 - 2003 - International Course on Human Rights Protection (Warsaw, Poland), Human Rights Expert
2001 - 2004 - Researcher at the International Law Institute, Tbilisi State University. Research focus: “The Ombudsman Institution in CIS Member States”
Professional Experience
30.06.25 - Present - Minister of Education, Science and Youth of Georgia
25.11.24 - 29.06.25 - Member of the 11th Convocation of the Parliament of Georgia, Chairman of the Committee on Education, Science and Youth Issues
11.12.20 - 24.11.24 - Member of the 10th Convocation of the Parliament of Georgia, Chairman of the Committee on Education, Science and Youth Issues (04.04.23 - 24.11.24);
First Deputy Chairman of the “Georgian Dream” Parliamentary Faction (11.12.20 - 03.04.23);
01.03.18 - 10.12.20 - Head of the Parliamentary Staff, Parliament of Georgia
07.09.16 – 28.02.18 – Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, Rector of the Police Academy under the Ministry of Internal Affairs (LEPL)
01.06.15 - 31.08.16 - Council of Europe Headquarters (Strasbourg), Regional Manager for Police and Penitentiary Reform Projects
01.11.10 - 31.03.15 - Council of Europe, Tbilisi Office, Manager of Penitentiary Reform Projects
01.10.09 - 31.10.10 - UNDP Project, Local Self-Government Project Officer
01.06.09 - 30.09.09 - Tbilisi Agglomeration Agency (Non-Entrepreneurial Non-Commercial Legal Entity), Deputy Director
25.10.08 - 20.01.08 - Ministry of Justice of Georgia, Deputy Minister
01.08.00 - 30.09.05 - OSCE Mission to Georgia, Project Manager for the Retraining of Penitentiary Staff in Kutaisi
01.06.00 - 31.07.05 - EU Project, Local Expert for the Training Component
01.12.00 - 31.05.04 - Human Rights Education Centre (NNLE), Chairman of the Board
01.07.01 - 30.11.03 - Centre for the Protection of Constitutional Rights (NNLE), Chairman of the Board
01.12.00 - 30.06.01 - UNDP Project, Legal Advisor and Financial Manager
01.05.99 - 30.11.00 - Office of the Public Defender of Georgia (Ombudsman), Legal Advisor
Givi Mikanadze is the author of numerous scientific publications.