Aleksandre Jejelava

Aleksandre Jejelava ალექსანდრე ჯეჯელავა
Minister of Education and Science of Georgia
In office 3 June 2016 – 13 November 2017
Prime Minister	Giorgi Kvirikashvili
Preceded by	Tamar Sanikidze
Succeeded by	Mikheil Chkhenkeli
Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia
In office 21 February 2017 – 13 November 2017
Prime Minister	Giorgi Kvirikashvili
Succeeded by	Giorgi Gakharia
Personal details
Born	(1973-05-24) 24 May 1973 (age 52) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union (Now Georgia)
Political party	Georgian Dream (2016-June 2018) Independent (until 2016)
Alma mater	Tbilisi State University
Military service
Allegiance	Georgia

Aleksandre Jejelava (Georgian: ალექსანდრე ჯეჯელავა; (born May 24, 1973) — was the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia from June 2016 to June 2018.

Early life and education

Aleksandre Jejelava was born in Tbilisi. In 1995, he graduated from Tbilisi State University, with a degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Sciences. In 2003-2005, he obtained a master's degree in General Management at ESM Business School – in Tbilisi. In 2009-2010, he studied at George Washington University, where he acquired a master's degree in Project Management. Since 2015, he is a certified international coach. ^[1]

Career

Since June 3, 2016, Aleksandre Jejelava holds a position as the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia.^[2] In 2010-2016, he held a position as a Chairman and a head coach at Management Academy. At the same time, he was a professor at the Bank of Georgia University and Caucasus School of Business. He was a professor at Tbilisi Free University, Caucasus University and a dean for the master's degree program at Georgian Institute of Public Affairs.

Aleksandre Jejelava also held a variety of positions at Open Society Georgia Foundation, the National Bank of Georgia, TBC Bank and the Intellect Bank. He was a speaker for the TEDx Tbilisi; and held a position as a Chairman of the board at V. Komarov Physics and Mathematics Public School N199. Furthermore, Aleksandre Jejelava was in charge of the IT strategic development at the Georgian Lottery Company.

Family

He is married and has three daughters and one son.^[3][4]

References

1. dot2dot.sk, jan@gabrhel eu &. "Georgia's European way | Aleksandre Jejelava". Georgia's European way. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
2. "Minister Jejelava introduces upcoming changes to Georgian education system". Agenda.ge. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
3. Minister - mes.gov.ge
4. Linkedin.com/alexanderjejelava^{[permanent dead link]}