Aleksandre Jejelava
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Aleksandre Jejelava ალექსანდრე ჯეჯელავა | |
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| 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 |
| Third Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia | |
| In office 21 February 2017 – 13 June 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Giorgi Kvirikashvili |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 May 1973 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.
Biography
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, transformational coach. Since June 3, 2016, Aleksandre Jejelava holds a position as the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia. 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 important positions at Open Society Georgia Foundation, the National Bank of Georgia, TBC Bank and the Intellect Bank. He has a vast experience in the fields of IT strategic development. 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. He is married and has two daughters.[1][2]