Nika Rurua

Nika Rurua
Nikoloz Rurua
ნიკოლოზ რურუა
Minister of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia
Incumbent
Assumed office
2010
President Mikheil Saakashvili
Preceded by office established
Personal details
Born March 17, 1968 (1968-03-17) (age 43)
Georgia
Religion Christian
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Nikoloz "Nika" Rurua (Georgian: ნიკოლოზ [ნიკა] რურუა, born 17 March 1968) is a Georgian politician, and a member of the Cabinet of Georgia in the capacity of Minister of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia, appointed on December 10, 2008.[1] Rurua previously served as the Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Defence and Security of the Parliament of Georgia.

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Early life and career

Born in Tbilisi into an artist's family, Rurua studied at the Meliton Balanchivadze Musical College,[2] after which proceeded to study TV directing at Tbilisi State Shota Rustaveli Institute of Theatre and Film.[3] He graduated from that institute in 1993 and joined the controversial paramilitary organization Mkhedrioni, which was disbanded in 1994. He is one of the few Mkhedrioni members to have emerged as a figure in the Georgian public sphere.[4]

Nika Rurua

In 1994 Nikoloz Rurua continued his studies in the United States. In 1998 became the student of Georgia State University College of Law in Atlanta, GA.[5]

Upon graduation from Georgia State University in 2001 received the degree of Juris Doctor (J.D).[6]

On his return to Georgia, he begins work for GEPLAC (Georgian-European Policy and Legal Advice Centre), where he headed the project on harmonizing Georgian commercial legislation with that of European Union,[7] founded the daily-newspaper 24 Hours (24 Saati), where took up a job of legal observer and editor of the newspaper’s weekly addition The Law. In 2003 published The Law of Freedom, a collection of essays and articles.

Political career

Following the Rose Revolution of 2003, Rurua became a member of the Parliament of Georgia from the United National Movement party.[8]

During his term in the Parliament, held the post of deputy chairman of the Defence and Security Committee and was the member of the Legal Committee. He also headed the Georgian Parliamentary delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.[9][10]

In his capacity of deputy head of Defence and Security Committee, was the initiator of the counter-intelligence legislation.[11] Nikoloz Rurua proposed the draft law against organized crime.[12] Both initiatives proved to be effective in combating the organized crime, its influence on the social and economic life of the country, as well as in limiting activities of hostile intelligence services on the Georgian territory.[13]

In 2005 Rurua established the [[ Museum of Soviet Occupation (Tbilisi) |Museum of Soviet Occupation]].[14] The same year he led a group of parliamentarians in bringing the remains of the anti-Soviet military leader Kaikhosro (Kakutsa) Cholokashvili back to Georgia.[15]

Minister’s career

In 2010 Nikoloz Rurua was appointed the Minister of Culture, Monument Protection and Sports of Georgia.[16] He initiated reforms related to the Georgian film industry, theatre, literature, music and sports.[17][18][19][20][21]

References

  1. ^ http://www.messenger.com.ge/issues/1751_december_10_2008/1751_ministers.html
  2. ^ http://www.geomic.org.ge/index_eng.php
  3. ^ http://www.tafu.edu.ge/index.php
  4. ^ Driscoll, Jesse Russell (2009), Exiting Anarchy: Militia Politics after the Post-Soviet Wars, p. 71. Stanford University.
  5. ^ http://www.mcs.gov.ge/index.php?page=aboutus&act=structureinfo&id=1&lang=eng
  6. ^ http://www.mcs.gov.ge/index.php?page=aboutus&act=structureinfo&id=1&lang=eng
  7. ^ http://geplac.ge/staff/index.htm
  8. ^ http://www.parliament.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=2&cevri_id=1915
  9. ^ http://www.acus.org/new_atlanticist/nato-says-no-georgia-ukraine-for-now
  10. ^ http://www.rustavi2.com/news/news_text.php?id_news=25522&im=main&ct=25
  11. ^ http://www.parliament.ge/index.php?lang_id=GEO&sec_id=69&kan_det=det&kan_id=1633
  12. ^ http://www.parliament.ge/index.php?lang_id=GEO&sec_id=69&kan_det=det&kan_id=1680
  13. ^ http://www.parliament.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=69&info_id=16088
  14. ^ http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav060201.shtml
  15. ^ http://www.parliament.ge/index.php?lang_id=GEO&sec_id=385&info_id=7768
  16. ^ http://www.gbw.ge/news.aspx?sid=e8a55314-033e-4086-8eef-bdb2afef86ec
  17. ^ http://www.rustavi2.com/news/news_text.php?id_news=37451&im=main&ct=25
  18. ^ http://www.rustavi2.com/news/news_text.php?id_news=36931&im=main&ct=25
  19. ^ http://www.rustavi2.com/news/news_text.php?id_news=32523&im=main&ct=25
  20. ^ http://new.interpressnews.ge/en/society/17044-spots-lessons-potng-begns-t-tbs-pubc-schoo-.html
  21. ^ http://www.eng.ghn.ge/news-127.html

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