Ministry of Culture and Sports of Georgia

The Ministry of Culture, Sport and Youth of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს კულტურის, სპორტისა და ახალგაზრდობის სამინისტრო, sakartvelos kulturisa da sportis saministro) is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Georgia. It is in charge of regulating activities related to preservation of Georgian culture and its cultural monuments as well as activities related to sports and youth development.

Ministry of Culture, Sport and Youth of Georgia
საქართველოს კულტურის, სპორტისა და ახალგაზრდობის სამინისტრო
Coat of Arms of Georgia
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Georgia
HeadquartersSanapiro Street q.4, Tbilisi, Georgia 0102
Annual budget85 million (2015)[1]
Agency executive
Websitemcs.gov.ge

History

The ministry was established in 2010 as a result of restructuring activities within the Georgian government in June 2010.[2] The preceding Ministry of Culture, Monuments Protection and Sports was split into two separate government agencies: Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs and Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection.[3][4] The agency was merged with the Ministry of Education and Science in July 2018.[5][6] The Ministry of Culture, Sport and Youth was separated from the Ministry of Education and Science and reestablished as a standalone agency in 2021, by the decree of the prime minister.

Structure

The ministry is headed by the minister aided by the first deputy minister in charge of Cultural Heritage Strategy, Organizations Coordination and Permissions, and International Programs and Georgian Culture Popularization departments; and three deputies in charge of Administrative, Events and Regional Coordination and Legal departments.[7] Parliament exercises control over the ministry's activities.[2] The budget of the ministry in 2010 was GEL 54,977,500 roughly equal to 21,991,000.[8]

Ministers after 2004

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