Ekaterina (Eka) Zguladze ( Georgian. ეკატერინე ზღულაძე ; born on June 18, 1978 , Tbilisi ) is a Georgian and Ukrainian statesman and political figure.
| Ekaterina Zguladze | |||||||
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 Eka Zguladze holds a briefing at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine | |||||||
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| Head of the government | Vano Merabishvili | ||||||
| The president | Mikhail Saakashvili | ||||||
| Predecessor | Bacho Akhalaya | ||||||
| Successor | Irakli Garibashvili | ||||||
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| Head of the government | Arseny Yatsenyuk Vladimir Groysman | ||||||
| The president | Petro Poroshenko | ||||||
| Predecessor | Vladimir Evdokimov | ||||||
| Birth | June 18, 1978 (41 years) Tbilisi , Georgian SSR | ||||||
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| Education | Tbilisi State University | ||||||
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Biography
Early years
Ekaterina Zguladze was born in Tbilisi in 1978.
She spent her childhood in Mtatsminda , she studied at Tbilisi school number 47 on Chitadze Street [1]
In 1992 she received a scholarship program Freedom Support Act and studied for a year at an American school in Oklahoma, USA. She continued her studies at Tbilisi State University, at the Faculty of International Journalism. [1] After graduation, she worked as a translator in international organizations.
In 2004–2005, she worked in the Georgian branch of the US government agency Millenium Challenge Corporation - The Millennium Challenge Organization - Georgia.
Work in the government of Georgia
In 2005, at the age of 27, she was appointed deputy minister of internal affairs of Georgia [1] , then became the first deputy minister of internal affairs, and held this position until 2012. While working at the post of deputy minister, Zguladze repeatedly reported to the press and the public the official point of view of the Georgian Interior Ministry. [2] [3] [4] Took an active part in the reduction and restructuring of the Georgian police during the Saakashvili - Bendukidze reforms [5] .
From September 20 to October 25, 2012, Zguladze served as Minister of Police and Public Order of Georgia, after the resignation of Minister Bacho Akhalai as a result of a scandal over torture in the Gldani prison . [6] Resigned along with the government of Merabishvili after the victory of the opposition in the 2012 elections .
Work in the Ukrainian government
December 13, 2014 Zguladze received the citizenship of Ukraine by decree of the President of Petro Poroshenko . [7] Citizenship was associated with her possible appointment as Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine . [7] At the same time, information about the disagreement with this appointment of the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov [8] was circulated, but the adviser to the Ministry of the Interior Anton Gerashchenko denied this information. [9]
December 17, 2014 at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers Zguladze was appointed first deputy minister of internal affairs of Ukraine. [10] The appointment provoked a negative reaction from Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili [11] .
On December 25, 2014, at a briefing at the Ministry of the Interior, Zguladze reported on the likely imminent renaming of the police to the police, on the priority reform of the patrol service, and on the upcoming recruitment to a new type of police school. [12] On January 21, 2015, commenting on the preliminary results of submitting applications to the patrol service, reported that about 11,000 applications were filed during the first two days of recruitment, including more than 30% of women [13] . The creation of the first unit took about six months and on June 13, 2015, Zguladze presented to the press the personnel of the new Kiev police patrol [14] . The service is subdivided into four battalions, officers of the special unit Sokol have been appointed to the posts of the commanders of the battalions [14] .
Entered the top 100 world thinkers of 2015 according to the American Foreign Policy magazine in the category of those who fought the challenges the best [15] . Journalists and experts included Eku Zguladze in the “special forces of reform” group - a team of foreign reformers who held key government positions in Ukraine in the government of Arseniy Yatsenyuk in 2014–2016.
According to the declaration posted on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, in 2015, Eka Zguladze received income from Ukrainian sources in the amount of about 165 thousand hryvnias, and from foreign sources about 33 thousand euros [16] .
On May 11, 2016, Zguladze resigned from the post of First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine [17] . The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine made a decision on the resignation of Eka Zguladze at her request [18] . On the same day, Eka Zguladze stated that she remains in the reformers team of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and will lead a specially created advisory group [19] .
On February 13, 2018, Deputy Minister for Temporarily Occupied Territories and Temporarily Displaced Persons, Yuri Grymchak, said that Eka Zguladze had refused Ukrainian citizenship and resumed Georgian citizenship [20] [21] .
Personal life
At the age of 20 she married a famous Georgian showman Georgy Palavandishvili, divorced after 12 years of marriage. [22] In 2011, she married French journalist and director Rafael Glucksmann , an adviser to Mikhail Saakashvili [23] and the son of the famous philosopher and writer Andre Glucksmann . In the second marriage, Ekaterina Zguladze had a son, Alexander. [24] The second marriage also ended in divorce.
See also
- Why did Georgia succeed?
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Who breaks stereotypes? Georgia Online "(August 24, 2011). The appeal date is December 8, 2014. Archived June 26, 2016.
- ↑ Georgia agrees to negotiation with Abkhazia without conditions . Kommersant.ru (January 23, 2007). The appeal date is December 15, 2014. Archived June 26, 2016.
- ↑ Georgia will complain of Russia to The Hague . Kommersant.ru (August 11, 2008). The appeal date is December 15, 2014. Archived June 26, 2016.
- ↑ The Georgian opposition made contact with the authorities . Kommersant.ru (May 8, 2009). The appeal date is December 15, 2014. Archived June 26, 2016.
- ↑ Nikolai Kovarsky. Order in Georgian . "Russian Forbes" (July 6, 2010). Circulation date June 29, 2016. Archived June 29, 2016.
- ↑ Bacho Akhalaya transferred his powers to Eka Zguladze . News.Ge (September 21, 2012). The date of circulation is December 8, 2014. Archived June 26, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 Poroshenko granted Ukrainian citizenship to Yekaterina Zguladze . kommersant.ru (December 13, 2014). The date of circulation is December 8, 2014. Archived June 26, 2016.
- ↑ The first deputy minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine is planning to appoint a reformer from Georgia. Corrupt system and Avakov resist . Crime .NET (December 1, 2014). The date of circulation is December 8, 2014. Archived June 26, 2016.
- ↑ The former head of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs will still reform the Ukrainian police and imprison bribe takers . Crime .NET (December 4, 2014). The date of circulation is December 8, 2014. Archived June 26, 2016.
- ↑ Zguladze was appointed first deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs . Delo.UA (December 17, 2014). The date of circulation is December 18, 2014. Archived June 26, 2016.
- ↑ Georgia is outraged that Saakashvili’s supporters came to power in Ukraine . "Star" (December 21, 2014). The date of circulation is December 21, 2014. Archived June 26, 2016.
- ↑ Eka Zguladze about reforms in the MIF (ukr.) . Gromadska Telecachenia (December 25, 2014). The appeal date is December 28, 2014.
- ↑ Eka Zguladze: What is the secret of success in reform? (in Ukrainian) . Gromadska Telecachenia (January 21, 2015). The appeal date is January 23, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Cool to be policemen. In Kiev, presented a new patrol service . nv.ua (June 13, 2015). The appeal date is June 13, 2015. Archived June 26, 2016.
- ↑ Zguladze entered the TOP 100 eminent thinkers of the year. Business portal "Capital" (June 13, 2015). The date of circulation is June 26, 2016. Archived June 26, 2016.
- ↑ Zguladze-Gluksmann Ekaterina. Declaration for 2015 . Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine (March 29, 2016). The date of circulation is June 26, 2016. Archived June 26, 2016.
- ↑ Zguladze resigns . "20 minutes of Ukraine" (May 11, 2016). The date of circulation is May 11, 2016. Archived June 26, 2016.
- ↑ TASS: International Panorama - Avakov announced the dismissal of Zguladze from the post of deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine . TASS (May 11, 2016). The date of circulation is June 26, 2016. Archived June 26, 2016.
- ↑ Ofitsіyna zayava Eki Zguladze (Ukr.) . mvs.gov.ua (May 11, 2016). The date of circulation is June 26, 2016. Archived June 26, 2016.
- ↑ Zguladze refused the citizenship of Ukraine . korrespondent.net (February 13, 2018). The appeal date is February 13, 2018.
- ↑ Zguladze vіdmovilasya vіd the Ukraine homicide і understood the Georgian hastiness - Grimchak (Ukrainian) . Channel 5 (February 12, 2018). The appeal date is February 13, 2018.
- ↑ Gega Palavandishvili is preparing for the wedding (cargo) . Sana.ge (January 13, 2012). The appeal date is December 8, 2014. Archived December 15, 2014.
- ↑ Anne Dastakian. Georgia: "French trace" (Fr.) . Marianne.Net (2 novembre 2012). The date of circulation is June 26, 2016. Archived June 26, 2016.
- ↑ The ex-wife of Gega Palavandishvili has a new husband and son (Georgian) . Ambebi (December 24, 2013). The date of circulation is June 26, 2016. Archived June 26, 2016.
Links
- Eka Zguladze on reforms in the Ministry of Internal Affairs - video recording of Ekaterina Zguladze’s speech at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
- Eka Zguladze on reforms in the Ministry of Internal Affairs - video recording of Yekaterina Zguladze’s speech at Gromadska Telecachenia of Ukraine