Ghia Nodia (born 1954, Russia) is a Georgian

Georgia (country)

Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

 political analyst who served as the Minister of Education and Science in the Cabinet of Georgia

Cabinet of Georgia

The Cabinet of Georgia is an executive council of government ministers in Georgia. It is headed by the Prime Minister of Georgia. In the cases of utmost importance, the meetings may be led by the President of Georgia . The first Cabinet of Georgia was formed by Noe Zhordania in the Democratic...

 from January 31, 2008 until 10 December 2008.

Nodia graduated from the Department of Philosophy and Psychology at Tbilisi State University

Tbilisi State University

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University , better known as Tbilisi State University , is a university established on 8 February 1918 in Tbilisi, Georgia. TSU is the oldest university in the whole Caucasus region...

 (TSU) in 1976 and worked at the Institute of Philosophy of the Georgian Academy of Sciences

Georgian Academy of Sciences

The Georgian National Academy of Sciences is a main learned society of the Georgia. It was named Georgian SSR Academy of Sciences until November 1990...

 from 1980 to 2001. He has lectured at the TSU, the Ilia Chavchavadze State University

Ilia Chavchavadze State University

Ilia State University is an educational institute located in Tbilisi, Georgia. University was established in 2006 on the basis of Ilia Chavchavadze State University for Language and Culture and Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani State Pedagogical University...

 and in the West. Since 1992, he has chaired the Tbilisi

Tbilisi

Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...

-based think-tank Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development

Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development

The Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development is a Tbilisi-based think-tank, headed by prominent Georgian political scientist Ghia Nodia...

. He was Minister of Education and Science

Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia

The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia is a governmental body responsible for education system and children's services in Georgia. Ministry of Education works under the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia. The ministry is located on Uzandze street in Tbilisi in a historical...

 in 2008. He is currently a Director of the International School of Caucasus Studies at Ilia State University.