MINISTRY OF ECONOMY
AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
OF GEORGIA

Tamar Ioseliani
Deputy Minister

Date of Birth 
24 October 1988

Professional Experience 

Since 16 October, 2025 – Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia;

10.03.2025 – 16.10.2025 - Chairperson of the Supervisory Board for the United Airports of Georgia

15.01.2025 – 16.10.2025 – Chairperson of the Authorization Board of Higher Education Institutions

17.05.2024 – 17.03.2025 – Chairperson at Supervisory Board of LTD Anaklia Sea Port, Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia

06.09.2022 – 01.05.2025 – Ambassador of UN Sustainable Development Goals – Goal 14 – Life Bellow Water – Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources under the project “Leadership for Sustainable Development in Georgia.

06.03.2024 – 15.01.2025 – Authorization Board Member of Higher Education Institutions

30.09.2021 – 01.05.2023 – Head of Interagency Council for the Feasibility study to introduce Port Community System (PCS)

22.05.2020 – 01.05.2023 – National Contact Point, IMO-Norway „GreenVoyage2050“ Project

20.01.2020 – 10.2020 – Head of the Interagency Council for the Feasibility Study to introduce the Single Window Concept in Georgian Ports

29.03.2018 – 01.05.2023 – Director of Maritime Transport Agency of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia

06.08.2012 – 28.03.2018 – Deputy Director at Maritime Transport Agency of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia

Education

2015–2016 – Ocean Governance (Building Global Capacity in Ocean Affairs and Law of the Sea) the United Nations - The Nippon Foundation of Japan Fellowship Programme: ‘Human Resources Development and Advancement of the Legal Order of the World's Oceans’, UN Headquarters NYC, USA. IMO London, Southampton University, Southampton, UK

2005–2009 – Bachelor's Degree in Law LLB, Georgian American University (GAU)

2009 – The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Commercial Law and Management

2008 – The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Competition Law and Policy

2008 – The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Intellectual Property Law

2007 – The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Corporate Law and Governance

2007 – The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), International Law

Trainings

2019 – 2019 - 3rd Advanced Maritime Leaders Programme, MPA Academy, Singapore Management University, Singapore Cooperation Programme

2019 - Crisis Communications Workshop, SINGAPORE MEDIA ACADEMY

2014 – YEOSU Academy of the Law of the Sea, YEOSU, Korea  

2013 - IMO, EBRD, GloBallast Partnership organized “Ballast Water Management Seminar on Compliance and Operational Use of Ballast Water Management” (Batumi, Georgia)

2012 - IMO, EBRD, GloBallast Partnership organized “Ballast Water Management Seminar on Compliance and Operational Use of Ballast Water Management” (Batumi, Georgia)

2011  - IMO organized national seminar “On Long – Range Identification and Tracking of Ships” (Batumi, Georgia)

2011 – IMO Regional Seminar „Electronic Means for the Clearance of Ships and the Use of the Single Window Concept“, Varna, Bulgaria

2011 – TRACECA – STCW 2010, IMO & EU Implementation of Requirements into Georgian Legislation

2011 – IMO – National and Regional Seminar on Ballast Water Management

2010 – Georgian Bar Association, License for Civil Law Attorney

2006 – Bournemouth Business School International (BBSI), International Law and Business Skills

 
Projects

03.2016 – 02.01.2023 – Project Manager, Georgian International Maritime Forum (GIMF)

01.2016 – 12.2016 – Project Manager, Development and Implementation of the State Electronic Register of Georgian Ships

09.2012 – 03.2013 – Project Manager, New Electronic System for Seafarers’ Documentation Workflow

Languages
English, Russian