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.

The ministry was established in 2010 as a result of restructuring activities within the Georgian government in June 2010.

[4][5] The agency was merged with the Ministry of Education and Science in July 2018.

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.