Gagik Beglaryan

Gagik Beglaryan

Gagik Beglaryan
Minister of Transport and Communications of Armenia
In office
June 16, 2012 – September 20, 2016
Succeeded by Vahan Vardkesi Martirosyan[1]
Mayor of Yerevan
In office
June 11, 2009 – December, 8 2010
Preceded by Yervand Zakharyan
Succeeded by Karen Karapetyan
Personal details
Born (1964-01-01) January 1, 1964
Political party Republican Party of Armenia
Spouse(s) Married
Children two children
Occupation politician, economist
Profession Armenian
Religion Armenian Apostolic Church

Gagik Beglaryan (Armenian: Գագիկ Բեգլարյան) (born January 1, 1964) is an Armenian politician, former mayor of Yerevan. He was the Minister of Transport and Communications of Armenia from 2012 until 2016.

On 4 March 2009, he was appointed acting mayor of Yerevan, pending the 31 May municipal elections. He was then appointed mayor on 8 June, after his party, the Republican Party of Armenia, won the election.

On 8 December 2010. he resigned as mayor, having assaulted an official, following an incident at a Plácido Domingo concert. The official – Aram Kandayan, an employee at the President's protocol department – had asked the mayor's wife to give up her seat. She had been sitting next to the President Serzh Sargsyan in a seat normally reserved for the Prime Minister or the Catholicos of All Armenians.[2][3] Although not present at the concert, Beglaryan arranged to meet Kandayan after the event and assaulted the latter before he could get out of his car.[4]

On June 16, 2012, he was appointed Minister of Transport and Communications.[5]

Beglaryan is an economist by training, having studied at the Yerevan State University, School of Physics and Mathematics (1978-1981) and the Yerevan Institute of National Economy (1981-1985). In 2004, he defended his thesis “The main social problems of community management”.[6]

He is married with two children.

References

  1. ↑ "Biography." Ministry of Transport and Communication.
  2. ↑ "Yerevan mayor 'hits aide' over Placido Domingo concert". BBC. 2010-12-09. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  3. ↑ "Yerevan mayor's resignation a warning to all". News from Azerbaijan. 2010-12-09. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  4. ↑ "ARMENIA: 10 most significant events of the year". News.am. 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  5. ↑ "Gagik Beglaryan". Government of Armenia. 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  6. ↑ "Gagik Beglaryan" (PDF). Yerevan Municipality. 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-29.

See also

Preceded by
Yervand Zakharyan		 Mayor of Yerevan
2009-2010 		Succeeded by
Karen Karapetyan
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