Prime Minister of Armenia

Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia

Incumbent
Karen Karapetyan
since 13 September 2016
Residence Yerevan, Armenia
Appointer Serzh Sargsyan,
as President of Armenia
Inaugural holder Vazgen Manukyan
Formation 25 September 1991
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The Prime Minister of Armenia is the most senior minister within the Armenian government, and is required by the constitution to "oversee the Government's regular activities and coordinate the work of the Ministers." The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of Armenia, but can be removed by a vote of no confidence in parliament. The office of President is generally considered to be more powerful than the office of Prime Minister.

The office of Prime Minister was first established in 1918 with the foundation of the First Republic of Armenia. It vanished when the First Republic of Armenia was incorporated into the Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic. When Armenia regained its independence, the office of Prime Minister was reintroduced.

List of Heads of Government of Armenia (1918–present)

First Republic of Armenia (1918–1920)

Prime Ministers

Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (1922–1936) and Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (1936–1991)

Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers

Republic of Armenia (1991–present)

Prime Ministers
№ Name
(Born–Died)		 Picture Took Office Left Office Party
1 Vazgen Manukyan
(1946–)		 25 September 1991 22 November 1991 Pan-Armenian National Movement
2 Gagik Harutyunyan
(1948–)		 22 November 1991 30 July 1992 Independent
3 Khosrov Harutyunyan
(1948–)		 30 July 1992 2 February 1993 Independent
4 Hrant Bagratyan
(1948–)		 2 February 1993 4 November 1996 Pan-Armenian National Movement
5 Armen Sargsyan
(1953–)		 4 November 1996 20 March 1997 Independent
6 Robert Kocharyan
(1954–)		 20 March 1997 10 April 1998 Independent
7 Armen Darbinyan
(1965–)		 10 April 1998 11 June 1999 Independent
8 Vazgen Sargsyan
(1959–1999)		 11 June 1999 27 October 1999[α] Republican Party
9 Aram Sargsyan
(1961–)		 3 November 1999 2 May 2000 Republican Party
10 Andranik Margaryan
(1951–2007)		 12 May 2000 25 March 2007[β] Republican Party
11 Serzh Sargsyan
(1954–)		 26 March 2007 7 April 2008 Republican Party
12 Tigran Sargsyan
(1960–)		 9 April 2008 13 April 2014 Republican Party
13 Hovik Abrahamyan
(1958–)		 13 April 2014 8 September 2016[1] Republican Party
14 Karen Karapetyan
(1963–)		 13 September 2016[2] Incumbent Independent

Notes

     α.   ^ Assassinated while in office in the 1999 Armenian parliament shooting.

     β.   ^ Died of heart attack while in office.

References

  1. ↑ RFE/RL; Press, Associated (2016-09-08). "Armenian PM Hovik Abrahamyan resigns after weeks of unrest". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  2. ↑ Sputnik. "Ex-Mayor of Yerevan Karen Karapetyan Is Appointed As Armenian PM". sputniknews.com. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
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