Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia

Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia
Հայաստանի փոխվարչապետ
Coat of arms of Armenia
since 11 May 2018 and 19 December 2022
Member ofCabinet of Armenia
ResidenceGovernment House
SeatYerevan
AppointerPresident of Armenia, based on Prime Minister's proposal
Inaugural holderKaren Karapetyan, Vache Gabrielyan and Armen Gevorgyan
Websitewww.gov.am

The Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի փոխվարչապետ, romanized: Hayastani p’vokhvarch’apet) is the official deputy of the head of government of Armenia, the Prime Minister. According to the Constitution of Armenia, the number of Deputy Prime Ministers can be up to three.[1] The current Deputy Prime Ministers are Mher Grigoryan and Tigran Khachatryan.[2]

List of deputy prime ministers of Armenia

Image Name Term of office Political party Prime Minister
Hovik Abrahamyan June 8, 2007 April 21, 2008 Republican Party of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan

(Sargsyan I)

Armen Gevorgyan April 21, 2008 October 17, 2014 Tigran Sargsyan

(Sargsyan)

Vache Gabrielyan 28 November 2014 17 April 2018 Abrahamyan government

(Abrahamyan)

Karen Karapetyan

(Karapetyan)

Entry into force of new constitution
Vache Gabrielyan 17 April 2018 23 April 2018 Republican Party of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan

(Sargsyan II)

Armen Gevorgyan
Tigran Avinyan 11 May 2018 2 August 2021 Civil Contract Nikol Pashinyan

(Pashinyan I
Pashinyan II
Pashinyan III)

Mher Grigoryan Incumbent Independent
Tigran Khachatryan 19 December 2022 Incumbent
Suren Papikyan August 2, 2021 November 25, 2021 Civil Contract
Hambardzum Matevosyan November 25, 2021 December 12, 2022

First Deputy Prime Minister

As a result of the 2015 constitutional reforms, the position of First Deputy Prime Minister was established, who was supposed to replace the Prime Minister in the latter's absence.

List of first deputy prime ministers of Armenia

Image Name Term of office Political party Prime Minister
Karen Karapetyan 17 April 2018 11 May 2018 Republican Party of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan

(Sargsyan II)

Ararat Mirzoyan 11 May 2018 12 January 2019 Civil Contract Nikol Pashinyan

(Pashinyan I
and Pashinyan II)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Constitution of Armenia, art. 147
  2. ↑ "Mher Grigoryan and Tigran Avinyan re-appointed as Deputy PMs". news.am. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
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