Prime Minister of Armenia

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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 Democratic Republic of Armenia. It vanished when Democratic 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)

Democratic Republic of Armenia (1918–1920)

Prime Ministers

• Hovhannes Katchaznouni (30 June 1918 – 28 May 1919)

(in Tbilisi, Georgia until 19 July 1918)

• Alexander Khatisyan (28 May 1919 – 5 May 1920)
• Hamo Ohanjanyan (5 May 1920 – 25 November 1920)
• Simon Vratsian (25 November 1920 – 2 December 1920)

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

Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars

• Sergey Lukashin (21 May 1922 – 24 June 1925)
• Sarkis Ambartsumyan (24 June 1925 – 22 March 1928) (1st time)
• Sahak Ter-Gabrielyan (22 March 1928 – 10 February 1935)
• Abram Guloyan (10 February 1935 – February 1937)
• Sarkis Ambartsumyan (March 1937 – May 1937) (2nd time)
• Stepan Akopyan (May 1937 – 21 September 1937)
• Aram Piruzyan (23 November 1937 – October 1943)
• Agasi Sarkisyan (October 1943 – 1946)

Chairmen of the Council of Ministers

• Agasi Sarkisyan (1946 – 29 March 1947)
• Saak Karapetyan (29 March 1947 – November 1952)
• Anton Kochinyan (20 November 1952 – 5 February 1966)
• Badal Muradyan (5 February 1966 – 21 November 1972)
• Grigory Arzumanyan (21 November 1972 – 28 November 1976)
• G.A. Martirosyan (28 November 1976 – 17 January 1977) (acting)
• Fadey Sarkisyan (17 January 1977 – 16 January 1989)
• Vladimir Markaryants (16 January 1989 – 13 August 1990)
• Vazgen Manukyan (13 August 1990 – 25 September 1991)

Republic of Armenia (1991 – present)

Prime Ministers

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
1	Vazgen Manukyan	25 September 1991	22 November 1991	National Democratic Union
2	Gagik Harutyunyan	22 November 1991	30 July 1992	(None)
3	Khosrov Harutyunyan	30 July 1992	2 February 1993	(None)
4	Hrant Bagratyan	2 February 1993	4 November 1996	Pan-Armenian National Movement
5	Armen Sargsyan	4 November 1996	20 March 1997	(None)
6	Robert Kocharyan	20 March 1997	10 April 1998	(None)
7	Armen Darbinyan	10 April 1998	11 June 1999	(None)
8	Vazgen Sargsyan	11 June 1999	27 October 1999	Republican Party
9	Aram Sargsyan	3 November 1999	2 May 2000	Republican Party
10	Andranik Margaryan	12 May 2000	25 March 2007	Republican Party
11	Serzh Sargsyan	26 March 2007	9 April 2008	Republican Party
12	Tigran Sargsyan	9 April 2008	Incumbent	Republican Party

Notes

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

     β.   ^{^} Died of heart attack while in office.

External links

• Historical Overview – Former Prime Ministers – The Government of the Republic of Armenia