President of the National Assembly of Artsakh
| President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh | |
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| Արցախի հանրապետության Ազգային ժողովի նախագահ (Armenian) | |
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| Appointer | Elected by National Assembly |
| Term length | coincides with the term of the assembly |
| Inaugural holder | Leonard Petrosyan |
| Formation | September 12, 1991 |
| Website | http://nankr.am |
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The president of the National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh (Armenian: Ազգային ժողովի նախագահ, Azgayin zhoghovi naxagah) is the speaker of the House in the Parliament of Artsakh.
Until 1995, the post was called Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. From January 1992 to December 1994, until Robert Kocharyan was elected as the president of Artsakh, the chairman was de facto the head of state of the republic.
Following an Azerbaijani offensive on 19 September 2023, Artsakh agreed to dissolve itself by 1 January 2024, as de jure.[1] In December 2023, this decision was subsequently declared not valid by the Artsakh president.
The speaker is Davit Ishkhanyan of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation.[2]
List of presidents of the National Assembly
[edit]| Image | Name | Took office | Left office | Political party |
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Leonard Petrosyan | 12 September 1991 | 8 January 1992 | Independent |
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Artur Mkrtchyan | 8 January 1992 | 14 April 1992 | Independent |
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Georgi Petrosian (acting) | 15 April 1992 | 14 June 1993 | Independent |
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Karen Baburyan | 14 June 1993 | March 1996 | Independent |
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Arthur Tovmasyan | March 1996 | 2 December 1997 | Independent |
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Oleg Yesayan | 2 December 1997 | 1 July 2005 | Independent |
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Ashot Ghulian | 1 July 2005 | 21 May 2020 | Democratic |
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Arthur Tovmasyan | 21 May 2020 | 29 July 2023[3] | Free Motherland |
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Davit Ishkhanyan | 7 August 2023 | Armenian Revolutionary Federation |
See also
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- National Assembly (Artsakh)
- Politics of Artsakh
- President of Artsakh
- President of the National Assembly of Armenia
- Prime Minister of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
- State Minister of Artsakh
References
[edit]- ^ "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic will cease to exist from Jan 1 2024 - Nagorno-Karabakh authorities". Reuters. 2023-09-28. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "ARF's Davit Ishkanyan Elected Artsakh Parliament Speaker". Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "Davit Ishkhanyan elected chairman of Artsakh parliament". Retrieved 2023-09-02.
External links
[edit]- [1] Office of the Republic of Artsakh
