State Minister of Artsakh
| State Minister of the Republic of Artsakh | |
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| Արցախի հանրապետության պետական նախարար (Armenian) | |
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| Member of | Cabinet of Artsakh |
| Seat | Stepanakert |
| Appointer | President of Artsakh |
| Inaugural holder | Arayik Harutyunyan |
| Formation | 25 September 2017 |
| Final holder | Artur Harutyunyan |
| Abolished | 1 January 2024 |
| Website | gov |
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The State Minister of Artsakh was a political post in the Republic of Artsakh. The position was introduced after constitutional amendments, which were approved in a constitutional referendum in 2017, and after the Prime Minister of Artsakh post was abolished.
Following an Azerbaijani offensive on 19 September 2023, Artsakh agreed to dissolve itself by 1 January 2024.[1]
The last State Minister was Artur Harutyunyan.[2]
List of state ministers
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Term | Political party | President | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | 
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Arayik Harutyunyan (born 1973) |
25 September 2017 | 6 June 2018 | 254 days | Free Motherland | Bako Sahakyan (Cabinet) | |
| 2 | 
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Grigory Martirosyan (born 1978)[3] |
6 June 2018 | 1 June 2021 | 2 years, 360 days | Independent | ||
| 3 |
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Artak Beglaryan (born 1988) |
3 June 2021 | 3 November 2022 | 1 year, 153 days | Independent | Arayik Harutyunyan (Cabinet) | |
| 4 | 
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Ruben Vardanyan (born 1968) |
4 November 2022 | 23 February 2023 | 111 days | Independent | ||
| 5 |
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Gurgen Nersisyan (born 1985) |
24 February 2023 | 31 August 2023 | 188 days | Independent | ||
| 6 |
|
Samvel Shahramanyan (born 1978) |
31 August 2023 | 10 September 2023 | 10 days | Independent | Davit Ishkhanyan | |
| 7 |
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Artur Harutyunyan (born 1979) |
18 September 2023 | 1 January 2024 | 105 days | Free Motherland | Samvel Shahramanyan | |
See also
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- Government of Artsakh
- President of Artsakh
- President of the National Assembly of Artsakh
- Prime Minister of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
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.
- ^ "Ruben Vardanyan dismissed from post of Artsakh State Minister". news.am. Archived from the original on 2023-02-23. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ "Grigory Martirosyan appointed Artsakh State Minister". artsakhpress.am. Archived from the original on 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2019-02-01.