Prime Minister of Armenia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Հայաստանի Հանրապետության վարչապետ
Coat of arms of Armenia
Incumbent Nikol Pashinyan since 8 May 2018
Government of Armenia
Style	Mr. Prime Minister (formal) His Excellency (diplomatic, abroad)
Member of	Cabinet of Armenia
Residence	Prime Minister's Residence
Seat	Yerevan
Appointer	President of Armenia, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the National Assembly
Term length	No term limit Parliamentary elections to the National Assembly are held every five years at most. After election Prime Minister and the Cabinet resigns and the newly elected National Assembly approves the Prime Minister.
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Armenia
Inaugural holder	Hovhannes Kajaznuni
Formation	30 June 1918
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister
Salary	AMD 15,079,920/ US$ 38,825 annually

The prime minister of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետության վարչապետ, romanized: Hayastani Hanrapetut’yan varch’apet) is the head of government and most senior minister within the Armenian government, and is required by the constitution to "determine the main directions of policy of the Government, manage the activities of the Government and coordinate the work of the members of the Government." Also, according to the constitution, the prime minister heads the Security Council, which prescribes the main directions of the country's defense policy; thus, the prime minister is effectively the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Armenia. Nikol Pashinyan is the current prime minister. He took the office on 8 May 2018 following the resignation of Serzh Sargsyan.

History

Original role

The office of prime minister was first established in 1918 with the foundation of the First Republic of Armenia. The prime minister chosen by the National Council of Armenia and was accountable for international, domestic and regional issues. The first Prime Minister became Hovhannes Katchaznouni whose cabinet was made up from five members, all of which were from ARF. In addition, a ministry of interior was created, whose first head was Aram Manukian. It vanished when the First Republic of Armenia was incorporated into the Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic and then transferred into a full Soviet republic.

Soviet era

The governmental structure of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic was similar to that of the other Soviet republics. The highest executive and administrative organ of state power was the Council of Ministers. The Council consisted of the following positions:

• Chairman
• Vice Chairman
• Chairman of the State Planning Commission
• Cabinet Ministers
• Representative of the Committee of Agricultural Stocks
• Chairman of the Board of Arts
• Representative of the All-Union People's Commissariat

Restoration

When Armenia regained its independence in 1991, the office of prime minister was reintroduced. Under the new 2015 constitution, the prime minister is the most powerful and influential person in Armenian politics. The prime minister is appointed by the president of Armenia upon the vote of the National Assembly. The prime minister can be removed by a vote of no confidence in Parliament. In the constitutional referendum held in 2015, citizens voted in favor of transferring Armenia into a parliamentary republic.

Prime Minister's Office

The Prime Minister's Staff has the task of ensuring the enforcement of the powers vested in the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Ministers, as well as making preparations for Cabinet meetings:

List of officeholders

Republic of Armenia (1918–1920)

Prime ministers

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party
			Took office	Left office
1		Hovhannes Kajaznuni (1868–1938)	30 June 1918	28 May 1919	ARF
2		Alexander Khatisian (1874–1945)	28 May 1919	5 May 1920	ARF
3		Hamo Ohanjanyan (1873–1947)	5 May 1920	25 November 1920	ARF
4		Simon Vratsian (1882–1969)	25 November 1920	2 December 1920	ARF
Armenia was part of the Soviet Union from 1920 to 1991 (see below)

Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (1922–1936)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party	Title(s)
			Took office	Left office
1		Alexander Miasnikian (1886–1925)	1 January 1921	30 January 1922	HKK	Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars
2		Sargis Lukashin (1883–1937)	21 May 1922	24 June 1925	HKK	Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars
3		Sargis Hambardzumyan (1870–1944)	24 June 1925	22 March 1928	HKK	Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars
4		Sahak Ter-Gabrielyan (1886–1937)	22 March 1928	10 February 1935	HKK	Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars
5		Abraham Guloyan (1893–1938)	10 February 1935	February 1937	HKK	Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars

Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (1936–1991)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party	Title(s)
			Took office	Left office
6		Sargis Hambardzumyan (1870–1944)	February 1937	May 1937	HKK	Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars
7		Stepan Akopyan (1878–1961)	May 1937	21 September 1937	HKK	Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars
8		Aram Piruzyan (1907–1996)	23 November 1937	October 1943	HKK	Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars
9		Aghasi Sargsyan (1905–1971)	October 1943	1946	HKK	Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars
			1946	29 March 1947		Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
10		Sahak Karapetyan (1906–1987)	29 March 1947	20 November 1952	HKK	Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
11		Anton Kochinyan (1913–1990)	20 November 1952	5 February 1966	HKK	Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
12		Badal Muradyan (1915–1991)	5 February 1966	21 November 1973	HKK	Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
13		Grigory Arzumanyan (1918–1976)	21 November 1973	28 November 1976	HKK	Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
—		G.A. Martirosyan (1934–2015)	28 November 1976	17 January 1977	HKK	Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
14		Fadey Sargsyan (1923–2010)	17 January 1977	16 January 1989	HKK	Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
15		Vladimir Markaryants (1934–2000)	16 January 1989	13 August 1990	HKK	Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
16		Vazgen Manukyan (born 1946)	13 August 1990	25 September 1991	AZhM	Chairmen of the Council of Ministers

Armenia (1991–present)

NDU (1)           PANM (1)           RPA (7)           Civil Contract (1)
No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Political party	Term of office		Election (Parliament)	Government
							No.	Composition
1	Vazgen Manukyan (born 1946)		PANM	13 August 1990	25 September 1991 (Independence)	1990	1st	Independents • PANM
			NDU	25 September 1991 (Independence)	22 November 1991			Independents • PANM • NDU
2	Gagik Harutyunyan (born 1948)		Independent	22 November 1991	30 July 1992		2nd	Independents • PANM
3	Khosrov Harutyunyan (born 1948)		Independent	30 July 1992	2 February 1993		3rd
4	Hrant Bagratyan (born 1958)		PANM	2 February 1993	26 July 1995		4th
				26 July 1995	4 November 1996	1995	5th	PANM • RPA
5	Armen Sarkissian (born 1952)		Independent	4 November 1996	20 March 1997		6th
6	Robert Kocharyan (born 1954)		Independent	20 March 1997	10 April 1998		7th	RPA • ARF
7	Armen Darbinyan (born 1964)		Independent	10 April 1998	11 June 1999		8th	RPA • ARF • ACP
8	Vazgen Sargsyan (1959–1999)		RPA	11 June 1999	27 October 1999	1999	9th	RPA • PPA • ARF
9	Aram Sargsyan (born 1961)		RPA	3 November 1999	2 May 2000		10th
10	Andranik Margaryan (1949–2007)		RPA	2 May 2000	25 May 2003		11th	RPA • PPA • ARF • Heritage
				25 May 2003	25 March 2007 (Died in office)	2003	12th	RPA • ARF • Heritage
—	Serzh Sargsyan (born 1954)		RPA	25 March 2007	4 April 2007
11				4 April 2007	7 April 2008		13th
12	Tigran Sargsyan (born 1960)		RPA	9 April 2008	6 May 2012	2007	14th	RPA • ARF • OEK • PAP
				6 May 2012	19 April 2013	2012	15th	RPA • OEK
				19 April 2013	13 April 2014		16th
13	Hovik Abrahamyan (born 1959)		RPA	13 April 2014	8 September 2016		17th	RPA • OEK • ARF
14	Karen Karapetyan (born 1963)		RPA	13 September 2016	18 May 2017		18th	RPA • ARF
				18 May 2017	17 April 2018	2017	19th
15	Serzh Sargsyan (born 1954)		RPA	17 April 2018	23 April 2018		20th
—	Karen Karapetyan (born 1963)		RPA	23 April 2018	8 May 2018
	Nikol Pashinyan (born 1975)		Yelk Civil Contract	8 May 2018	14 January 2019		21st	Yelk • Tsarukyan Alliance • ARF
16			My Step Civil Contract	14 January 2019	2 August 2021	2018	22nd	Civil Contract • Mission • Hanrapetutyun
			Civil Contract	2 August 2021	Incumbent	2021	23rd	Civil Contract

Timeline

See also

In Spanish: Primer ministro de Armenia para niños