Ministry of Justice (Armenia)


The Ministry of Justice of Armenia is an Armenian government agency which possesses executive authority and executes policies of the Government of Armenia in sectors that are closely associated with laws and regulations. The ministry oversees the operations of the following agencies:
  • Compulsory Enforcement Service
  • Penitentiary Service
  • Probation Service
The ministry was founded in 1918 by the government of Hovhannes Kajaznuni of the newly-formed Republic of Armenia.
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History

In 1920, the Revolutionary Committee of the Armenian SSR founded the People's Commissariat of Justice, which began to control the Armenian prosecutor's office in December 1923. The Communist Party of Armenia was in-active from 1930 to 1933, of which during those three years, the justice system of Armenia was administered by the Procurator General of the Soviet Union and the Supreme Court of the USSR. In 1936, the prosecutor's office and the investigative bodies were separated from the People's Court of Justice, and the People's Commissariat was reorganized into the Ministry of Justice. It operated until 1959, when its functions were exercised by the Supreme Court until the 1970s. By order of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of November 2, 1970, the Ministry of Justice of the Armenian SSR was reestablished and became the precursor to the Ministry of Justice of Armenia which was founded in 1991, following the USSR's demise.
The Ministry also oversees the registration of political parties in Armenia. As of March 2021, there are 91 political parties that are registered with the Ministry of Justice.

List of ministers

People's Commissars and Ministers of Justice of the Armenian SSR

Source:
NameAppointedDismissedNotes
Sargis Baghdasaryan6 December 192029 December 1920
Süleyman NuriJanuary 192117 February 1921
8 April 19219 May 1921
21 May 1921September 1921
17 September 192123 September 1922
Danush Shahverdyan23 September 192219 November 1923
19 November 192324 April 1927
24 April 192730 March 1929
30 March 192921 November 1929
21 November 1929December 1929In 1930, the commissariat was abolished
28 January 19331 August 1936In 1933, the commissariat was reinstituted
Armenak Hovsepyan1 August 193629 July 1937
Rza Valibeyov4 October 19372 November 1937
Habet Abajyan27 February 193810 July 1938
14 July 193827 December 1940
Kajik Hakobyan3 January 19414 September 1941
Garnik Nazaryan3 November 194120 February 1948People's Commissar of Justice was renamed Justice Minister
24 February 194829 March 1951
Aghasi Karapetyan29 March 1951March 1959In 1959, the ministry was abolished
29 September 197015 March 1989
Armen Ashrafyan11 May 1989November 1990

Ministers of Justice of the Republic of Armenia

NameAppointedDismissedNotes
Vahe StepanyanNovember 1990February 1996
Marat AleksanianFebruary 19961998
David Harutyunyan1998May 2007
Gevorg DanielyanMay 2007December 9, 2010
Hrayr TovmasyanDecember 17, 2010April 3, 2014
Hovhannes ManukyanApril 30, 2014July 14, 2015
Arpine HovhannisyanSeptember 4, 20152017First female Justice Minister
David Harutyunyan20172018
Artak Zeynalyan2018March 2019
Rustam BadasianMarch 2019August 3, 2021
Karen AndreasyanAugust 3, 2021October 5, 2022
Grigor MinasyanDecember 26, 2022November 4, 2024
Srbuhi GalyanNovember 5, 2024Present