Prime Minister of Armenia
The prime minister of Armenia 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:| Staff Department | Principal executive | Incumbent |
| Prime Minister's Staff | Chief of Staff | Arayik Harutyunyan |
| Prime Minister's Staff | Deputy Chiefs of Staff | Armenak Khachatryan |
| Prime Minister's Staff | Deputy Chiefs of Staff | Artur Hovsepyan |
| Prime Minister's Staff | Deputy Chiefs of Staff | Sargis Torosyan |
| Prime Minister's Staff | Deputy Chiefs of Staff | Taron Chakhoyan |
| Prime Minister's Staff | Deputy Chiefs of Staff | Zaruhi Matevosyan |
| Prime Minister's Staff | Senior Adviser to the Prime Minister | Hambardzum Matevosyan |
| Prime Minister's Staff | Advisers to Prime Minister | Artashes Toumanian |
| Prime Minister's Staff | Voluntary Advisor | Aleksandr Avetisyan |
| Prime Minister's Staff | Voluntary Advisor | Suren Maghakyan |
| Prime Minister's Staff | Press Secretary | Nazeli Baghdasaryan |
| Prime Minister's Staff | Chief Protocol Officer | Suren Varosyan |
| Prime Minister's Staff | Assistants to the Prime Minister | Arsen Mikhaylov |
| Prime Minister's Staff | Assistants to the Prime Minister | Artur Grigoryan |
| Prime Minister's Staff | Assistants to the Prime Minister | David Gevorgyan |
| Prime Minister's Staff | Assistants to the Prime Minister | Gagik Isakhanyan |
| Prime Minister's Staff | Assistants to the Prime Minister | Hakob Abrahamyan |
| Prime Minister's Staff | Assistants to the Prime Minister | Karine Davoyan |
| Relations with the National Assembly | Department Head | Anahit Stephanyan |
| External Relations | Department Head | Karen Gasparyan |
| Legal | Department Head | Hayk Kesoyan |
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| Regulatory Impact Assessment | Department Head | |
| Applications, monitoring and evaluation of citizen feedback | Department Head | |
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| Mobilization Preparations and Mobilization Programmes Division | Department Head | |
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| Division of Pardons, Citizenship, Awards and Titles | Department Head | |
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| Inspection Bodies’ Coordination Bureau | Department Head | |
| Public Council Secretariat | Department Head | |
| Office of the Representative on international legal matters | Department Head |
Timeline
This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the heads of government of Armenia. They are listed in order of first assuming office.The following chart lists heads of government by lifespan, with the years outside of their tenure in beige.
The following chart shows heads of government by their age, with the years of their tenure in blue. The vertical black line at 25 years indicates the minimum age to be prime minister.