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Ararat Mirzoyan

First Deputy Prime Minister
Political Affiliation: Civil Contract Party

Born November 23, 1979 in Yerevan.

2002 – Master’s Degree in History, Yerevan State University (YSU)

2004 - State Management Academy of Armenia.

2005 - Postgraduate of the NAS (National Academy of Sciences) of the Republic of Armenia.

Tigran Avinyan

Deputy Prime Minister
Political Affiliation: Civil Contract Party

Born February 28, 1989 in Yerevan.

2011- Master’s Degree in Applied Mathematics, Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) State University

2015- Master’s Degree in Finance, Queen Mary, University of London

Mher Grigoryan

Deputy Prime Minister

Born February 15, 1972

Lawyer by profession

Held positions in Armimpexbank (now Ameriabank), Inecobank, HSBC Bank Armenia, VTB Bank Armenia, and Ardshinbank (CEO)

Eduard Aghajanyan

Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff
Political Affiliation: Civil Contract Party

Born August 29, 1988 in Yerevan

2016- MBA, International University of Monaco

Arayik Harutyunyan

Minister of Education and Science
Political Party: Civil Contract

Born September 2, 1979 in Yerevan

1998-1999 -Arabic Teaching Institute for non-Arabic Speakers

2003 – Master’s Degree, YSU Faculty of Oriental Studies, Department of Arabic Studies

2007- Moscow Institute of Oriental Studies

Author of six scientific articles.

Mkhitar Hayrapetyan

Minister of Diaspora
Political Affiliation: Civil Contract Party

Born May 15, 1990 in Yerevan

Co-founder of Turkological portal AllTurkey.am
2013 – Master’s Degree, YSU Faculty of Oriental Studies

Author of two scientific articles.

Artur Vanetsyan

National Security Service Head
Non-partisan

Born December 8, 1979 in Yerevan

Studied at the State Agrarian University of Armenia

Studied at Saint Petersburg University of Foreign Economic Relations and Law and RF Federal Security Service Academy.

Has worked at the National Security Service since 2000.

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Valery Osipyan

Chief of Police
Non-partisan

Born April 17, 1970 Police Colonel

2000 Graduated from the High School of RA Internal Affairs Ministry in "Law" (extension learning).

Held various positions in Yerevan City Police Department.

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Maneh Tandilyan

Minister of Labor and Social Affairs
Political Affiliation: Bright Armenia Party

Born April 3, 1978 in Alaverdi (Armenia)

1999 – Graduate of History Department of the Yerevan State Pedagogical University. Teacher.

2002 – MBA, American University of Armenia

Davit Tonoyan

Minister of Defense
Non-partisan

Born December 27,1967 in Ust-Kamenogorsk (Kazakhstan)

1991 – Graduated fromYerevan State University, Faculty of Geology

1997 – Graduated from Military-Diplomatic Institute of Russia

Suren Papikyan

Minister of Territorial Administration and Economic Development
Political Affiliation: Civil Contract Party

Born April 26,1986 in Stepanavan (Armenia)

2009 – Graduated from Yerevan State University, Faculty of Mathematics

2012-2016 - Graduate studies at St. Petersburg State University

Taught history at Yerevan #54 Senior School

Artak Zeynalyan

Minister of Justice
Political Affiliation: Republic Party

Born September 9,1969 in Yerevan

1996 – Graduated from Yerevan State Medical University, Faculty of Therapeutic Medicine

1999 – Graduated from National Institute of Healthcare (Residency)

2002 – Graduated from State Management Academy of Armenia

2006 – Graduated from Gladzor Management University, Faculty of Law

Arsen Torosyan

Minister of Healthcare

Born 1982 in Yerevan

1998-2004 – Yerevan State Medical University, Faculty of Therapeutic Medicine

2004-2006 – National Institute of Healthcare (Organization and Management of Healthcare-Residency)

2006-2009 – National Institute of Healthcare (Public Health Management-Residency)

2010 – Medical University of Vienna, Public Health in Austria)

2013 – INSEAD (Middle East Health Leadership Programme, Abu Dhabi)

Artur Khachatryan

Minister of Agriculture
Political Affiliation: ARF

Born 1972 in Yerevan

1994 – Graduated from YSU

1996 – MBA, American University of Armenia

2001 – MBA, Imperial College of London

Physical Mathematics PhD Candidate

Levon Vahradyan

Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs
Political Affiliation: Tsarukyan Alliance

Studied at Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport

Worked as Head of Department of Mass Sports and Physical Education at the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs

Atom Janjughazyan

Minister of Finance
Non-partisan

1992 – Graduated from the Karl Marx Institute of Polytecnic

1995 – Graduated from the State Engineering University of Armenia (Masters)

1997 – Post graduate degree from same school

Has served as Deputy Minister of Finance

Erik Grigoryan

Minister of Nature Protection

Born October 17,1979 in Kapan (Armenia)

1995-2000 – Yerevan State University of Economics, Faculty of General Economics

2004-2005 – Aegean University (Greece), Faculty of Environmental Sciences, International Environmental Management Program and PhD Program

2007 – Dresden Technical University (Germany), International Postgraduate Diploma Program in Environmental Management

2008-2009 - ATEI and Aristotle University (Greece), doctoral studies, environmental economics

Has served as First Deputy Minister of Nature Protection.

Artur Grigoryan

Minister of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources
Political Affiliation: Prosperous Armenia

Born 1969 in Bjni (Armenia)

1995 Graduated from YSU Faculty of Law

Lieutenant Colonel of Justice

2010-2012 – Served as Minister of Labor and Social Affairs

Lilit Makunts

Minister of Culture
Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Armenia

Born November 7, 1983

2005 – Master’s in Romance and Germanic Philology; YSU

2014 – Received the title of Candidate in Philological Studies

2015 - Passed a diploma training course at Fletcher Summer School in Tufts University, USA

Artzvik Minasyan

Minister of Economic Development and Investments
Political Affiliation: ARF

Born January 1, 1972 in Vosketas (Armenia’s Aragatzotn Province)

1990-1995 – Studied at YSU Faculty of Economics, earning certification of economist-mathematician with a degree in “Economic"Cybernetics"

1995-1998 - Postgraduate study at Yerevan State University

1997-1998 - Continued studies in short-term programs in Moscow, Washington and New York, attending courses related to economic transformation problems of the transition phase

Hrachya Rostomyan

Minister of Emergency Situations
Political Affiliation: Non-Partisan

Born March 3, 1981 in Yerevan

2003 – Graduated from Yerevan State Medical University, Faculty of Dentistry

2006 – Finished clinical residency at Yerevan State Medical University, receiving certification as a dental orthopedist

2010 – Graduated from Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport, Faculty of Physical Health, receiving certification as coach/trainer

Ashot Hakobyan

Minister of Transport, Communication and IT

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Zohrab Mnatsakanyan

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Born March 20,1966

1989 - Academic and Work Experience, Soviet Union Embassy in the US

1990 – Graduated from Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Faculty of International Economic Relations

1991 - Master's Degree in Western European Policy, Faculty of Political Science, Victoria University of Manchester, Manchester, UK 1989 He went on a business trip to the US Embassy in the US

2014 – Appointed Armenia’s Permanent Representative to the UN