Karapetyan government
Government of Karen Karapetyan | |
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14th government of Armenia | |
Date formed | 27 September 2016 |
Date dissolved | 17 April 2018 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Serzh Sargsyan |
Head of government | Karen Karapetyan |
Deputy head of government | Vache Gabrielyan |
No. of ministers | 18 |
Member parties | Republican Party ARF |
Status in legislature | Coalition |
Opposition parties | Tsarukyan Alliance Way Out Alliance |
History | |
Predecessor | Abrahamyan government |
Successor | Second Serzh Sargsyan government |
Karapetyan's government was the governing body of Armenia from September 2016 until April 2018. Karen Karapetyan was designated Prime Minister by President Serzh Sargsyan on 13 September 2016.
It was a coalition government formed by two parliamentary groups: the Republicans and Revolutionary Federation.
The cabinet consisted of eighteen ministries and eight adjunct bodies. Each ministry is responsible for elaborating and implementing governmental decisions in its respective sphere.[1]
Structure[]
Ministries[]
CIS Member State, CoE Member State |
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Office | Name | Party | Since |
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Prime Minister of Armenia | Karen Karapetyan | Republican Party | 13 September 2016 |
Vice Prime Minister
Minister of International Economic Integration and Reforms |
Vache Gabrielyan | Republican Party | 20 September 2016 |
Minister of Defence | Vigen Sargsyan | Republican Party | 3 October 2016 |
Minister of Economic Development and Investments | Republican Party | 27 September 2016 | |
Minister of Agriculture | Republican Party | 20 September 2016 | |
Minister of Culture | Armen Amiryan | Republican Party | 27 September 2016 |
Minister of Diaspora | Hranush Hakobyan | Republican Party | 1 October 2008 |
Minister of Nature Protection | Armenian Revolutionary Federation | 27 September 2016 | |
Minister of Education and Science | Levon Mkrtchyan | Armenian Revolutionary Federation | 27 September 2016 |
Minister of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources | Non-partisan | 20 September 2016 | |
Minister of Finance | Republican Party | 20 September 2016 | |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | Eduard Nalbandyan | Non-partisan | 15 April 2008 |
Ministry of Health | Republican Party | 27 September 2016 | |
Minister of Justice | Davit Harutyunyan | Republican Party | 25 May 2017 |
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs | Artem Asatryan | Republican Party | 16 June 2012 |
Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs | Non-partisan | 27 September 2016 | |
Minister of Territorial Administration and Development | Davit Lokyan | Armenian Revolutionary Federation | 27 September 2016 |
Minister of Emergency Situations | Davit Tonoyan | Non-partisan | 6 February 2017 |
Minister of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies | Republican Party | 20 September 2016 |
Adjunct bodies[]
The role of adjunct bodies is to elaborate, implement and administer governmental decision in respective sphere. Similar to ministries, adjunct bodies are subordinate to Prime Minister. There are eight adjunct bodies to Armenian government.[2]
Adjunct body | Head | Party | Since in office |
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General Department of Civil Aviation | Non-party | 8 June 2016 | |
National Security Service | Non-party | 12 February 2016 | |
State Nuclear Safety Regulatory Committee by the Government | Non-party | 17 September 2008 | |
Police | Vladimir Gasparyan | Non-party | 1 November 2011 |
State Committee of the Real Estate Cadastre | Republican Party | 3 June 2014 | |
State Property Management Department | Republican Party | 22 June 2011 | |
State Revenue Committee | Non-party | 8 October 2016 | |
State Urban Development Committee | Narek Sargsyan | Non-party | 11 October 2016 |
References[]
- ^ Structure of Armenian government Official website of the government of Armenia
- ^ Adjunct bodies of government of Armenia Official website of the government of Armenia
- Politics of Armenia
- Political organizations based in Armenia
- Government of Armenia
- European governments