Second Pashinyan government
Second government of Nikol Pashinyan | |
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17th government of Armenia | |
Date formed | 14 January 2019 |
Date dissolved | 2 August 2021 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Armen Sarkissian |
Head of government | Nikol Pashinyan |
Deputy head of government | Tigran Avinyan Mher Grigoryan |
Member parties | My Step Alliance (Civil Contract, Mission) |
Status in legislature | Majority government |
Opposition parties | Prosperous Armenia Bright Armenia |
History | |
Election(s) | 2018 Armenian parliamentary election |
Predecessor | First Pashinyan government |
Successor | Third Pashinyan government |
The Second Pashinyan government was the executive branch of the government of Armenia from January 14, 2019 to August 2, 2021. Nikol Pashinyan was appointed Prime Minister by President Armen Sarkissian on January 14, 2019, after My Step Alliance's decisive victory in the 2018 Armenian parliamentary election.[1]
The Government was formed by the My Step Alliance, which consisted of the Civil Contract Party and much smaller Mission Party.
The National Assembly approved a reduction to 12 ministries from the previous 17.[2][3][4]
Structure[]
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Governing staff[]
Office[5] | Name | Image | Party | Since | Until | |
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Prime Minister | Nikol Pashinyan | Civil Contract | 14 January 2019 | |||
Deputy Prime Minister | Tigran Avinyan | Civil Contract | 16 January 2019[6] | |||
Mher Grigoryan | Independent | 16 January 2019[6] | ||||
Minister of Defence | David Tonoyan | Independent | 19 January 2019 | 20 November 2020 | ||
Vagharshak Harutiunyan | Independent | 20 November 2020 | ||||
Minister of Economy | (hy) | Independent | 19 January 2019 | 26 November 2020 | ||
(hy) | Independent | 26 November 2020 | ||||
Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport | (hy) | Civil Contract | 19 January 2019 | 23 November 2020 | ||
(hy) | Independent | 23 November 2020 | ||||
Minister of Emergency Situations | Feliks Tsolakyan | Independent | 19 January 2019 | 20 November 2020 | ||
(hy) | Independent | 20 November 2020 | ||||
Minister of Finance | (hy) | Independent | 19 January 2019 | |||
Minister of Foreign Affairs | Zohrab Mnatsakanyan | Independent | 19 January 2019 | 16 November 2020 | ||
Ara Ayvazyan | Independent | 18 November 2020 | 27 May 2021 | |||
Minister of Health | Anahit Avanesian | Civil Contract | January 2021 | |||
Minister of Justice | Artak Zeynalyan | Hanrapetutyun | 19 January 2019 | 7 June 2019[7] | ||
Rustam Badasyan | Independent | 19 June 2019 | ||||
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs | Zaruhi Batoyan | Civil Contract | 19 January 2019 | 20 November 2020 | ||
(hy) | Mission Party | 20 November 2020 | 23 April 2021 | |||
Minister of Environment | (hy) | Independent | 19 January 2019 | 5 May 2020[8] | ||
(hy) | Civil Contract | 31 July 2020 | ||||
Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure | Suren Papikyan (hy) | Civil Contract | 19 January 2019 | |||
Minister of High-Tech Industry | (hy) | Civil Contract | 19 January 2019 | 2 April 2021 | ||
Hayk Chobanyan (hy) | Independent | 2 April 2021 |
References[]
- ^ "New parliament chooses Nikol Pashinyan to remain Prime Minister". armenpress.am. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ^ "New Armenian government will have 12 ministries, instead of 17". news.am. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ^ LLC, Helix Consulting. "Number of ministries cuts down in Armenia as government approves new structure". www.panorama.am. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ^ "New Armenian Government Structure Approved". «Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան (in Armenian). Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ^ "Government - Structure - The Government of Armenia". www.gov.am. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ^ a b "Grigoryan, Avinyan Appointed Deputy Prime Ministers". Hetq.am. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
- ^ "Armenian Minister of Justice Resigns". Hetq. 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Armenia: President axes Minister of Environment". panarmenian.net. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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- Politics of Armenia
- Political organizations based in Armenia
- Government of Armenia
- European governments
- Cabinets established in 2019
- Nikol Pashinyan