Gagik Beglaryan

Gagik Beglaryan (Armenian: Գագիկ Բեգլարյան) (born January 1, 1964) is an Armenian politician, former mayor of Yerevan. He was the Minister of Transport and Communications of Armenia from 2012 until 2016.

Gagik Beglaryan
Gagik Beglaryan
Minister of Transport and Communications of Armenia
In office
June 16, 2012 – September 20, 2016
Succeeded byVahan Vardkesi Martirosyan[1]
Mayor of Yerevan
In office
June 11, 2009 – December 8, 2010
Preceded byYervand Zakharyan
Succeeded byKaren Karapetyan
Personal details
Born (1964-01-01) January 1, 1964
Political partyRepublican Party of Armenia
Spouse(s)Married
ChildrenTwo children
OccupationPolitician, economist
ProfessionArmenian

On 4 March 2009, he was appointed acting mayor of Yerevan, pending the 31 May municipal elections. He was then appointed mayor on 8 June, after his party, the Republican Party of Armenia, won the election.

On 8 December 2010 he resigned as mayor, having assaulted an official, following an incident at a Plácido Domingo concert. The official – Aram Kandayan, an employee at the President's protocol department – had asked the mayor's wife to give up her seat. She had been sitting next to the President Serzh Sargsyan in a seat normally reserved for the Prime Minister or the Catholicos of All Armenians.[2][3] Although not present at the concert, Beglaryan arranged to meet Kandayan after the event and assaulted the latter before he could get out of his car.[4]

On June 16, 2012, he was appointed Minister of Transport and Communications.[5]

Beglaryan is an economist by training, having studied at the Yerevan State University, School of Physics and Mathematics (1978-1981) and the Yerevan Institute of National Economy (1981-1985). In 2004, he defended his thesis “The main social problems of community management”.[6]

He is married with two children.

References
  1. "Biography." Ministry of Transport and Communication.
  2. "Yerevan mayor 'hits aide' over Placido Domingo concert". BBC. 2010-12-09. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  3. "Yerevan mayor's resignation a warning to all". News from Azerbaijan. 2010-12-09. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  4. "ARMENIA: 10 most significant events of the year". News.am. 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  5. "Gagik Beglaryan". Government of Armenia. 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  6. "Gagik Beglaryan" (PDF). Yerevan Municipality. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-04-20. Retrieved 2013-09-29.

See also
Preceded by
Yervand Zakharyan		 Mayor of Yerevan
2009-2010		 Succeeded by
Karen Karapetyan
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