Lena Nazaryan
Lena Nazaryan (Armenian: Լենա Նազարյան; born 9 March 1983) is an Armenian politician and a member of the Armenian National Assembly. As a board member of the Civil Contract Party, she ran under the Way Out Alliance (Yelk) during the 2017 parliamentary election and was elected off the Yelk national list.
Lena Nazaryan | |
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Լենա Նազարյան | |
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| Vice President of National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 15 January 2019 | |
| President | Ararat Mirzoyan |
| Preceded by | Eduard Sharmazanov Arpine Hovhannisyan Mikayel Melkumyan |
| Member of the National Assembly of Armenia | |
| Assumed office 2 April 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 9, 1983 Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Political party | Civil Contract |
| Alma mater | Yerevan State University |
On April 11, 2018, she joined Ararat Mirzoyan in lighting smoke flares in the National Assembly to call attention to the protests against the transition of Serzh Sargsyan from President to Prime Minister. The protests did eventually result in Sargsyan's resignation.[1]
Professional career
Prior to running as a political candidate, Nazaryan worked as a journalist for Hetq and as the coordinator for election programs at the Armenian branch of Transparency International. In 2013, she received the Freedom of Speech Award from the Asparez Journalists' Club.[2]
References
- "Up In Smoke: Armenia Lawmakers Ignite Flares In Parliament To Protest Sarkisian Shift". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. April 11, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- "Biography of Lena Nazaryan". National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia. Retrieved July 4, 2018.