Prime Minister of Artsakh
The Prime Minister of Artsakh was the head of government of the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh between 1992 and 2017.
| Prime Minister of the Republic of Artsakh
Արցախի հանրապետության վարչապետ (Armenian) | |
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| Status | Abolished |
| Residence | Stepanakert |
| Appointer | President of Artsakh |
| Formation | 8 January 1992 |
| First holder | Oleg Yesayan |
| Final holder | Arayik Harutyunyan |
| Abolished | 7 September 2017 |
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Artsakh |
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The position of Prime Minister was established in 1992, and was appointed by the head of state—the President. In a constitutional referendum held in 2017, citizens voted in favour of transforming Artsakh into a presidential system and the office of Prime Minister was abolished. The President become both the head of state and the head of government.[1][2]
This is a list of the Prime Ministers of the Republic of Artsakh.
List of Prime Ministers (1992–2017)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) |
Term | Political Party | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | Oleg Yesayan (born 1946) | 8 January 1992 | August 1992 | 6 months | Independent | |
| 2 | Robert Kocharyan (born 1954) | August 1992 | 29 December 1994 | 2 years, 4 months | Independent | |
| 3 | Leonard Petrosyan (1952–1999) | December 1994 | June 1998 | 3 years, 182 days | Independent | |
| 4 | Zhirayr Poghosyan (born 1942) | June 1998 | 24 June 1999 | 1 year, 23 days | Independent | |
| 5 | Anushavan Danielyan (born 1954) | 30 June 1999 | 12 September 2007 | 8 years, 74 days | Independent | |
| 6 | Arayik Harutyunyan (born 1972) | 14 September 2007 | 7 September 2017 | 9 years, 360 days | Free Motherland | |
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References
- (in Armenian) «Մտադիր եմ շարունակել ծառայել հայրենիքին». Արցախի վարչապետի պաշտոնակատար 1in.am, 13 September 2017
- Referendum to create 'Republic of Artsakh' on Europe's fringe EU Observer, 20 February 2017
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