Second Pashinyan government

The Second Pashinyan government is the current government of Armenia since its formation in January 2019. Nikol Pashinyan was appointed Prime Minister by President Armen Sarkissian on 14 January 2019, after My Step Alliance's decisive victory in parliamentary elections.[1]

Second government of Nikol Pashinyan

17th government of Armenia
Incumbent
Nikol Pashinyan as a PM of Armenia
Date formed14 January 2019 (2019-01-14)
People and organisations
Head of stateArmen Sarkissian
Head of governmentNikol Pashinyan
Deputy head of governmentTigran Avinyan
Mher Grigoryan
Member partiesMy Step Alliance
(Civil Contract, Mission)
Status in legislatureMajority government
Opposition partiesProsperous Armenia
Bright Armenia
History
Election(s)2018 Armenian parliamentary election
PredecessorFirst Pashinyan government

The incumbent government of Armenia is a majority government ruled by parliamentary group My Step Alliance consisted of two political parties: Civil Contract and 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
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[7]
Minister of Defence Davit Tonoyan Independent 19 January 2019
Minister of Economy Tigran Khachatryan (hy) Independent 19 January 2019
Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Arayik Harutyunyan (hy) Civil Contract 19 January 2019
Minister of Emergency Situations Feliks Tsolakyan Independent 19 January 2019
Minister of Finance Atom Janjughazyan (hy) Independent 19 January 2019
Minister of Foreign Affairs Zohrab Mnatsakanyan Independent 19 January 2019 16 November 2020
Minister of Health Arsen Torosyan (hy) Independent 19 January 2019
Minister of Justice Artak Zeynalyan Hanrapetutyun 19 January 2019 7 June 2019[8]
Rustam Badasyan Independent 19 June 2019
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Zaruhi Batoyan Civil Contract 19 January 2019
Minister of Environment Erik Grigoryan (hy) Independent 19 January 2019 5 May 2020[9]
Romanos Petrosyan (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 Hakob Arshakyan (hy) Civil Contract 19 January 2019

References
  1. "New parliament chooses Nikol Pashinyan to remain Prime Minister". armenpress.am. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  2. "New Armenian government will have 12 ministries, instead of 17". news.am. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  3. LLC, Helix Consulting. "Number of ministries cuts down in Armenia as government approves new structure". www.panorama.am. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  4. "New Armenian Government Structure Approved". «Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան (in Armenian). Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  5. "Government - Structure - The Government of Armenia". www.gov.am. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  6. "Grigoryan, Avinyan Appointed Deputy Prime Ministers". Hetq.am. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  7. "Grigoryan, Avinyan Appointed Deputy Prime Ministers". Hetq.am. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  8. "Armenian Minister of Justice Resigns". Hetq. 7 June 2019.
  9. "Armenia: President axes Minister of Environment". panarmenian.net. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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