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  • Lilit Stepanyan
    KotaykHrazdan
    Armenia[Lower]Civil ContractMember of the National Assembly

    Lilit Stepanyan

    Lilit Stepanyan is an Armenian politician currently serving as a member of the National Assembly of Armenia. Born in Hrazdan, she holds a degree in International Relations from Yerevan State University. Before her parliamentary career, she worked in public administration, including roles at the Ministry of Education and as the mayor of Hrazdan from 2018 to 2019. She was first elected to the National Assembly in 2018 as part of the My Step Alliance and was subsequently re-elected in 2021 representing the Civil Contract party.

    Born1981-03-24 · 45 years old

    Birth placeHrazdan, Armenia

    EducationYerevan State University (Bachelor of Science in International Relations, 2002; Master's degree in Political Sciences, 2004)

    CareerPublic administration official, Director of the Kotayk branch of the National Institute of Education, Mayor of Hrazdan

  • Aghvan Vardanyan
    National
    Armenia[Lower]Armenia AllianceMember of the National Assembly

    Aghvan Vardanyan

    Aghvan Vardanyan is an Armenian politician currently serving as a deputy in the National Assembly of Armenia as a member of the Armenia Alliance. Born in 1958, he began his career in journalism and literature, working for various publications and serving as a member of the Writers Union of Armenia. He has held significant political roles throughout his career, including serving as the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs from 2003 to 2008. A long-time member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, he was elected to parliament multiple times before returning to the National Assembly in 2021 as part of the Armenia Alliance coalition.

    Born1958-10-07 · 67 years old

    Birth placeGemur, Nakhichevan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

    EducationYerevan State University

    CareerJournalist, editor, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs

  • Alen Simonyan
    National
    Armenia[Lower]Civil ContractMember of the National Assembly

    Alen Simonyan

    Alen Simonyan is an Armenian politician currently serving as the President of the National Assembly of Armenia, a position he has held since August 2021. A graduate of Yerevan State University, he previously worked in media, law, and banking before entering politics. He was a member of the Yerevan City Council and has been a prominent figure in the Civil Contract party. In early 2022, he briefly served as the acting President of Armenia following the resignation of Armen Sarkissian. Simonyan is a vocal advocate for Armenia's integration with the European Union and has publicly supported holding a national referendum on the matter.

    Born1980-01-05 · 46 years old

    Birth placeYerevan, Armenia

    EducationYerevan State University

    CareerAssistant to the Chairman of the Court, human resources manager, radio station worker, television producer, Editor-in-Chief of Ararat magazine

  • National
    Armenia[Lower]Armenia AllianceMember of the National Assembly

    Armen Gevorgyan

    Armen Gevorgyan is an Armenian politician currently serving as a member of the National Assembly of Armenia. He represents the Armenia Alliance and has previously held high-level government positions, including serving as the Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia. Born on July 8, 1973, Gevorgyan has been a significant figure in Armenian politics, contributing to the country's legislative and executive processes throughout his career.

    Born1973-07-08 · 53 years old

    CareerDeputy Prime Minister of Armenia

  • Armen Rustamyan
    National
    Armenia[Lower]Armenian Revolutionary FederationMember of the National Assembly

    Armen Rustamyan

    Armen Rustamyan is an Armenian politician and a long-serving member of the National Assembly of Armenia. A prominent figure within the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, he has been involved in national legislative affairs since his first election to the parliament in 1999. Throughout his career, he has remained a consistent representative of his party's political platform and continues to serve as a deputy in the Armenian legislature.

    Born1960-03-01 · 66 years old

  • National
    Armenia[Lower]Member of the National Assembly

    Armenian Revolutionary Federation

    Armenian Revolutionary Federation serves as a Member of the National Assembly in Armenia, Armenia. Further biographical details are not yet available from official sources.

  • Arpine Davoyan
    National
    Armenia[Lower]Civil ContractMember of the National Assembly

    Arpine Davoyan

    Arpine Davoyan is an Armenian politician and psychologist who has served as a member of the National Assembly of Armenia since 2018. A founding member of the Civil Contract party, she previously worked as a high school psychologist and a private sector accountant. Davoyan has been a prominent figure within her party, serving as an assistant to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and later being elected to the party's board in 2019. In her parliamentary role, she has been a vocal advocate for the necessity of an efficient and constructive opposition in Armenian politics.

    Born1985-08-28 · 40 years old

    Birth placeStepanavan, Armenia

    EducationVanadzor State University; Armenian National Academy of Sciences

    CareerHigh school psychologist, accountant

  • Gegham Nazaryan
    National
    Armenia[Lower]IndependentMember of the National Assembly

    Gegham Nazaryan

    Gegham Nazaryan is an Armenian politician and former journalist who has served as a Member of the National Assembly since June 2021. Born in Yerevan, he studied geography at the Armenian State Pedagogical University before embarking on a long career in journalism, serving as an editor and executive secretary for publications such as Hayk and Haykakan Zhamanak. Initially elected to parliament through the Armenia Alliance, he transitioned to serving as an independent member in November 2024 following a shift in his political views.

    Born1971-07-06 · 55 years old

    Birth placeYerevan, Armenia

    EducationArmenian State Pedagogical University

    CareerJournalist, editor-in-chief of Hayk newspaper, head of the international department of Haykakan Zhamanak, editor-in-chief of Top-news.am, founder of Neopress LLC

  • Heriknaz Tigranyan
    National
    Armenia[Lower]My Step AllianceMember of the National Assembly

    Heriknaz Tigranyan

    Heriknaz Tigranyan is an Armenian politician, lawyer, and educator who serves as a member of the National Assembly of Armenia. Born in Pshatavan, she earned a law degree from Yerevan State University in 1996. Before her election to parliament in 2018, she held various legal and administrative roles, including positions at the Armenian Language Inspectorate, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, and the Ministry of Diaspora. Additionally, she has worked as a legal counselor for Transparency International and as a lecturer at several academic institutions, including the Police Academy of Armenia and the State Engineering University of Armenia.

    Born1971-12-12 · 54 years old

    Birth placePshatavan, Armenia

    EducationYerevan State University

    CareerHead lawyer of the Armenian Language Inspectorate; chief specialist for the Legal Control Department of the Armenian Labor Inspectorate; head of the Human Resources Department for the Ministry of Diaspora; legal counselor for Transparency International

  • National
    Armenia[Lower]Reborn ArmeniaMember of the National Assembly

    Hripsime Stambulyan

    Hripsime Stambulyan is an Armenian politician born on January 1, 1983, in Ararat, Armenia. She graduated from the Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences in linguistics and political sciences, and later from the Eastern Mediterranean University's Faculty of Management. In the 2021 parliamentary election, she was elected to the National Assembly as a member of the Reborn Armenia party under the Armenia Alliance electoral list. She served as an opposition member of parliament until November 2022, when she and other Reborn Armenia MPs resigned to terminate their parliamentary activities.

    Born1983-01-01 · 43 years old

    Birth placeArarat, Armenia

    EducationYerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences Eastern Mediterranean University

  • Ishkhan Saghatelyan
    National
    Armenia[Lower]Armenian Revolutionary FederationMember of the National Assembly

    Ishkhan Saghatelyan

    Ishkhan Saghatelyan is an Armenian politician and a member of the National Assembly of Armenia, representing the opposition Armenia Alliance since 2021. A long-time member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, he previously served as the governor of Gegharkunik Province in 2018 and as the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly from 2021 to 2022. Saghatelyan gained prominence as a lead coordinator of the Homeland Salvation Movement, which organized widespread protests against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan following the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.

    Born1982-05-06 · 44 years old

    Birth placeGeghamavan, Armenia

    EducationYerevan State University (Master's degree in International Relations), Institute of History of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences (Candidate of Historical Sciences)

    CareerAdvisor to the Vice President of the National Assembly, advisor to a member of parliament, advisor to the minister of the environment, governor of Gegharkunik Province

  • Knyaz Hasanov
    National
    Armenia[Lower]Civil Contract PartyMember of the National Assembly

    Knyaz Hasanov

    Knyaz Hasanov is an Armenian-Kurdish politician currently serving as a member of the National Assembly of Armenia. Born in 1945 in the Kotayk province, he has long been a prominent leader of the Kurdish community in Armenia and a member of the NGO Committee of Kurdistan since 1995. Before his parliamentary career, he held various roles in public administration and cinema management. Hasanov is known for advocating for stronger cooperation between the Armenian and Kurdish peoples, particularly regarding their shared political interests concerning the Turkish government.

    Born1945-01-17 · 81 years old

    Birth placeAstkhaberd, Kotayk, Armenia

    EducationMarx–Engels–Lenin Institute, Moscow; Armenian Agricultural Institute

    CareerExecutive committee member of the Abovyan District Council, Director of Cinema Network in Abovyan and Kotayk, Chief editor of the monthly Zagros

  • Kristine Poghosyan
    National
    Armenia[Lower]Civil ContractMember of the National Assembly

    Kristine Poghosyan

    Kristine Poghosyan is an Armenian politician and a member of the National Assembly of Armenia representing the Civil Contract party. Born in Ptghni, she holds degrees in Cybernetics and Humanitarian and Economic Management from the National Polytechnic University of Armenia. Before entering politics, she held human resources leadership roles at the Yerevan Brandy Company, Imex Group, and the jewelry firm Tre Gufo. Since her election to parliament in 2018, she has been a vocal advocate for LGBT rights in Armenia and has worked to strengthen inter-parliamentary cooperation between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.

    Born1982-09-27 · 43 years old

    Birth placePtghni, Armenia

    EducationNational Polytechnic University of Armenia

    CareerHuman Resources Director at Yerevan Brandy Company, Imex Group, and Tre Gufo; Assistant to the First Deputy Prime Minister

  • Lena Nazaryan
    National
    Armenia[Lower]Civil ContractMember of the National Assembly

    Lena Nazaryan

    Lena Nazaryan is an Armenian politician and a member of the National Assembly of Armenia. A prominent figure in the Civil Contract party, she played a significant role in the 2018 Armenian revolution, notably protesting the political transition of Serzh Sargsyan by igniting smoke flares in parliament. Before entering politics, she worked as a journalist for Hetq and served as an election program coordinator for Transparency International's Armenian branch. She has been recognized for her commitment to freedom of speech, receiving the Freedom of Speech Award in 2013.

    Born1983-03-09 · 43 years old

    Birth placeYerevan, Armenia

    EducationYerevan State University

    CareerJournalist, election program coordinator at Transparency International

  • National
    Armenia[Lower]Civil ContractMember of the National Assembly

    Maria Karapetyan

    Maria Karapetyan is an Armenian politician and a member of the National Assembly of Armenia representing the Civil Contract party. Born in Vanadzor, she holds degrees in Intercultural Communication from Yerevan Brusov State University and studied International Cooperation and Human Rights at the University of Rome. Before entering parliament in 2018, she worked as a teacher and served on the editorial board for the Journal of Conflict Transformation. A prominent activist during the 2018 Armenian Revolution, she is known for her advocacy for gender equality and support for the LGBT community in Armenia.

    Born1988-02-20 · 38 years old

    Birth placeVanadzor, Armenia

    EducationYerevan Brusov State University (BA, MA); University of Rome (International Cooperation, Human Rights and Policy of the European Union); Cittadella della Pace (Rondine)

    CareerTeacher at Quality Schools International; Editorial board member for the Journal of Conflict Transformation

  • Matevos Asatryan
    National
    Armenia[Lower]Civil ContractMember of the National Assembly

    Matevos Asatryan

    Matevos Asatryan was an Armenian politician who served as a member of the National Assembly from 2019 until his death in 2023. Born in Kuchak, Armenia, he graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Northern University of Yerevan and previously managed a children's and youth sports school. He was initially elected to the 7th convocation of the National Assembly in 2018 representing the My Step Alliance, and later re-elected to the 8th convocation in 2021 as a member of the Civil Contract party.

    Born1985-12-02 · 40 years old

    Birth placeKuchak, Armenia

    EducationNorthern University of Yerevan

    CareerManager of Kuchaki Mihrdat Asatryan Children's and Youth Sports School, Armed Forces of Armenia

  • National
    Armenia[Lower]Member of the National Assembly

    Reborn Armenia

    Reborn Armenia serves as a Member of the National Assembly in Armenia, Armenia. Further biographical details are not yet available from official sources.

  • Ruben Rubinyan
    National
    Armenia[Lower]Civil ContractMember of the National Assembly

    Ruben Rubinyan

    Ruben Rubinyan is an Armenian politician currently serving as the Vice President of the National Assembly of Armenia. Born in 1990, he previously chaired the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Foreign Relations. In December 2021, he was appointed as Armenia's special envoy for the normalization of relations with Turkey, a role in which he has engaged in diplomatic talks with his Turkish counterpart. Rubinyan holds degrees in international relations and European studies from Yerevan State University, University College London, and Jagiellonian University.

    Born1990-03-08 · 36 years old

    EducationYerevan State University, University College London, Jagiellonian University

    CareerChair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations

  • Sargis Khandanyan
    National
    Armenia[Lower]Civil ContractMember of the National Assembly

    Sargis Khandanyan

    Sargis Khandanyan is an Armenian politician who has served as a member of the National Assembly of Armenia since 2019. Born on June 24, 1990, he has been an active figure in the legislative body and assumed the role of chairman of the standing committee on foreign relations in 2023. His parliamentary work focuses on foreign policy and international relations, representing his constituents within the Armenian legislative framework.

    Born1990-06-24 · 36 years old