Date and Place of Birth
September 29, 1967, Yerevan
Education
1992, graduation from the YSU
1992-1995, postgraduate course at the YSU department of political sciences
1994, Special courses of the American University of Armenia,
1995, Armenian Center of Management (SEMA)
Specialty of philosopher
Primary Job, Post
RA Minister of Emergency Situations
Career Experience
1984-1985, Yerevan Electric Lamps Factory, tester
1985-1987, service in the Soviet Army
1993, employment with the YSU department of political sciences
1993-1995, research worker of the department of social studies of scientific research institute of pedagogical sciences,
1995-1998, commentator of RA public TV's political broadcasts unit
1996-1998, director of "Horizon" center of legal and political studies
1998-2000, editor-in-chief of RA National Radio Company's foreign broadcasts unit
2000-2002, vice-president of the French University of Armenia,
2003, elected MP on the proportional list of the Rule-of-Law party, member of the parliamentary faction of Rule-of-Law Party, chairman of the RA NA standing commission on defense, national security and internal affairs, deputy chairman of the RA NA ad hoc commission on integration with the European structures, head of the RA NA delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of NATO, head of the Armenia-France friendship group of the National Assembly, co-chair of the RA NA delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of Francophonie.
2003-2007, MP (on proportional list from the Rule-of-Law party)
Till May 25, 2006, chair of the RA NA standing commission on defense, national security and internal affairs, then - member of same commission
2007, elected MP on the proportional list of the Rule-of-Law party, member of the parliamentary faction of Rule-of-Law Party, member of the RA NA standing commission on European integration affairs, member the RA NA delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), head of the Armenia-Romania friendship group of the National Assembly. Member of the Armenia-France friendship group of the National Assembly.
As of April, 2008, RA Minister of Emergency Situations
Other Information
Candidate of Political Sciences,
Author of over 43 scientific papers
decorated with Chevalier de Merite State order of the French Republic and Alexander Nevsky public order of the Russian Federation.
Party Membership
Rule-of:-Law Party
Member of RoL parliamentary faction
Personal Status
Married, father of two sons.
published: 2006-01-01 00:00:00 last updated:2010-05-06 15:22:24
