Minister of Defence (Armenia)
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| Հայաստանի պաշտպանության նախարար | |
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| Reports to | Prime Minister of Armenia |
| Seat | Yerevan, Armenia |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Armenia |
| Appointer | President of Armenia |
| Term length | None |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Armenia |
| Formation | 1992 |
| First holder | Vazgen Sargsyan |
| Deputy | Chief of the General Staff |
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The Defence Minister of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետության պաշտպանության նախարար, romanized: Hayastani Hanrapetut’yan pashtpanut’yan nakharar) is the head of the country's Ministry of Defence, who is charged with the political leadership of the Armed Forces of Armenia. The position was originally created in 1918 and was re-established in January 1992 following Armenia's independence from the USSR, and is currently headed by Suren Papikyan. From 1993 to 1995, there was a concurrent position called the State Minister for Defence held by Vazgen Sargsyan.
List of ministers
First Republic of Armenia (1918–1920)
| No. | Portrait | Minister of Defence | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party |
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| 3 | 5 May 1920 | 24 November 1920 | 203 days | ARF | ||
| 4 | Drastamat Kanayan (1884–1956) | 24 November 1920 | 2 December 1920 | 8 days | ARF |
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Armenian SSR (1920–1991)
| No. | Portrait | People's Commissar of the Army and Navy of the Armenian SSR | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Avis Nurijanyan (1896–1938) | December 1920 | May 1921 | 6 months | CPSU | |
| 6 | Alexander Miasnikian (1886–1925) | May 1921 | 1922 | 1 year | CPSU | |
| 7 | 1922 | 1922 | 0 year | CPSU |
Third Armenian Republic (1991–present)
| No. | Portrait | Minister of Defence | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party |
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| 8 | Vazgen Sargsyan (1959–1999) | 5 December 1991 | 20 October 1992 | 320 days | HHSh | |
| 9 | Vazgen Manukyan (born 1946) | 20 October 1992 | 21 August 1993 | 305 days | NDU | |
| 10 | Serzh Sargsyan (born 1954) | 21 August 1993 | 17 May 1995 | 1 year, 269 days | HHSh | |
| (8) | Vazgen Sargsyan (1959–1999) | 25 July 1995 | 11 June 1999 | 3 years, 321 days | Republican | |
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| (10) | Serzh Sargsyan (born 1954) | 20 May 2000 | 26 March 2007 | 6 years, 310 days | Republican | |
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| 14 | Vigen Sargsyan (born 1975) | 3 October 2016 | 12 May 2018 | 1 year, 221 days | Republican | |
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| 17 | Suren Papikyan (born 1986) | 15 November 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 155 days | Civil Contract |
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See also
References
- ^ "PM introduces newly appointed Minister of Defense 21.11.2020". mil.am. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ "Breaking: David Tonoyan to be appointed as Armenian defense minister - Pashinyan". arka.am. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ "Vigen Sargsyan appointed as new defense minister of Armenia". arka.am. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ "Sarkisian Appoints Key Ministers in Emerging Cabinet". «Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան (in Armenian). Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ "Top Army General Named Acting Defense Minister". «Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան (in Armenian). Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ Օրացույց. 20-ը հուլիսի. Սարգսյան Սերժիկ՝ ներկա. առաջին Գերագույն խորհրդի անդամները, archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2021-03-16
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