Date and Place of Birth

November 23, 1979 in Yerevan.

Education

2000 - Bachelor’s Degree, Faculty of History of the YSU (Yerevan State University), 

2002 - Master’s Degree, Faculty of History of the YSU (Yerevan State University),

2004 - State Management Academy of the Republic of Armenia. Specialist in Public Administration and Local self-government,

2005 - Postgraduate of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia. PhD in History.

Work Activity

2003-2005 - Armenian Genocide Museum and Institute (AGMI), National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Junior Researcher,

2005-2007 - Department of Socio-Political Documents of the National Archives of Armenia, Chief Archivist,

2007-2010 - "HSBC Bank Armenia" CJSC, Specialist,

2011-2012 - International News Commentator/Columnist, REGNUM International News Agency, Analyst,

2012-2013 - International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), Coordinator of the Voter’s Awareness Program,

2015-2017 - “Aurora and 100 Lives” initiative of the “Development Initiatives of Armenia” Foundation (IDEA), Head of the research group,

2014-2017 -  The Netherlands Institute for Multi-Party Democracy (NIMD), Expert on political parties and strategic planning,

2017 -2018 - Member of the National Assembly of Armenia of the 6th convocation, Member of "Yelq" faction,

2018-2019 - First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia,

2019-2021 - President of the National Assembly of Armenia of the 7th convocation,

On August 19, 2021 by the decree of the President of the Republic of Armenia was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs. 

Other information

Founding member of the “Civil Contract” party, Board Member of the Party since 2016.

Author of numerous analytical publications in the Armenian and international media.

2012-2013 - Lecturer at Yerevan State University

Family status:

Married, with two children.