Second Pashinyan government

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The Second Pashinyan government was the executive branch of the government of Armenia from 14 January 2019 to 2 August 2021. Nikol Pashinyan was appointed Prime Minister by President Armen Sarkissian on 14 January 2019, after My Step Alliance's decisive victory in the 2018 Armenian parliamentary election.[1]

Second government of Nikol Pashinyan

17th government of Armenia
Nikol Pashinyan (2019)
Date formed14 January 2019 (2019-01-14)
Date dissolved2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)
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
Election2018 Armenian parliamentary election
PredecessorFirst Pashinyan government
SuccessorThird Pashinyan government

The Government was formed by the My Step Alliance, which consisted of the Civil Contract Party and the much smaller Mission Party.

The National Assembly approved a reduction to 12 ministries from the previous 17.[2][3][4]

Structure

Governing staff

Office[5]NameImagePartySinceUntil
Prime MinisterNikol Pashinyan Civil Contract14 January 2019
Deputy Prime MinisterTigran Avinyan Civil Contract16 January 2019[6]
Mher Grigoryan Independent16 January 2019[6]
Minister of DefenceDavid Tonoyan Independent19 January 201920 November 2020
Vagharshak Harutiunyan Independent20 November 20203 August 2021
Minister of EconomyTigran Khachatryan (hy) Independent19 January 201926 November 2020
Vahan Kerobyan (hy) Independent26 November 2020
Minister of Education, Science, Culture and SportArayik Harutyunyan (hy) Civil Contract19 January 201923 November 2020
Vahram Dumanyan (hy) Independent23 November 2020
Minister of Emergency SituationsFeliks Tsolakyan Independent19 January 201920 November 2020
Andranik Piloyan (hy) Independent20 November 2020
Minister of FinanceAtom Janjughazyan (hy) Independent19 January 2019
Minister of Foreign AffairsZohrab Mnatsakanyan Independent19 January 201916 November 2020
Ara Ayvazyan Independent18 November 202027 May 2021
Minister of HealthAnahit Avanesian Civil ContractJanuary 2021
Minister of JusticeArtak Zeynalyan Hanrapetutyun19 January 20197 June 2019[7]
Rustam Badasyan Independent19 June 2019
Minister of Labor and Social AffairsZaruhi Batoyan Civil Contract19 January 201920 November 2020
Mesrop Arakelyan (hy) Mission Party20 November 202023 April 2021
Minister of EnvironmentErik Grigoryan (hy) Independent19 January 20195 May 2020[8]
Romanos Petrosyan (hy) Civil Contract31 July 2020
Ministry of Territorial Administration and InfrastructureSuren Papikyan (hy) Civil Contract19 January 2019
Minister of High-Tech IndustryHakob Arshakyan (hy) Civil Contract19 January 20192 April 2021
Hayk Chobanyan (hy) Independent2 April 2021

References