State Minister of the Republic of Artsakh
Արցախի հանրապետության պետական նախարար (Armenian)
Member ofCabinet of Artsakh
SeatStepanakert
AppointerPresident of Artsakh
Inaugural holderArayik Harutyunyan
Formation25 September 2017
Final holderArtur Harutyunyan
Abolished1 January 2024
Websitegov.nkr.am

The State Minister of Artsakh was a political post in the Republic of Artsakh. The position was introduced after constitutional amendments, which were approved in a constitutional referendum in 2017, and after the Prime Minister of Artsakh post was abolished.

Following an Azerbaijani offensive on 19 September 2023, Artsakh agreed to dissolve itself by 1 January 2024.[1]

The last State Minister was Artur Harutyunyan.[2]

List of state ministers

No. Portrait Name
(birth–death)
Term Political party President
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Arayik Harutyunyan
(born 1973)
25 September 2017 6 June 2018 254 days Free Motherland Bako Sahakyan
(Cabinet)
2 Grigory Martirosyan
(born 1978)[3]
6 June 2018 1 June 2021 2 years, 360 days Independent
3 Artak Beglaryan
(born 1988)
3 June 2021 3 November 2022 1 year, 153 days Independent Arayik Harutyunyan
(Cabinet)
4 Ruben Vardanyan
(born 1968)
4 November 2022 23 February 2023 111 days Independent
5 Gurgen Nersisyan
(born 1985)
24 February 2023 31 August 2023 188 days Independent
6 Samvel Shahramanyan
(born 1978)
31 August 2023 10 September 2023 10 days Independent Davit Ishkhanyan
7 Artur Harutyunyan
(born 1979)
18 September 2023 1 January 2024 105 days Free Motherland Samvel Shahramanyan

See also

References

  1. "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic will cease to exist from Jan 1 2024 - Nagorno-Karabakh authorities". Reuters. 2023-09-28. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  2. "Ruben Vardanyan dismissed from post of Artsakh State Minister". news.am. Archived from the original on 2023-02-23. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  3. "Grigory Martirosyan appointed Artsakh State Minister". artsakhpress.am. Archived from the original on 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
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