Karapetyan's government was the governing body of Armenia from September 2016 until April 2018. Karen Karapetyan was designated prime minister by President Serzh Sargsyan on 13 September 2016.

Government of Karen Karapetyan

14th government of Armenia
Karen Karapetyan (2017)
Date formed27 September 2016 (2016-09-27)
Date dissolved17 April 2018 (2018-04-17)
People and organisations
Head of stateSerzh Sargsyan
Head of governmentKaren Karapetyan
Deputy head of governmentVache Gabrielyan
No. of ministers18
Member partiesRepublican Party
ARF
Status in legislatureCoalition
Opposition partiesTsarukyan Alliance
Way Out Alliance
History
PredecessorAbrahamyan government
SuccessorSecond Serzh Sargsyan government

It was a coalition government formed by two parliamentary groups: the Republicans and Revolutionary Federation.

The cabinet consisted of eighteen ministries and eight adjunct bodies. Each ministry is responsible for elaborating and implementing governmental decisions in its respective sphere.[1]

Structure

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Ministries

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Main office holders
Office Name Party Since
Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan Republican Party 13 September 2016
Vice prime minister

Minister of International Economic Integration and Reforms

Vache Gabrielyan Republican Party 20 September 2016
Minister of Defence Vigen Sargsyan Republican Party 3 October 2016
Minister of Economic Development and Investments Suren Karayan Republican Party 27 September 2016
Minister of Agriculture Ignati Arakelyan Republican Party 20 September 2016
Minister of Culture Armen Amiryan Republican Party 27 September 2016
Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan Republican Party 1 October 2008
Minister of Nature Protection Artsvik Minasyan Armenian Revolutionary Federation 27 September 2016
Minister of Education and Science Levon Mkrtchyan Armenian Revolutionary Federation 27 September 2016
Minister of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources Ashot Manukyan Non-partisan 20 September 2016
Minister of Finance Vardan Aramyan Republican Party 20 September 2016
Minister of Foreign Affairs Eduard Nalbandyan Non-partisan 15 April 2008
Ministry of Health Levon Altunyan Republican Party 27 September 2016
Minister of Justice Davit Harutyunyan Republican Party 25 May 2017
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Artem Asatryan Republican Party 16 June 2012
Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs Hrachya Rostomyan Non-partisan 27 September 2016
Minister of Territorial Administration and Development Davit Lokyan Armenian Revolutionary Federation 27 September 2016
Minister of Emergency Situations Davit Tonoyan Non-partisan 6 February 2017
Minister of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies Vahan Martirosyan Republican Party 20 September 2016

Adjunct bodies

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The role of adjunct bodies is to elaborate, implement and administer governmental decision in respective sphere. Similar to ministries, adjunct bodies are subordinate to Prime Minister. There are eight adjunct bodies to Armenian government.[2]

Adjunct body Head Party Since in office
General Department of Civil Aviation Sergey Avetisyan Non-party 8 June 2016
National Security Service Georgy Kutoyan Non-party 12 February 2016
State Nuclear Safety Regulatory Committee by the Government Ashot Martirosyan Non-party 17 September 2008
Police Vladimir Gasparyan Non-party 1 November 2011
State Committee of the Real Estate Cadastre Martin Sargsyan Republican Party 3 June 2014
State Property Management Department Arman Sahakyan Republican Party 22 June 2011
State Revenue Committee Vardan Harutyunyan Non-party 8 October 2016
State Urban Development Committee Narek Sargsyan Non-party 11 October 2016

References

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  1. ^ Structure of Armenian government Official website of the government of Armenia
  2. ^ Adjunct bodies of government of Armenia Official website of the government of Armenia