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Quick facts for kids Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Հայաստանի Հանրապետության վարչապետ
Coat of arms of Armenia
Government of Armenia
Style	Mr. Prime Minister (formal) His Excellency (diplomatic, abroad)
Member of	Cabinet of Armenia
Residence	Prime Minister's Residence
Seat	Yerevan
Appointer	President of Armenia, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the National Assembly
Term length	No term limit Parliamentary elections to the National Assembly are held every five years at most. After election Prime Minister and the Cabinet resigns and the newly elected National Assembly approves the Prime Minister.
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Armenia
Inaugural holder	Hovhannes Kajaznuni
Formation	30 June
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister
Salary	AMD 15,,/ US$ 38, annually

The prime minister of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի Հանրապետության վարչապետ, romanized: Hayastani Hanrapetut’yan varch’apet) is the head of government and most senior minister within the Armenian government, and is required by the constitution to "determine the main directions of policy of the Government, manage the activities of the Government and coordinate the work of the members of the Government." Also, according to the constitution, the prime minister heads the Security Council, which prescribes the main directions of the country's defense policy; thus, the prime minister is effectively the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Armenia.

Nikol Pashinyan is the current prime minister. He took the office on 8 May following the resignation of Serzh Sargsyan.

History

Original role

The office of prime minister was first established in with the foundation of the First Republic of Armenia.

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The prime minister chosen by the National Council of Armenia and was accountable for international, domestic and regional issues. The first Prime Minister became Hovhannes Katchaznouni whose cabinet was made up from five members, all of which were from ARF. In addition, a ministry of interior was created, whose first head was Aram Manukian.

It vanished when the First Republic of Armenia was incorporated into the Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic and then transferred into a full Soviet republic.

Soviet era

The governmental structure of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic was similar to that of the other Soviet republics. The highest executive and administrative organ of state power was the Council of Ministers.

The Council consisted of the following positions:

• Chairman
• Vice Chairman
• Chairman of the State Planning Commission
• Cabinet Ministers
• Representative of the Committee of Agricultural Stocks
• Chairman of the Board of Arts
• Representative of the All-Union People's Commissariat

Restoration

When Armenia regained its independence in , the office of prime minister was reintroduced.

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Under the new constitution, the prime minister is the most powerful and influential person in Armenian politics. The prime minister is appointed by the president of Armenia upon the vote of the National Assembly. The prime minister can be removed by a vote of no confidence in Parliament. In the constitutional referendum held in , citizens voted in favor of transferring Armenia into a parliamentary republic.

Prime Minister's Office

The Prime Minister's Staff has the task of ensuring the enforcement of the powers vested in the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Ministers, as well as making preparations for Cabinet meetings:

Staff Department	Principal executive	Incumbent
Prime Minister's Staff	Chief of Staff	Arayik Harutyunyan
	Deputy Chiefs of Staff	Armenak Khachatryan
		Artur Hovsepyan
		Sargis Torosyan
		Taron Chakhoyan
		Zaruhi Matevosyan
	Senior Adviser to the Prime Minister	Hambardzum Matevosyan
	Advisers to Prime Minister	Artashes Toumanian
	Voluntary Advisor	Aleksandr Avetisyan
		Suren Maghakyan
	Press Secretary	Nazeli Baghdasaryan
	Chief Protocol Officer	Suren Varosyan
	Assistants to the Prime Minister	Arsen Mikhaylov
		Artur Grigoryan
		David Gevorgyan
		Gagik Isakhanyan
		Hakob Abrahamyan
		Karine Davoyan
Relations with the National Assembly	Department Head	Anahit Stephanyan
External Relations		Karen Gasparyan
Legal		Hayk Kesoyan
Programmes Expertise
Personnel and Human Resources Management
State and Legal Affairs
Social Affairs
Territorial Development and Environmental Issues
Information and Public Relations
Financial and Accounting
Financial-Economical
Regulatory Impact Assessment
Applications, monitoring and evaluation of citizen feedback
Administrative Service
Protocol Division
Protocol Department
First Division
Mobilization Preparations and Mobilization Programmes Division
General Division
Division of Pardons, Citizenship, Awards and Titles
Security Council Bureau
Civil Service Bureau
Inspection Bodies’ Coordination Bureau
Public Council Secretariat
Office of the Representative on international legal matters

List of heads of government of Armenia

Republic of Armenia (–)

Prime ministers

Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (–)

Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (–)

Armenia (–present)

Timeline

See also

In Spanish: Primer ministro de Armenia para niños