Politician
Date and Place of Birth: May 23, 1963, village of Selda, Javakhk, Georgia
Education/Major:
1981-1986 Yerevan State University; History Department; historian-ethnographer
Career:
2008 (June)-2009 (April) RA Minister of Education and Science
2007-2008 – chief editor of “Yerkir” newspaper
2006 (July)-2007 member of editorial board of “Yerkir” newspaper
2001-2006 deputy director of “Noravank” scientific educational foundation
2004-2006 chief editor of “Yerkir” newspaper
2001-2004 member of “Yerkir” newspaper editorial board
2001-2002 head of the analytical center of “Dashnaktsutiun” Armenian Revolutionary Federation
1997-2001 deputy director of “Hayots Ashkhar” newspaper
1993-1997 member of the board of Center for National Issue and Genocide Research
1986-1990 researcher of Armenian State Ethnography Museum
Membership in Parties and Their Governing Bodies
Since 1990 “Dashnaktsutiun” Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Membership in Elective State Administration Bodies:
Since July 2006
In 2006-2007 deputy of the RA National Assembly of third summon (2003-2007), member of the Standing Commission on Defense, National Security and Home Affairs
Publications: “Hayots Ashkhar”, “Yerkir” newspapers
Hobbies: music, literature, computer games
Languages: Armenian, Russian
Marital Status: married, two children
Contact Information:
Tel. (374 10) 52 18 90
