Post: | Minister |
Body: | Defence |
Incumbent: | Suren Papikyan |
Incumbentsince: | 15 November 2021 |
Department: | Ministry of Defence |
Style: | Mr/Madam Minister |
Member Of: | Cabinet Security Council |
Reports To: | Prime Minister of Armenia |
Seat: | Yerevan, Armenia |
Nominator: | Prime Minister of Armenia |
Appointer: | President of Armenia |
Termlength: | None |
Constituting Instrument: | Constitution of Armenia |
Formation: | 1992 |
First: | Vazgen Sargsyan |
Deputy: | Chief of the General Staff |
The Defence Minister of Armenia is the head of the country's Ministry of Defence, who is charged with the political leadership of the Armed Forces of Armenia. The position was originally created in 1918 and was re-established in January 1992 following Armenia's independence from the USSR, and is currently headed by Suren Papikyan. From 1993 to 1995, there was a concurrent position called the State Minister for Defence held by Vazgen Sargsyan.