Davit Lokyan Explained
| Davit Lokyan |
| Office1: | Minister of Urban Development of Armenia |
| Term Start1: | January 2001 |
| Term End1: | June 2003 |
| Predecessor1: | Hovik Abrahamyan |
| Successor1: | Ara Aramyan |
| Office2: | Minister of Agriculture of Armenia |
| Term Start2: | June 2003 |
| Term End2: | June 2008 |
| Predecessor2: | David Zadoyan |
| Successor2: | Aramais Grigoryan |
| Office3: | Minister of Territorial Administration and Development of Armenia |
| President3: | Serzh Sargsyan |
| Term Start3: | February 24, 2016 |
| Term End3: | April 9, 2018 |
| Office4: | Minister of Territorial Administration and Development of Armenia |
| President4: | Serzh Sargsyan |
| Term Start4: | 23 April 2018 |
| Term End4: | 26 April 2018 |
| Birth Date: | 1958 1, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Ninotsminda, Soviet Georgia |
| Nationality: | Armenian |
| Party: | Armenian Revolutionary Federation |
Davit Lokyan (Դավիթ Լոքյան; born: January 20, 1958[1]) is an Armenian politician.[2] He served as the Minister of Territorial Administration and Development of Armenia from 2016 to 2018.
Biography
He was born on January 20, 1958, in Ninotsminda, Soviet Georgia.
- Positions held
- 1998-1999 - Deputy Governor of Lori Region.
- May 30, 1999 - Elected Member of Parliament. Member of the Standing Committee on Fiscal, Credit and Economic Affairs. Head of the ARF faction.
- 2001-2003 - was the Minister of Urban Development of Armenia.
- 2003-2008 - Minister of Agriculture of Armenia.
- On February 24, 2016, by the decree of the President of Armenia, he was appointed Minister of Territorial Administration and Development of Armenia.
- On April 19, 2018, Lokyan became the Minister of Territorial Administration and Development of Armenia in the government of Serzh Sargsyan.[3] On April 23, as a result of protests, Sargsyan left office and Karen Karapetyan became prime minister, while Lokyan remained in his post as acting.[4] Three days later David Lokyan submitted his resignation.
Awards
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: LOKYAN David - National Assembly of Armenia . parliament.am . 14 August 2020.
- News: Davit Lokyan briefs President Sargsyan on priorities of the Ministry . . February 23, 2017.
- http://newsarmenia.am/news/politics/biografiya-ministra-territorialnogo-upravleniya-i-razvitiya-armenii/ Биография министра территориального управления и развития Армении
- http://newsarmenia.am/news/armenia/prezident-armenii-zavershil-formirovanie-pravitelstva-strany/ Президент Армении завершил формирование правительства страны
