Kristine Poghosyan Explained

Kristine Poghosyan
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Armenia
Termstart:2018
Birth Date:27 September 1982
Birth Place:Ptghni, Kotayk Province, Soviet Armenia
Occupation:Politician
Parliamentarygroup:My Step
Party:Civil Contract

Kristine Poghosyan (born 27 September 1982) is a politician and member of the National Assembly of Armenia for the Civil Contract.

Early life and education

Kristine Poghosyan was born in Ptghni, Kotayk Province, Soviet Armenia on 27 September 1982.[1] She studied Cybernetics at the National Polytechnic University of Armenia and graduated in 2003. She followed up on her studies and obtained a second degree from the same university in Humanitarian and Economic Management in 2007.

Professional career

Her professional career began in the Human Resources department of the Yerevan Brandy Company, of which she was the director between 2005 and 2007. In 2007 she transferred to the Imex Group for which she was also responsible for the Human Resources until 2010. In 2013 she was involved in the founding of the jewelry company Tre Gufo for which she acted as its director until 2018.

Political career

In May 2018 she assumed a position as an assistant for the First Deputy Prime Minister. She resigned in January 2019 after she was elected to the National Assembly of Armenia in the Parliamentary elections of December 2018 representing the Civil Contract. She is a supporter of the LGBT community of Armenia[2] [3] as well as the improvement of the inter-parliamentarian cooperation between the parliaments of Nagorno Karabakh and Armenia.[4]

Personal life

Kristine Poghosyan is married and has three children.

References

  1. Web site: National Assembly of Armenia. 2021-08-07. National Assembly of Armenia.
  2. Web site: Armenia. Equality. Maria Karapetyan, a Feminist and LGBT Ally. 2021-08-07. Equality Armenia. en-US. 2021-08-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20210807201958/https://equalityarmenia.org/articles/f/maria-karapetyan-a-feminist-and-lgbt-ally. dead.
  3. Web site: May 2020. Human Rights Situation of LGBT people in Armenia during 2019. 7 August 2021. Pinkarmenia. "Pink" Human Rights Defender.
  4. Web site: Official website of the President of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic. 2021-08-07. president.nkr.am.