Mane Tandilyan Explained

Mane Tandilyan
Native Name Lang:hy
Office:Minister of Labor, Social and Housing Affairs of Artsakh[1]
President:Arayik Harutyunyan
Term Start:2 December 2020
Term End:August 2021
Office1:Member of the National Assembly of Armenia
Constituency1:Yerevan Districts Kentron, Nork-Marash, Erebuni, Nubarashen
Parliamentarygroup1:Bright Armenia
Term Start1:14 January 2019
Term End1:August 2020
Office2:Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
Primeminister2:Nikol Pashinyan
President2:Armen Sarkissian
Predecessor2:Artem Asatryan
Successor2:Zaruhi Batoyan
Term Start2:12 May 2018
Term End2:14 November 2018
Office3:Member of the National Assembly of Armenia
Constituency3:Yerevan Districts Avan, Nor Nork, Kanaker-Zeytun
Parliamentarygroup3:Way Out Alliance
Term Start3:2 April 2017
Term End3:12 May 2018
Birth Date:3 April 1978
Birth Place:Alaverdi, Armenia SSR, Soviet Union
Party:Bright Armenia
Children:2
Alma Mater:Armenian State Pedagogical University
American University of Armenia

Mane Vanyayi Tandilyan (Armenian: Մանե Վանյայի Թանդիլյան; born 3 April 1978), is an Armenian historian and politician, Member of the National Assembly of Armenia and former Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of the Republic from 12 May 2018 until she resigned on 14 November 2018.

Biography

Born in the northern town of Alaverdi, she graduated in History in the Armenian State Pedagogical University in 1999. Three years later graduated in Business in the American University of Armenia and got a master's degree in Business Administration.[2] In 2005 she founded and led the Armenian Council of the International European Movement. She is married with two children.

Political career

Since 15 December 2015 is member of the party Bright Armenia and on 22 December 2017 became Secretary of the party's Council.[3]

In 2017 parliamentary election she was elected as a member of the National Assembly of the 6th convocation for Way Out Alliance.[4]

On 11 May 2018, after the Velvet Revolution, she was appointed Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of Armenia.[5] On 12 June 2018, against the introduction of the mandatory component of the cumulative pension system by the government, she resigned,[6] [7] but Prime Minister Pashinyan, on June 21, didn't accept her resignation and she would continue her term.[8] [9]

On 14 November 2018 she resigned as Minister of Labor and Social Affairs on December 9 to participate in 2018 parliamentary election, getting a seat in the National Assembly.[10]

Mane Tandilyan currently leads the Country of Living party.

Notes and References

  1. https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1036517.html Mane Tandilyan named Minister of Labor, Social and Housing Affairs of Artsakh
  2. Web site: Mane Tandilyan. Bright Armenia. 13 December 2019.
  3. Web site: https://lratvakan.am/?p=51596&l=am/lusavor+hayastan+kusakcutyan+xorhrdi+qartuxar+e+yntrvel+mane+tandilyany. hy:«Լուսավոր Հայաստան» կուսակցության Խորհրդի քարտուղար է ընտրվել Մանե Թանդիլյանը. Mane Tandilyan was elected as Secretary of the Council of the Bright Armenia Party. hy. 22 December 2015. 13 December 2019.
  4. News: https://armtimes.com/hy/article/108793. hy:Միակ կին թեկնածուն, որ ընտրվել է ռեյտինգային ընտրակարգով. hy. 12 June 2018. 13 December 2019.
  5. News: Mane Tandilyan appointed as Minister of Labor and Social Affair. 12 May 2018. 13 December 2019.
  6. Web site: http://www.panarmenian.net/arm/news/256666/. hy:Մանե Թանդիլյանը հեռանում է սոցապ նախարարի պաշտոնից. Mane Tandilyan resigns as Social Minister. hy. 12 June 2018. 13 December 2019.
  7. News: Armenia's Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Resigns amid Mandatory Pension System Controversy. Armenian Weekly. 12 June 2018. 13 December 2019.
  8. News: Mane Tandilyan to continue serving as minister of labor and social affairs despite resignation. 21 June 2018. 12 December 2019.
  9. Web site: https://factor.am/62186.html. hy:Վարչապետը չի ընդունել Մանե Թանդիլյանի հրաժարականը․ որոշել են համատեղ աշխատել․. PM Rejects Mane Tandilyan's Resignation: Decides to work together. hy. 21 June 2018. 13 December 2019.
  10. Web site: 14 November 2018. Armenian Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Resigns. Hetq Online. 13 December 2019.