Second Pashinyan government explained

Cabinet Name:Second government of Nikol Pashinyan
Jurisdiction:Armenia
Cabinet Number:17th
Government Head:Nikol Pashinyan
Deputy Government Head:Tigran Avinyan
Mher Grigoryan
State Head:Armen Sarkissian
Political Parties:My Step Alliance
(Civil Contract, Mission)
Legislature Status:Majority government
Opposition Parties:Prosperous Armenia
Bright Armenia
Election:2018 Armenian parliamentary election
Previous:First Pashinyan government
Successor:Third Pashinyan government
Cabinet Type:government

The Second Pashinyan government was the executive branch of the government of Armenia from 14 January 2019 to 2 August 2021. Nikol Pashinyan was appointed Prime Minister by President Armen Sarkissian on 14 January 2019, after My Step Alliance's decisive victory in the 2018 Armenian parliamentary election.[1]

The Government was formed by the My Step Alliance, which consisted of the Civil Contract Party and the much smaller Mission Party.

The National Assembly approved a reduction to 12 ministries from the previous 17.[2] [3] [4]

Structure

Governing staff

Office[5] NameImagePartySinceUntil
Prime MinisterNikol PashinyanCivil Contract14 January 2019
Deputy Prime MinisterTigran AvinyanCivil Contract16 January 2019[6]
Mher GrigoryanIndependent16 January 2019
Minister of DefenceDavid TonoyanIndependent19 January 201920 November 2020
Vagharshak HarutiunyanIndependent20 November 2020 3 August 2021
Minister of EconomyTigran Khachatryan (hy)Independent19 January 201926 November 2020
Vahan Kerobyan (hy)Independent26 November 2020
Minister of Education, Science, Culture and SportArayik Harutyunyan (hy)Civil Contract19 January 201923 November 2020
Vahram Dumanyan (hy)Independent23 November 2020
Minister of Emergency SituationsFeliks TsolakyanIndependent19 January 201920 November 2020
Andranik Piloyan (hy)Independent20 November 2020
Minister of FinanceAtom Janjughazyan (hy)Independent19 January 2019
Minister of Foreign AffairsZohrab MnatsakanyanIndependent19 January 201916 November 2020
Ara AyvazyanIndependent18 November 2020 27 May 2021
Minister of HealthAnahit AvanesianCivil ContractJanuary 2021
Minister of JusticeArtak ZeynalyanHanrapetutyun19 January 20197 June 2019[7]
Rustam BadasyanIndependent19 June 2019
Minister of Labor and Social AffairsZaruhi BatoyanCivil Contract19 January 201920 November 2020
Mesrop Arakelyan (hy)Mission Party20 November 202023 April 2021
Minister of EnvironmentErik Grigoryan (hy)Independent19 January 20195 May 2020[8]
Romanos Petrosyan (hy)Civil Contract31 July 2020
Ministry of Territorial Administration and InfrastructureSuren Papikyan (hy)Civil Contract19 January 2019
Minister of High-Tech IndustryHakob Arshakyan (hy)Civil Contract19 January 20192 April 2021
Hayk Chobanyan (hy)Independent2 April 2021

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New parliament chooses Nikol Pashinyan to remain Prime Minister. armenpress.am. en. 2019-01-14.
  2. Web site: New Armenian government will have 12 ministries, instead of 17. news.am. en. 2019-02-01.
  3. Web site: Number of ministries cuts down in Armenia as government approves new structure. LLC. Helix Consulting. www.panorama.am. en. 2019-03-08.
  4. Web site: New Armenian Government Structure Approved. «Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան. hy. 2019-03-08.
  5. Web site: Government - Structure - The Government of Armenia. www.gov.am. en. 2019-06-17.
  6. Web site: Grigoryan, Avinyan Appointed Deputy Prime Ministers. Hetq.am. en. 2019-01-17.
  7. News: Armenian Minister of Justice Resigns. 7 June 2019. Hetq.
  8. News: Armenia: President axes Minister of Environment . 6 May 2020 . panarmenian.net . 5 May 2020.