| Post: | Prime Minister |
| Body: | the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic |
| Insignia: | Emblem of the Republic of Artsakh.svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of Artsakh |
| Status: | Abolished |
| Residence: | Stepanakert |
| Appointer: | President of Artsakh |
| Formation: | 8 January 1992 |
| First: | Oleg Yesayan |
| Last: | Arayik Harutyunyan |
| Abolished: | 7 September 2017 |
The prime minister of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic was the head of government of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic between 1992 and 2017.
The position of prime minister was established in 1992, and was appointed by the head of state—the president. In a constitutional referendum held in 2017, citizens voted in favour of transforming Artsakh into a presidential system and the office of prime minister was abolished. The president become both the head of state and the head of government.[1] [2]
This is a list of the prime ministers of the Republic of Artsakh.
| Portrait | Name | Term | Political party | President | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | Arayik Harutyunyan | 25 September 2017 | 6 June 2018 | Free Motherland | Bako Sahakyan | |||
| 2 | Grigory Martirosyan | 6 June 2018 | 1 June 2021 | Independent | ||||
| 3 | 3 June 2021 | 3 November 2022 | Independent | Arayik Harutyunyan | ||||
| 4 | Ruben Vardanyan | 4 November 2022 | 23 February 2023 | Independent | ||||
| 5 | Gurgen Nersisyan | 24 February 2023 | 31 August 2023 | Independent | ||||
| 6 | Samvel Shahramanyan | 31 August 2023 | 10 September 2023 | Independent | Davit Ishkhanyan | |||
| 7 | Artur Harutyunyan | 18 September 2023 | 1 January 2024 | Free Motherland | Samvel Shahramanyan | |||