Vladimir Movsisyan | |
Birth Name: | Vladimir Migranovich Movsisyan |
Office1: | Minister of Agriculture of Armenia |
Primeminister1: | Armen Sarkissian Robert Kocharyan |
Term Start1: | 1996 |
Term End1: | 1999 |
Office2: | First Secretary of the Communist Party of Armenia |
Term Start2: | April 5, 1990 |
Term End2: | November 30, 1990 |
Predecessor2: | Suren Harutyunyan |
Successor2: | Stepan Pogosyan |
Birth Date: | 12 November 1933 |
Birth Place: | Shenavan, Transcaucasian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Death Place: | Yerevan, Armenia |
Nationality: | Armenian |
Occupation: | Politician |
President1: | Levon Ter-Petrosyan |
Native Name Lang: | hy |
Vladimir Migranovich Movsisyan (Armenian: Վլադիմիր Մովսիսյան; 12 November 1933 – 5 November 2014) was a Soviet and Armenian politician.
He studied at Highest school of CPSU Central Committee. He ruled the agro-industry in Soviet Armenia. In 1990 he was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Armenia the last one who officially ruled Soviet Armenia (Movsisyan was succeeded by the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan).
In 1993 he administered the defence of Ijevan. In the 1990s he was the governor of Gegharkunik, then the Minister of agriculture of Armenia.
Movsisyan was also awarded the prestigious St. Mesrop Mashtots medal.
Movsisyan died on 5 November 2014 in Yerevan, aged 80.[1]