Mayor of Yerevan explained

Post:Mayor
Body:Yerevan
Incumbent:Tigran Avinyan
Incumbentsince:September 10, 2023
Termlength:Five years, renewable
Formation:1879
Inaugural:Hovhannes Ghorghanyan
Website:Official website
Flag:Flag of Yerevan.svg
Flagcaption:Flag of Yerevan
Flagsize:130px
Appointer:Yerevan City Council

The Mayor of Yerevan is head of the executive branch of Yerevan's government. The mayor is elected by the Yerevan City Council. Recent city council elections took place in 2018, 2017 and 2013.

List of mayors

NImageMayor Start date End date Political affiliation Note(s)
1October 1879September 1884
2September 1884 December 1893
3January 1894 June 1895
4November 1895 October 1896
5October 1896 November 1898
6November 1898 March 1904
7March 1904 December 1910
8January 1911 March 1912
9February 1912 December 1914 Former mayor from 1904 to 1910
10February 1915 December 1917
11November 20, 1917 December 25, 1918
12January 9, 1919 November 27, 1920
13December 4, 1920 February 25, 1921
14April 7, 1921 April 26, 1921
15April 26, 1921 May 26, 1921
16May 26, 1921 April 10, 1922
17January 3, 1922 February 25, 1922
18May 5, 1922 July 29, 1922 Communist Party of the Soviet Union
19July 7, 1922 June 11, 1923 Communist Party of the Soviet Union
20October 13, 1923 August 12, 1924 Communist Party of the Soviet Union
21November 24, 1924 January 30, 1928 Communist Party of the Soviet Union
22February 29, 1928 June 7, 1928 Communist Party of the Soviet Union
23June 7, 1928 May 5, 1930 Communist Party of the Soviet Union
24August 4, 1930 January 4, 1931 Communist Party of the Soviet Union
25January 4, 1931 December 13, 1931 Communist Party of the Soviet Union
26December 13, 1931 March 1, 1933 Communist Party of the Soviet Union
27March 18, 1933 August 1, 1936 Communist Party of the Soviet Union
28August 1, 1936 November 15, 1936 Communist Party of the Soviet Union
29January 29, 1937 September 1, 1937 Communist Party
30October 2, 1937 December 17, 1938 Communist Party
31December 17, 1938 January 2, 1940 Communist Party
32January 9, 1940 May 19, 1943 Communist Party
33May 20, 1943 September 4, 1944 Communist Party
34September 4, 1944 April 2, 1945 Communist Party
35April 30, 1945 March 30, 1947 Communist PartyFormer mayor from 1937 to 1938
36March 30, 1947 May 9, 1952 Communist Party
37May 10, 1952 April 13, 1954 Communist Party
38April 14, 1954 March 31, 1955 Communist Party
39April 6, 1955 June 1, 1957 Communist Party
40June 2, 1957 March 21, 1960 Communist Party
41March 22, 1960 December 6, 1962 Communist Party
42December 17, 1962 February 12, 1975 Communist Party
43March 18, 1975 April 28, 1975 Communist Party
44May 1, 1975 December 9, 1985 ex-deputy of National Assembly and ex-Minister of Ecology
45December 10, 1985 October 9, 1989
46November 10, 1989 October 2, 1990 Communist PartyDeputy since 1995
47Hambardzum GalstyanDecember 4, 1990 December 22, 1992
48December 4, 1992 February 22, 1996
49February 23, 1996 November 7, 1996 Municipal advisor of Gyumri
50November 14, 1996 February 2, 1998 Former deputy and former Interior minister
51May 6, 1998 June 15, 1999 Former Interior minister
52August 9, 1999 January 10, 2001 ex-president of the Republican Party, vice-president of the National Assembly
53January 11, 2001 June 30, 2003
54July 1, 2003 March 4, 2009
55June 11, 2009 December 8, 2010 Republican PartyResigned after high-profile scandal
56December 17, 2010 November 2011
57November 15, 2011 July 9, 2018 Republican Party
Kamo AreyanJuly 9, 2018October 13, 2018Republican Party
58Hayk MarutyanOctober 13, 2018December 22, 2021Civil ContractRemoved from the post after losing the no confidence vote.[1]
59Hrachya SargsyanDecember 22, 2021March 17, 2023My Step Alliance
60Tigran AvinyanOctober 10, 2023IncumbentCivil Contract

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutyan loses no-confidence vote, Hrachya Sargsyan named successor. 2021-12-22. armenpress.am. en.