Tigran Sargsyan
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| Tigran Sargsyan Տիգրան Սարգսյան |
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|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Armenia | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 9 April 2008 |
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| President | Serzh Sargsyan |
| Preceded by | Serzh Sargsyan |
| Chairperson of the Central Bank of Armenia | |
| In office 3 March 1998 – 9 April 2008 |
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| President | Robert Kocharyan |
| Preceded by | Bagrat Asatryan |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Javadyan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 January 1960 Kirovakan, Soviet Union (now Vanadzor, Armenia) |
| Political party | Republican Party |
| Alma mater | Leningrad Institute of Economics and Finance |
Tigran Sargsyan (born January 29, 1960) has been the Prime Minister of Armenia since 9 April 2008.
From 1980 to 1983, Sargsyan attended Leningrad's Voznesenski Financial and Economic Institute.[1]
On April 9, 2008 he became Prime Minister of Armenia. He was selected by President Serzh Sargsyan.[2]
Sargsyan is married and has three children (daughter Nelly Sargsyan and two sons Armen and Abgar Sargsyans) and a grandchild. He is of no relation to the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan.
References [change]
- ↑ Official Curriculum Vitae on Armenian government website
- ↑ Marianna Grigoryan, "The Other Sargsyan: PM Tigran in, political "independent" to lead government", April 11, 2008.