Prime Minister of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic

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The prime minister of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic was the head of government of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic between 1992 and 2017.

Prime Minister of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Արցախի հանրապետության վարչապետ (Armenian)
StatusAbolished
ResidenceStepanakert
AppointerPresident of Artsakh
Formation8 January 1992
First holderOleg Yesayan
Final holderArayik Harutyunyan
Abolished7 September 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.

List of prime ministers (1992–2017)

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No. Portrait Name
(birth–death)
Term Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1Oleg Yesayan
(born 1946)
8 January 1992August 19926 monthsIndependent
2Robert Kocharyan
(born 1954)
August 199229 December 19942 years, 4 monthsIndependent
3Leonard Petrosyan
(1952–1999)
December 1994June 19983 years, 6 monthsIndependent
4Zhirayr Poghosyan
(born 1942)
June 199824 June 19991 yearIndependent
5Anushavan Danielyan
(born 1954)
30 June 199912 September 20078 years, 74 daysIndependent
6Arayik Harutyunyan
(born 1973)
14 September 20077 September 20179 years, 358 daysFree Motherland

List of state ministers

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No. Portrait Name
(birth–death)
Term Political party President
Took office Left office Time in office
1   Arayik Harutyunyan
(born 1973)
25 September 2017 6 June 2018 254 days Free Motherland Bako Sahakyan
(Cabinet)
2   Grigory Martirosyan
(born 1978)
6 June 2018 1 June 2021 2 years, 360 days Independent
3   Artak Beglaryan [hy]
(born 1988)
3 June 2021 3 November 2022 1 year, 153 days Independent Arayik Harutyunyan
(Cabinet)
4   Ruben Vardanyan
(born 1968)
4 November 2022 23 February 2023 111 days Independent
5   Gurgen Nersisyan
(born 1985)
24 February 2023 31 August 2023 188 days Independent
6   Samvel Shahramanyan
(born 1978)
31 August 2023 10 September 2023 10 days Independent Davit Ishkhanyan
7   Artur Harutyunyan
(born 1979)
18 September 2023 1 January 2024 105 days Free Motherland Samvel Shahramanyan

See also

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