Ararat Mirzoyan

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the RА

Date and Place of Birth:

November 23, 1979, in Yerevan

Education

2005 - Postgraduate of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia. Ph.D. in History
2004 - State Management Academy of the Republic of Armenia. Specialist in Public Administration and Local self-government
2002 - Master’s Degree, Faculty of History of the YSU (Yerevan State University)
2000 - Bachelor’s Degree, Faculty of History of the YSU (Yerevan State University)

Work Activity:

On August 19, 2021, by the decree of the President of the Republic of Armenia was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs
2019-2021 - President of the National Assembly of Armenia of the 7th convocation
2018-2019 - First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia
2017 -2018 - Member of the National Assembly of Armenia of the 6th convocation, Member of "Yelq" faction
2014-2017 - The Netherlands Institute for Multi-Party Democracy (NIMD), Expert on political parties and strategic planning
2015-2017 - “Aurora and 100 Lives” initiative of the “Development Initiatives of Armenia” Foundation (IDEA), Head of the research group
2012-2013 - International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), Coordinator of the Voter’s Awareness Program
2012-2013 - Lecturer at Yerevan State University
2011-2012 - International News Commentator/Columnist, REGNUM International News Agency, Analyst
2007-2010 - "HSBC Bank Armenia" CJSC, Specialist
2005-2007 - Department of Socio-Political Documents of the National Archives of Armenia, Chief Archivist
2003-2005 - Armenian Genocide Museum and Institute (AGMI), National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Junior Researcher

Other information:

Founding member of the “Civil Contract” party. Board Member of the Party since 2016
Author of numerous analytical publications in the Armenian and international media

Family status:

Married, with two children