Prime Minister of Artsakh

Prime Minister of the Republic of Artsakh
Արցախի հանրապետության վարչապետ  (Armenian)
Residence Stepanakert
Appointer President of Artsakh
Formation 8 January 1992
First holder Oleg Yesayan
Final holder Arayik Harutyunyan
Abolished 7 September 2017
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The Prime Minister of Artsakh was the head of government of the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh between 1992 and 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)

№ Name
(Birth–Death)		 Tenure Political Affiliation
Took Office Left Office
1 Oleg Yesayan
(1946–)		 8 January 1992 August 1992 Independent
2 Robert Kocharyan
(1954–)		 August 1992 December 1994 Independent
3 Leonard Petrosyan
(1953–1999)		 December 1994 June 1998 Independent
4 Zhirayr Poghosyan
(1942–)		 June 1998 24 June 1999 Independent
5 Anushavan Danielyan
(1956–)		 30 June 1999 12 September 2007 Independent
6 Arayik Harutyunyan
(1973–)		 14 September 2007 7 September 2017 Free Motherland

See also

References

  1. ↑ (in Armenian) «Մտադիր եմ շարունակել ծառայել հայրենիքին». Արցախի վարչապետի պաշտոնակատար 1in.am, 13 September 2017
  2. ↑ Referendum to create 'Republic of Artsakh' on Europe's fringe EU Observer, 20 February 2017
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