| Prime Minister of the Republic of Artsakh Արցախի հանրապետության վարչապետ (Armenian) | |
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| Status | Abolished |
| Residence | Stepanakert |
| Appointer | President of Artsakh |
| Formation | 8 January 1992 |
| First holder | Oleg Yesayan |
| Final holder | Arayik Harutyunyan |
| Abolished | 7 September 2017 |
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)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) | Term | Political Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | Oleg Yesayan (born 1946) | 8 January 1992 | August 1992 | 6 months | Independent | |
| 2 | Robert Kocharyan (born 1954) | August 1992 | 29 December 1994 | 2 years, 4 months | Independent | |
| 3 | Leonard Petrosyan (1952–1999) | December 1994 | June 1998 | 3 years, 182 days | Independent | |
| 4 | Zhirayr Poghosyan (born 1942) | June 1998 | 24 June 1999 | 1 year, 23 days | Independent | |
| 5 | Anushavan Danielyan (born 1954) | 30 June 1999 | 12 September 2007 | 8 years, 74 days | Independent | |
| 6 | Arayik Harutyunyan (born 1972) | 14 September 2007 | 7 September 2017 | 9 years, 360 days | Free Motherland | |
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See also
- President of Artsakh
- President of the National Assembly of Artsakh
References
- ^ (in Armenian) «Մտադիր եմ շարունակել ծառայել հայրենիքին». Արցախի վարչապետի պաշտոնակատար 1in.am, 13 September 2017
- ^ Referendum to create 'Republic of Artsakh' on Europe's fringe EU Observer, 20 February 2017