Prime Minister of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic

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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 prime minister of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic was the head of government of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic 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)[edit]

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

List of state ministers[edit]

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

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