| BIOGRAPHY IN NUMBERS | |
|---|---|
| Date and Place of Birth |
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| November 24, 1968 |
Yerevan |
| Education | |
| 1985-1990 | Honors diploma received from the Economic Cybernetics Department of the Yerevan State University, where he attended post-graduate courses in 1990-1992 |
| 1992-1998 | Public Administration Department, Ratgers University (New Jersey, USA), Master in Public Administration (MPA) received in 1992, Philosophy Doctor in Public Administration (Ph. D. in the Republic of Armenia) received in 1998 |
| Career Experience | |
| 1990-1992 | RA Supreme Soviet standing commission on financial - credit and fiscal policy, expert |
| 1994-1998 | While studying for doctor’s degree, he was reader at the departments of public administration and political sciences of Ratgers University (New York, New Jersey, USA). He used to be deputy director of the National Center of Public Efficiency of Ratgers University |
| 1998-1999 | Adviser to President of Central Bank of RA |
| 1999-2008 | Central Bank of RA Member of the Council |
| 2008-2010 | Central Bank of RA Vice-president |
| 2010-2013 | Minister of Finance of RA |
| 2013-2013 | Chief of RA Government Staff |
| 2013-2014 | Minister-Chief of Government Staff of the Republic of Armenia |
| 2014-2014 | Chief Adviser to the Prime Minister |
| 2014 November |
Vice Prime Minister, RA Minister of International Economic Integration and Reforms |
| Awards | |
| Holder of 2 nd degree medal “For Services Contributed to the Motherland” | |
| Other | |
| Author of a number of scientific papers published both in Armenia and abroad | |
| Since 1998 | The office of reader combined at the Economics Department of the Yerevan State University and the Faculty of Political Sciences of the American University of Armenia |
| Languages | |
| English, Russian | |
| Marital Status | |
| Married, with two children |
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