By the 12 December Decree of the President of the Republic of Armenia, the Adviser to the Speaker of the National Assembly Vrezh GASPARYAN was awarded the Honorary Title of Honored Lawyer of the Republic of Armenia for great merit in establishment of the rule of law and improvement of legislation.

Vrezh Hovhannes Gasparyan was born on 31 March 1962, in Yerevan. Citizen of the Republic of Armenia.

1969 – 1979 – Russian secondary school #12 after Kirov, Yerevan.

April 1980 – April 1982 – Service in the Armed Forces of the USSR, Reserve Officer of the RA Armed Forces.

August 1985 – July 1990 – Department of Law, Yerevan State University; jurist, lawyer.

1984 – 1987 – Department of Public Professions of Yerevan State University, Specialist of Art.

Participated in trainings in different prestigious international and foreign institutions (US, Ireland, China, France, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Russia, and Armenia).

1979 – 1980 – Laboratory Officer, Yerevan Department of the Scientific Research Institute of Communication, after completion of the military service senior technician – 1982-1983.

1983 – 1985 – Lineman at the Specialized Mechanical Department N37 “Yerevanshin” Construction Company.

1990 – 1996 – First Class Consultant, Leading Consultant, Senior Consultant at Legislation Department of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia.

1995-1996 – Senior Legal Adviser at the Ministry of Finances of the Republic of Armenia.

1996 – 2005 Head of Legal Department at the President’s Staff then, since 1998, Head of the State Legal Department of Office of the President of the Republic of Armenia.

2006 – 2009 – Deputy Head of RA National Assembly Legislative Analysis and Development Department.

2009 – 2011 – Legal Adviser to the Chief of Staff of the National Assembly of the RA.

9 December 2011 – 3 February 2012 – Adviser to the Speaker of the National Assembly of the RA.

3 February – 15 March 2012 – Chief Adviser to the Speaker of the National Assembly of the RA.

16 March – 18 September 2012 – Chief of Staff of the National Assembly of RA – Secretary General at the National Assembly.

18 September 2012 till present – Adviser to the Speaker of the National Assembly of the RA.

By the Decrease of the RA President, Vrezh Gasparyan was awarded the State ranks:

– Second Class State Counselor of Justice of the Republic of Armenia (RA President’s Decree NH-604, 2000).

– Second Class State Counselor of Civil Service of the Republic of Armenia (RA President’s Decree NH-224-A, 2004).

Honors:

Medal of ‘’Mkhitar Gosh’’ for significant services in the sphere of law (RA President’s Decree NH-379-A, 23 May, 2015)

Medal of ‘’Andranik Ozanyan’’ RA Ministry of Defense (Decree N31, of 22 January 2015 of theRA Minister of Defense).

“20 Years: Silver Medal’’ of the Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States (Decision of CPS IPA, 16 May, 2012).

Certificate of honor by the Speaker of the National Assembly of RA (Directive K-262-A, 28 December 2011, of the NA Speaker).

Author of 7 scientific articles.

Member of the RA Chamber of Advocates since September 2009.

Married, has two children, a daughter and a son.