RA President Vahagn Khachaturyan signed a decree today, on 20 December, which states:
“Based on the recommendation of the Prime Minister in accordance with Article 131 of the Constitution, and Article 5, Part 1 of the Law on the Structure and Activities of the Government.
Appoint Vahe Hovhannisyan as Minister of Finance.”
Before that, by the decision of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on 19 December, Hovhannisyan was released from the post of Deputy Minister of Finance.
Iravaban.net presents his biography.
Date and Place of Birth
Vahe Hovhannisyan was born on 19 March, 1980, in Yerevan
Education
2000, Graduated from Yerevan State University, receiving Bachelor’s degree in General Economics
Work Experience
1999-2000, 2002-2003, Armimpexbank CJSC, Management Accounting Department, expert
2003-2004, Lusakat TF CJSC, head of Finance Department
2004-2007, Alpha Plus Consulting Company, project coordinator
2008, Armenia Programmable Budgeting System Introduction Project, ICHD expert
2009-2014, Orange Armenia CJSC, wholesale sales manager and business contact manager
2015-2018, Cooperated chiefly with the Asian Development Bank in the capacity of an independent public finance and project coordinating expert
Since June 5, 2018, Adviser to RA Prime Minister on a voluntary basis
Other Information
2000-2002, Service in RA Armed Forces.
Fluent in English, Russian.
Political Affiliation
Since 2015, Civil Contract party (CCP) member; in 2016, he was elected as CCP Supervisory Board Vice President
Marital Status
Married, with five children