A few days earlier, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan appointed his new assistant Valeri Mkrtumyan. The latter worked as a Secretariat Adviser in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 22-28 April 2010, and after that was assigned to the Staff of the RA NA, as Head of External Relations Department. He worked in that position until 2014, and on 6-8 May again returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and on 8 May was assigned to the post of the Assistant to the Prime Minister.
Below are the details on his biography:

Date and Place of Birth
June 11, 1948, Dresden (Germany)

Education
1966-1970, Graduated from Yerevan State Pedagogical Institute of Russian and Foreign Languages after V. Bryussov, Department of English Language
1972-1974, Post-graduate student at Moscow Foreign Languages Institute after M. Torres, attended a two-year foreign language improvement course

Work Experience
1970-1972, Yerevan State Pedagogical Institute of Russian and Foreign Languages after V. Bryusov, English Language Lecturer
1976-1978, ASSR NAS Presidium Foreign Relations Department, Senior Inspector
1978-1980, USSR Embassy in Afghanistan, English Language Translator-Interpreter
1981-1982, ASSR NAS Presidium Foreign Relations Department, Senior Inspector
1982-1992, H. Acharyan Language Institute, Department of Foreign Languages, Senior Lecturer
April 6, 1992, Republic of Armenia Foreign Affairs Ministry State Protocol Department, Deputy Head of Department, Head of Division
September 16, 1992, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Secretary-General
September 6, 1993, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Central, Northern Europe and Baltic States Division of Department of Europe, Head of Division
November 17, 1994, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Acting Head of Department of Europe
June 13, 1995, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Head of First European Division
1995-1997, Counselor at Republic of Armenia Embassy in Bulgaria
September 16, 1997, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, North, Central and South America Unit Director
1998-2000, Counselor at Republic of Armenia Embassy in Canada, Charge d’Affaires of Republic of Armenia
2000-2003, Republic of Armenia Consul-General in Los Angeles
2003-2006, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Head of International Organizations Department
June 1 through July 7, 2004, Deputy Chair at UN Programming and Coordination Committee’s 44th session
2006-2010, Republic of Armenia Consul-General in Sao Paulo (Brazil)
April 22-28, 2010, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretariat Adviser
2010-2014, On mission to National Assembly Staff as Head of External Relations Department
May 6-8, 2014, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretariat Adviser
As of May 8, 2014, Assistant to Prime Minister

Additional Information
1975-1976, Service in the Soviet Army. December 1, 1993 – conferred upon the diplomatic rank of Second Secretary. December 1, 2014 – conferred upon the diplomatic rank of First Secretary. November 1, 1997 – conferred upon the diplomatic rank of Counselor. June 18, 2001 – awarded the diplomatic rank of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary under a presidential decree.

Political Affiliation
Non-party

Marital Status
Married, with two sons