Karen Karapetyan
Curriculum Vitae
Date and place of birth
August 14, 1963, Stepanakert
Education
1980 - 1985, Yerevan State University, Faculty of Applied Mathematics
Work Experience
1985-1996, Worked at the Computer Center of the Department of State Planning; at the Association of Scientists and Figures of Culture; simultaneously he was lecturer at the Yerevan State University
1996 - 1998, Armenergo State-owned enterprise, Deputy Director General
1998 - 2001, Armenergo CJSC, Director General
2001, Appointed Deputy Minister of Energy of the Republic of Armenia
2001 - 2010, Armrosgazprom CJSC, Board Chairman and CEO
2008 - elected Areximbank CJSC Board Chairman
2009 – Elected Yerevan city council member from the RPA proportional list
2010 - 2011, Mayor of Yerevan
2011 - 2016, Gazprombank OJSC, First Vice President
2012 - 2016, Gazprom Mezhregiongaz JSC, Deputy Director General
2015-2016, Gazprom Energy Holding OJSC, Deputy Director General
2016-2018, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia
On April 18, 2018, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia
Other Information
1989 - First higher degree in economics (Candidate of Science) received. 2006 – Anania Shirakatsi Medal, awarded under RA President’s decree. 2008 - Anania Shirakatsi Medal, awarded under NKR President’s decree; 2016 – Mesrop Mashtots Order. 2010 - Ph.D. in economics received. He is author of 32 research papers. In January, 2017, he was elected First Deputy Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia.
Political Affiliation
Republican Party of Armenia
Marital Status
Married, has three children
