BIOGRAPHIES OF VICE-SPEAKERS OF RA NA OF FOURTH CONVOCATION

Noyan Tapan
Jun 08 2007

YEREVAN, JUNE 8, NOYAN TAPAN. On June 7, Vahan Hovhannisian, member
of ARFD Bureau, and Ishkhan Zakarian, member of the Political Board
of Bargavach Hayastan (Prosperous Armenia) party, were appointed
Vice-Speakers of NA of fourth convocation.

Below the biographic data of Vahan Hovhannisian and Ishkhan Zakarian,
RA NA Vice-Speakers, are presented.

Vahan Hovhannisian was born on August 16, 1956, in Yerevan. He
graduated from the Moscow Pedagogical University. He is a historian
and archeologist, as well as candidate of historical sciences. In
1978-1980 he served in the Soviet army. In 1980-1989 worked as a
research officer, manager of the scientific-research department
at Erebuni museum, in 1989 reseearch officer at the Institute of
Archeology and Ethnography of the Academy of Sciences.

In 1990-1992 he took part in the Artsakh struggle of liberation. In
1990-1992 he was member of ARFD Armenian Central Committee and in
1992-1995 of ARFD Bureau. In 1995-1998 he was in prison. In 1998-1999
he worked as Adviser to RA President, chairman of the commission on
the self-goverment issues. In 1999-2003 RA MP (Constituency 17). He is
Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on Defence, National Security
and Internal Affairs. He is member of ARFD faction. On May 25, 2003
he was elected RA MP by ARFD proportional electoral roll. On June
12, 2003, he was elected NA Deputy Speaker. He is member of ARFD
Bureau. On May 12, 2007 he was elected RA MP by ARFD proportional
electoral roll. On June 7, 2007 he was elected NA Vice-Speaker. He
is married and has two children.

Ishkhan Zakarian was born on October 21, 1961, in the village of
Zovashen in the region Ararat. In 1979 he left school in Byuravan
with a gold medal. In 1984 he graduated from the History faculty of
the Yerevan State University with diploma with honour and went to
work in the Yerevan City Board of Gitelik company as an organizor
of lectures. In 1989-1990 he worked as secretary of Spandarian’s
district committee of Young Communists’ League. In 1990-1993 he was
Vice-Chairman of Youth Union of Armenia. In 1993 he was appointed
deputy head of RA goverment’s Physical Culture, Sport and Youth
Affairs’ department. In 1995 he was elected RA MP. He was member of
NA Standing Committee on Defence, National Security and Internal
Affairs. In 1997 he was appointed RA Deputy Minister of Culture,
Youth Affairs and Sport. In 2000-2004 he was Chairman of RA National
Olympic Committee. In 2003-2007 he worked as Chairman of RA goverment’s
Physical Culture and Sport State Committee. He was awarded Movses
Khorenatsi medal and Sign of Honour superior order by the Association
of International Olympic Committee. He is member of Bargavach Hayastan
(Prorperous Armenia) Political Board. On May 12, 2007 he was elected
RA MP by the proportional system of Prosperous Armenia Party. On
June 7, 2007 he was elected NA Vice-Speaker. He is married and has
three children.