ARMEN GEVORGIAN APPOINTED TERRITORIAL GOVERNANCE MINISTER, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER

ARMENPRESS
April 21, 2008

YEREVAN, APRIL 21, ARMENPRESS: Armenian President Serzh Sargsian signed
today a decree appointing Armen Gevorgian as Territorial Governance
Minister of Armenia. Presidential press service told Armenpress that
with another decree the president appointed Armen Gevorgian as deputy
prime minister.

A. Gevorgian was born in 1973 in Yerevan. He studied in Orenburg
State Pedagogical Institute majoring in history. Graduated from
St. Petersburg state service institute.

>From 1997 January to 1998 April was the aide to the Armenian prime
minister. From April 13 1998 held the office of the aide to the
president and first deputy of the president’s staff.

>From 2000-2006 was the first aide to the president.

In February 2006 was appointed the head of staff of the president. From
January 2007 is also holding office of the secretary of the National
Security Council. He is married has two sons.