Stepan Stepanyan from the opposition Bright Armenia Party will replace Mane Tandilyan in the Armenian parliament after the latter announced her decision to give up the parliament seat due to health reasons.
Stepanyan secured the second highest number of votes after Tandilyan in the rating system of the 2018 snap parliamentary elections.
Stepan Stepanyan was born in 1988. He graduated from the Armenian-Russian (Slavonic) University in 2010, specializing in political science and international relations.
Since 2011, he has been teaching at the Legal Education and Rehabilitation Programs Implementation Center (SNCO) at the Ministry of Justice. In 2014-2016 he delivered lectures at the French lycée in Armenia. In 2011-2018 Stepanyan held various positions in Rosgosstrakh Armenia CJSC. He is married and has two daughters.