The Ministry of Economy of Armenia () is a ministry within the Government of Armenia.
History It was formed in 1990 after the reorganization of the State Planning Committee of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Armenia.
On 10 June 1997, in accordance with Armenian Presidential Decree No. 747 on "Changes in Structure of the Government of the Republic of Armenia” the Ministry of Trade, Services and Tourism, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Economy were merged into one ministry: the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Armenia.
On 16 March 2002, in accordance with Presidential Decrees No. 1063 and 1064, the Ministry of Industry and Trade was reorganized into the Ministry of Trade and Economic Development.
On 21 April 2008, in accordance with a Presidential Decree, the Ministry of Trade and Economic Development was renamed the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia. On 29 September 2016 the ministry was again renamed, this time to the Ministry of Economic Development and Investments of the Republic of Armenia.
There are 22 structural and three separate departments in the organizational structure of the Ministry of Economy. Also, four state organizations and companies operate within the Ministry.
In March 2019 Ministry of Agriculture was merged into the Ministry of Economic Development and Investments, and the latter was renamed to Ministry of Economy.
Ministers Name Took office Left office OfficePrime Minister (Cabinet) Hrant Bagratyan 1991 1993 Minister of EconomyVazgen Manukyan, Gagik Harutyunyan, Khosrov Harutyunyan Armen Yeghiazaryan 1993 1995 Minister of EconomyHrant Bagratyan Andranik Andreasyan 1995 1996 Minister of EconomyHrant Bagratyan Vahram Avanesyan 1996 1997 Minister of EconomyArmen Sarkissian Garnik Nanagulyan 1997 1998 Minister of Industry and TradeRobert Kocharyan Hayk Gevorgyan 1998 1999 Minister of Industry and TradeArmen Darbinyan Armen Darbinyan 1999 2000 Minister of Industry and TradeVazgen Sargsyan, Aram Sargsyan Karen Chshmaritian 20002007 Minister of Industry and Trade then Minister of Trade and Economic DevelopmentAndranik Margaryan Nerses Yeritsyan 2007 2008 Minister of Trade and Economic DevelopmentSerzh Sargysyan Nerses Yeritsyan 2008 2010 Minister of EconomyTigran Sargsyan Tigran Davtyan 2010 2013 Minister of EconomyTigran Sargsyan Vahram Avanesyan 2013 2014 Minister of EconomyTigran Sargsyan Karen Chshmaritian 2014 2016 Minister of EconomyHovik Abrahamyan Artsvik Minasyan 24 February 2016 27 September 2016 Minister of EconomyHovik Abrahamyan, Karen Karapetyan Suren Karayan 27 September 201612 May 2018Minister of Economy then Ministry of Economic Development and InvestmentsKaren Karapetyan, Serzh SargsyanArtsvik Minasyan12 May 20183 October 2018Minister of Economic Development and InvestmentsNikol PashinyanTigran Khachatryan15 October 2018Minister of Economic Development and Investments / Minister of EconomyNikol PashinyanVahan Kerobyan26 November 2020Minister of Economic Development and Investments / Minister of EconomyNikol Pashinyan
See also
Economy of Armenia
References
External links Ministry of Economy on Facebook