The First Pashinyan government was the 16th government of Armenia and the governing body from 12 May 2018 to 14 January 2019. Nikol Pashinyan was appointed Prime Minister by President Armen Sarkissian on 8 May 2018, after receiving a majority of votes in the National Assembly.
It was a minority government ruled by parliamentary group Way Out Alliance consisted of three political parties: Civil Contract, Bright Armenia and the Hanrapetutyun Party.
It was a coalition government formed by Way Out Alliance, Tsarukyan Alliance, and Armenian Revolutionary Federation until 3 October 2018.
The current structure of the government of Armenia consists of seventeen ministries and eight adjunct bodies. Each ministry is responsible for elaborating and implementing governmental decisions in its respective sphere.
On 3 October 2018, Pashinyan fired six ministers after their parties (Armenian Revolutionary Federation and Tsarukyan Alliance) supported a controversial bill which will make it harder for the Prime Minister to call snap elections to the National Assembly. On the same day, the ARF accused Pashinyan of "attempting to establish one-party rule in Armenia".ARF Hits Back: Accuses Pashinyan Camp of Attempting to Establish One-Party Rule in Armenia
Structure
Governing staff +Main office holdersOfficeNamePartyAffiliation/quotaSincePrime MinisterNikol PashinyanCivil ContractWay Out Alliance8 May 2018First Deputy Prime MinisterArarat MirzoyanCivil ContractWay Out Alliance11 May 2018Deputy Prime MinisterTigran AvinyanCivil ContractWay Out Alliance11 May 2018Mher GrigoryanIndependentTsarukyan Alliance12 May 2018Minister of AgricultureArtur KhachatryanArmenian Revolutionary FederationArmenian Revolutionary Federation12 May 2018 - 3 October 2018Gegham Gevoryan16 October 2018Minister of CultureLilit MakuntsIndependentWay Out Alliance12 May 2018Minister of DefenceDavit TonoyanIndependentWay Out Alliance11 May 2018Minister of DiasporaMkhitar HayrapetyanCivil ContractWay Out Alliance11 May 2018Minister of Economic Development and InvestmentsArtsvik MinasyanArmenian Revolutionary FederationArmenian Revolutionary Federation12 May 2018 - 3 October 2018Tigran Khachatryan16 October 2018Minister of Education and ScienceArayik HarutyunyanCivil ContractWay Out Alliance11 May 2018Minister of Emergency SituationsHrachya RostomyanIndependentTsarukyan Alliance12 May 2018 - 3 October 2018Feliks TsolakyanIndependent4 October 2018Minister of Energy Infrastructures and Natural ResourcesArtur GrigoryanProsperous ArmeniaTsarukyan Alliance12 May 2018 - 3 October 2018Garegin BaghramyanIndependent4 October 2018Minister of FinanceAtom JanjughazyanIndependentWay Out Alliance12 May 2018Minister of Foreign AffairsZohrab MnatsakanianIndependentWay Out Alliance12 May 2018Minister of HealthArsen TorosyanIndependentWay Out Alliance12 May 2018Minister of JusticeArtak ZeynalyanHanrapetutyun PartyWay Out Alliance12 May 2018Minister of Labor and Social AffairsMane TandilyanBright ArmeniaWay Out Alliance12 May 2018 - 14 November 2018Minister of Nature ProtectionErik GrigoryanIndependentWay Out Alliance12 May 2018Minister of Sport and Youth AffairsLevon VahradyanProsperous ArmeniaTsarukyan Alliance12 May 2018 - 3 October 2018Gabriel Ghazaryan10 October 2018Minister of Territorial Administration and DevelopmentSuren PapikyanCivil ContractWay Out Alliance11 May 2018Minister of Transport, Communication and Information TechnologiesAshot HakobyanIndependentTsarukyan Alliance12 May 2018 - 3 October 2018Hakob ArshakyanCivil ContractWay Out Alliance4 October 2018
Bodies under the Government BodyHeadSinceCommittee of the Real Estate CadastreSarhat Petrosyan9 August 2018Education Inspectorate Aleksandr Shagafyan9 July 2018Food Safety InspectorateGeorgi Avetisyan21 June 2018Health and Labor InspectorateHovhannes Navasardyan27 March 2018Nature Protection and Subsoil InspectorateArtur H. Grigoryan21 June 2018Market Surveillance Inspection Body vacant Nuclear Safety CommitteeAshot Martirosyan17 September 2008State Revenue CommitteeDavit Ananyan17 May 2018Statistics CommitteeStepan Mnatsakanyan21 May 2018Urban Development CommitteeAvetiq Eloyan15 June 2018Urban Development, Technical Standards and Fire Safety Inspectoratevacant
Bodies under the Prime Minister BodyHeadSinceNational Security ServiceArtur Vanetsyan10 May 2018PoliceValeriy Osipyan10 May 2018State Inspection ServiceDavit Sanasaryan21 May 2018
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