The Prime Minister's Office, also known as the Office of the Prime Minister of Armenia () is a state body within the Government of Armenia, which coordinates the activities of state bodies under the Prime Minister of Armenia, control functions and other functions stipulated by law and the relevant regulation, as well as an authorized state body to protect state secrets and ensure information security.
History During the Soviet period, administrative functions were performed by the Department of Affairs of the Council of Ministers of the Armenian SSR. On August 23, 1990, the Council of Ministers of Armenia was established, transforming it into the Government. As a result, the administrative service was renamed to the government staff. From 1996–1998, the term Secretariat was implemented within the staff structure.https://www.gov.am/en/staff-structure/other/413/ Following the 2015 Armenian constitutional referendum, amendments to the constitution put the country on a course from having a semi-presidential system to being a parliamentary republic. As a result, in 2018, the Government Office was abolished and transformed into the Office of the Prime Minister.https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/evolyutsiya-gosudarstvennogo-upravleniya-v-stranah-postsovetskogo-prostranstva-respublika-armeniya
Leading officials Principal executiveIncumbentChief of StaffArayik HarutyunyanDeputy Chiefs of StaffArmenak KhachatryanArtur HovsepyanSargis TorosyanTaron ChakhoyanZaruhi MatevosyanSenior Adviser to the Prime MinisterHambardzum MatevosyanAdvisers to Prime MinisterArtashes ToumanianVoluntary AdvisorAleksandr AvetisyanSuren MaghakyanPress SecretaryNazeli BaghdasaryanChief Protocol OfficerSuren VarosyanAssistants to the Prime MinisterArsen MikhaylovArtur GrigoryanDavid GevorgyanGagik IsakhanyanHakob AbrahamyanKarine Davoyan
List of Chiefs of Staff Hrach Hakobyan (1990 — 1992) Hayk Kotanyan (1992 — 1993) Armen Khachatryan (1993 — 1994) Sergey Manassarian (1994 — 1996) Gagik Shahbazyan (1996 — 1997) Shahen Karamanukyan (1997 — 2000) Andranik Manukyan (2000) Manuk Topuzyan (2000 — 2008) David Sargsyan (2008 — 2012) Vache Gabrielyan (2012 — April 18, 2014) David Harutyunyan (2014 — 2017) Eduard Aghajanyan (May 10, 2018 — 18 January 2021) Arsen Torosyan (18 January 2021 — 1 July 2021) Arayik Harutyunyan (1 July 2021 — 3 August 2026) Lilit Makunts (since 3 August 2026)
List of Press Secretaries
Hovhannes Nikoghosyan (19 April 2018 - 8 May 2018) Arman Eghoyan (2 June 2018 – 9 December 2018) Vladimir Karapetyan (29 January 2019 – 1 January 2020) Mane Gevorgyan (March 2020 – November 2021) Nazeli Baghdasaryan (November 2022 – July 2026)
Melanya Harutyunyan (since 3 August 2026)
Departments Staff of Prime Minister of Armenia Staff of Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Relations with the National Assembly of Armenia External Relations Department Legal Department Programmes Expertise Department Personnel and Human Resources Management Department State and Legal Affairs Department Social Affairs Department Territorial Development and Environmental Issues Department Information and Public Relations Department Financial and Accounting Department Financial-Economical Department Regulatory Impact Assessment Department Department of Applications, Monitoring and Evaluation of Citizen Feedback Administrative Service Department Protocol Division Protocol Department First Division Mobilization Preparations and Mobilization Programmes Division General Division Division of Pardons, Citizenship, Awards and Titles Security Council Bureau Civil Service Bureau Inspection Bodies’ Coordination Bureau Public Council Secretariat Office of the Representative on International Legal Matters References
Notes