The prime minister of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic was the head of government of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic between 1992 and 2017.
The position of prime minister was established in 1992, and was appointed by the head of state—the president. In a constitutional referendum held in 2017, citizens voted in favour of transforming Artsakh into a presidential system and the office of prime minister was abolished. The president become both the head of state and the head of government.(in Armenian) «Մտադիր եմ շարունակել ծառայել հայրենիքին». Արցախի վարչապետի պաշտոնակատար 1in.am, 13 September 2017Referendum to create 'Republic of Artsakh' on Europe's fringe EU Observer, 20 February 2017
This is a list of the prime ministers of the Republic of Artsakh.
List of officeholders (1992–2024)
Prime ministers (1992–2017) Portrait Name Term Political party Took office Left office Time in office
State ministers (2017–2024) Portrait Name Term Political party President Took office Left office Time in office 1 Arayik Harutyunyan 25 September 2017 6 June 2018 Free Motherland Bako Sahakyan 2 Grigory Martirosyan 6 June 2018 1 June 2021 Independent 3 Artak Beglaryan 3 June 2021 3 November 2022 Independent Arayik Harutyunyan 4 Ruben Vardanyan 4 November 2022 23 February 2023 Independent 5 Gurgen Nersisyan 24 February 2023 31 August 2023 Independent 6 Samvel Shahramanyan 31 August 2023 10 September 2023 Independent Davit Ishkhanyan 7 Artur Harutyunyan 18 September 2023 1 January 2024 Free Motherland Samvel Shahramanyan
Timeline
See also President of Artsakh President of the National Assembly of Artsakh State Minister of Artsakh
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