Born on April 1, 1962 in Yerevan.
1983 - 1985 - Served in the Soviet Army.
1983 - Graduated from the Faculty of Economics Planning of the Yerevan State National Institute of Economy (ASUE). Economist.
1987 - Postgraduate of ASUE.
1994, 1997 and 1998 - Trained at the Chamber of Commerce and the University of Lyon, “Paris 12” (France). Doctor, Professor of Economics.
1987 - 1990 - Lecturer at Industrial Economics Chair of ASUE.
1994 - 1995 - Expert for the Standing Committee on local self-government affairs of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Armenia.
1998 - 1999 - Advisor to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications of the Republic of Armenia.
1999 - 2000 - Head of Staff of the Ministry of Social Safety of the Republic of Armenia.
2000 - Professor of the Chair of Microeconomics and Business Organization of the Armenian State University of Economics (ASUE).
2000 - 2003 - Deputy Minister for the State Property Management of the Republic of Armenia.
2003 - 2004 - Deputy Head of the Department for State Property Management AG (adjunct to the Government) of the Republic of Armenia.
2009 - Head of the Chair of Microeconomics and Business Organization ASEU.
2012 - 2017 - Elected Member of the National Assembly (proportional electoral system PAP).
June 11, 2012 - June 19, 2012 - Member of the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs of the National Assembly.
June 19, 2012 - May 18, 2017 - Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs of the National Assembly. Member of the “Prosperous Armenia” party.
2017 - 2019 - Elected Member of the National Assembly (“Tsarukyan” alliance of parties).
2017 - 2019 - Vice President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.
December 9, 2018 - Elected Member of the National Assembly from the national electoral list of the “Prosperous Armenia” party.
January 18, 2019 - Elected Chair of the Standing Committee on Regional and Eurasian Integration of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.
2016 - Awarded the “Mkhitar Gosh” Medal.
The author of more than 130 scientific works, including monographs and textbooks.
Married, with three children.
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