This is a list of leaders of Armenia from 1918 to the present. It includes leaders of the short-lived First Republic of Armenia (1918–1920), Soviet Armenia (1920–1991), and the post-Soviet government.
Leaders of Armenia (1918–present)
First Republic of Armenia (1918–1920)
Prime Minister of Armenia
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||||||
| 1 | Hovhannes Kajaznuni (1868–1938) | 30 June 1918 | 28 May 1919 | ARF | ||||
| 2 | Alexander Khatisian (1874–1945) | 28 May 1919 | 5 May 1920 | ARF | ||||
| 3 | Hamo Ohanjanyan (1873–1947) | 5 May 1920 | 25 November 1920 | ARF | ||||
| 4 | Simon Vratsian (1882–1969) | 25 November 1920 | 2 December 1920 | ARF | ||||
| Armenia was part of the Soviet Union from 1920 to 1991 (see below) | ||||||||
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (1920–1991); part of the Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (1922–1936) and the Soviet Union (1922–1991)
Leaders of the Communist Party of Armenia
The title of the leader of the party almost always was "First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Armenia".
| No. | Picture | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Political party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Secretary | |||||
| 1 | Gevorg Alikhanyan (1897–1938) | December 1920 | May 1921 | CPA | |
| General Secretary | |||||
| 2 | Askanaz Mravyan (1885–1929) | May 1921 | January 1922 | CPSU | |
| First Secretary | |||||
| 3 | Ashot Hovhannisyan (1887–1972) | January 1922 | 6 July 1927 | CPSU | |
| 4 | Hayk Ovsepyan (1891–1937) | 6 July 1927 | 8 April 1928 | CPSU | |
| 5 | Haykaz Kostanyan (1897–1938) | 8 April 1928 | 7 May 1930 | CPSU | |
| 6 | Aghasi Khanjian (1901–1936) | 7 May 1930 | 9 July 1936 | CPSU | |
| 7 | Amatuni Amatuni (1900–1938) | 21 September 1936 | 23 September 1937 | CPSU | |
| 8 | Grigory Arutinov (1900–1957) | 23 September 1937 | 28 November 1953 | CPSU | |
| 9 | Suren Tovmasyan (1909–1980) | 28 November 1953 | 28 December 1960 | CPSU | |
| 10 | Yakov Zarobyan (1908–1980) | 28 December 1960 | 5 February 1966 | CPSU | |
| 11 | Anton Kochinyan (1913–1990) | 5 February 1966 | 27 November 1974 | CPSU | |
| 12 | Karen Demirchyan (1932–1999) | 27 November 1974 | 21 May 1988 | CPSU | |
| 13 | Suren Harutyunyan (1939–2019) | 21 May 1988 | 5 April 1990 | CPSU | |
| 14 | Vladimir Movsisyan (1934–2014) | 5 April 1990 | 30 November 1990 | CPSU | |
| 15 | Stepan Pogosyan (1932–2012) | 30 November 1990 | 14 May 1991 | CPSU | |
| 16 | Aram Sargsyan (1949–) | 14 May 1991 | 7 September 1991 | CPSU | |
Armenia (1991–present)
Chairman of the Supreme Council of Armenia
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | ||||
| 1 | Levon Ter-Petrosyan (born 1945) | 4 August 1990 | 11 November 1991 | PANM | |
President of Armenia
| No. | Name (Born–Died) | Picture | Elected | Took office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levon Ter-Petrosyan (1945–) | 1991 1996 | 11 November 1991 | 3 February 1998 | Pan-Armenian National Movement | |
| — | Robert Kocharyan (1954–) | — | 4 February 1998 | 9 April 1998 | Independent | |
| 2 | 1998 2003 | 9 April 1998 | 9 April 2008 | |||
| 3 | Serzh Sargsyan (1954–) | 2008 2013 | 9 April 2008 | 9 April 2018 | Republican Party | |
| 4 | Armen Sarkissian (1952–) | 2018 | 9 April 2018 | 1 February 2022 | Independent | |
| — | Alen Simonyan (acting) (1980–) | — | 1 February 2022 | 13 March 2022 | Civil Contract | |
| 5 | Vahagn Khachaturyan (1959–) | 2022 | 13 March 2022 | Incumbent | Independent |
Timeline
This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the leaders of Armenia. They are listed in order of first assuming office.
The following chart lists leaders by lifespan (living leaders on the green line), with the years outside of their tenure in beige.
The following chart shows leaders by their age (living leaders in green), with the years of their tenure in blue. The vertical black line at 35 years indicates the minimum age to be president.
See also
- Politics of Armenia
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