HRANUSH HAKOBYAN

 

RA Minister of Diaspora

Assumed office on

1 October 2008

 

Personal information 

 

Date, month, year

1954, April 12, Sarukhan village of Gegharkunik province.

 

Education

 

In 1970 she graduated from N1 school of Gavar with a gold medal.

In 1975 she graduated from the Faculty of Applied Mathematics at Yerevan State University.

In 1989 she graduated from the Academy of Social Sciences of Moscow with honors.

In 1994 she graduated from the Faculty of Law at Yerevan State University with honors.

 

Work experience

 

From 1975 to 1984, she lectured at the Faculty of Applied Mathematics at Yerevan State University, simultaneously heading the university’s Youth Communist Organization.

 

From 1978 to 1983, she was deputy secretary and later secretary of the Central Committee of the Leninist Communist Youth Organization (LCYO).

From 1983 to 1985, she was secretary of the Central Committee of the Leninist Communist Youth Organization (LCYO).

 

From 1985 to 1990, she was first secretary of the Central Committee of the Leninist Communist Youth Organization and was elected member of the bureau of the LCYO Central Committee.

From 1986 to 1990, she has been Deputy of the Supreme Council of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, member of the presidency of the Supreme Council.

 

From 1990 to 1995, she was elected Deputy of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Armenia, from 1995 to 1996 Deputy of the National Assembly, Chairperson of the NA Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Healthcare and Natural Conservation.

From 1995 to 1997, she was Vice-chairperson of the Committee on Social Affairs of the Commonwealth of Independent States Inter-Parliamentary Assembly.

  

From 1996 to 1998, she was appointed RA Minister of Social Security.

 

From 1996 to 1998, she was appointed RA Minister of Social Security.

 

From 1996 to 2008, she was appointed member and then leader of the Armenian delegation to the international assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and member of the Coordinating Council for Women’s Issues.

  

From 1999 to 2003, she was member of the NA Standing Committee on International Relations and Vice-Chairperson of the EU-Armenia Committee.

From 2003 to 2008, she was Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture and Youth Issues of the National Assembly.

In June 2008, she was appointed Chairperson of the State Committee on Relations with the Diaspora at the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

 

Hranush Hakobyan has been RA Minister of Diaspora since October 2008.

Other information

 

Hranush Hakobyan is author of 6 books and over 40 scientific articles.

She is a member of the board of trustees of “Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund and several other funds, co-founder of the Armenian-American Wellness Center, President of the Armenian International Women’s Association, as well as member of the Councils of Yerevan State University, Yerevan State Medical University and Gavar State University.

 

Hakobyan has been awarded state and governmental awards, medals and certificates. She lectures at the RA State Management Aacdemy and Gavar State University. She has been recognized as Best Woman of the Year, Best Deputy of the Year and Best Political Figure of the Year.

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In 2008, she was granted the ranking of RA Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary by the RA President’s decree.

 

She has been awarded state medals, honors, letters of acknowledgment and was decorated with the National Order of Merit of the French Republic.

 

She has been recognized as Woman of the Year, Best MP of the Year and Best Political Figure of the Year.

 

In 2008 Hranush Hakobyan was ranked RA Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

 

Political affiliation

Republican Party of Armenia, member of the RPA executive body.