Prime Minister of Armenia
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The Prime Minister of Armenia is the most senior minister within the Armenian government, and is required by the constitution to "oversee the Government's regular activities [and] coordinate the work of the Ministers." The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of Armenia, but can be removed by a vote of no confidence in parliament. The office of president is generally considered to more powerful than the office of Prime Minister.
The office of Prime Minister was first established in 1918 with the foundation of the Republic of Armenia. It vanished when Armenia was incorporated into the Soviet Union. When Armenia regained its independence, the office of Prime Minister was reintroduced.
If Prime Ministers from both before and after the Soviet annexation are included, there have been fourteen Prime Ministers of Armenia.
| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | |
| 1 | Hovhannes Qajaznuni | 30 May 1918 | 28 May 1919 | Revolutionary Federation |
| 2 | Aleksandr Khatisyan | 28 May 1919 | 5 May 1920 | Revolutionary Federation |
| 3 | Hamo Ohanjanyan | 5 May 1920 | 25 November 1920 | Revolutionary Federation |
| 4 | Simon Vratsian | 25 November 1920 | 2 December 1920 | (None) |
| Position Abolished | ||||
| 5 | Vazgen Manukyan | 13 August 1990 | 22 November 1991 | National Democratic Union |
| 6 | Gagik Arutyunyan | 22 November 1991 | 30 July 1992 | (None) |
| 7 | Khosrov Arutyunyan | 30 July 1992 | 2 February 1993 | (None) |
| 8 | Hrant Bagratyan | 2 February 1993 | 4 November 1996 | Pan-Armenian National Movement |
| 9 | Armen Sarkissian | 4 November 1996 | 20 March 1997 | (None) |
| 10 | Robert Kocharyan | 20 March 1997 | 10 April 1998 | (None) |
| 11 | Armen Darbinyan | 10 April 1998 | 11 June 1999 | (None) |
| 12 | Vasgen Sarkissian | 11 June 1999 | 27 October 1999 | Republican Party |
| 13 | Aram Sarkissian | 3 November 1999 | 2 May 2000 | Republican Party |
| 14 | Andranik Markaryan | 12 May 2000 | (present) | Republican Party |