Armenia appoints new acting chief secretary of Justice Ministry
Former Deputy Justice Minister of Armenia Artak Asatryan was appointed new acting Chief Secretary of the Justice Ministry on 29 July, Panorama.am learned from the official website of the ministry.
Apart from Asatryan, two other candidates – Karo Karapetyan and Vardan Mirzoyan – were vying for the position.
Artak Asatryan’s biography is provided below.
Date and place of birth
5 July 1982 Yerevan
Work experience
13 June 2016 -19 July 2019 Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia
18 May 2011 - 13 June 2016 Head of the Department of State and Legal Affairs of the Staff of the Government of the Republic of Armenia
14 October 2010 - 17 May 2011 Acting Head of the Department for Relations with the European Court of Human Rights of the Staff of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia
17 November 2008 - 17 May 2011 Head of the Division for Civil and Economic Cases of the Department for Relations with the European Court of Human Rights of the Staff of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia
2 June 2008 -17 November 2008 Legal Advisor to the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia
7 January 2008 - 2 June 2008 Senior Assistant to the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia for Legal Affairs
2 July 2007 - 7 January 2008 Assistant to the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia for Legal Affairs
2010 - 2015 Lecturer at the "Law Institute of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia" SNCO
2004-2009 Law Lecturer at the Chair of Philosophy and Sociology at the State Engineering University of Armenia
2004 -2009 Head of the Department of Training and Qualification Improvement for State Servants of the Public Administration Academy of the Republic of Armenia, Lecturer
From 2012 Member of the Chamber of Advocates of the Republic of Armenia
Education
2009 Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University (Boston. USA)
2004-2007 Researcher of Doctoral Studies (Candidate of Legal Studies) at the Chair of Law of the Public Administration Academy of the Republic of Armenia,
2002-2004 Master of Arts in Law, Faculty of Law of the Yerevan State University
1998-2002 Bachelor of Arts in Law, Faculty of Law of the Yerevan State University
Other information
Languages: Russian, English
Married