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Tigran Sargsyan
Armenian economist and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tigran Sargsyan (born January 29, 1960) was the Prime Minister of Armenia from 9 April 2008 to 13 April 2014.
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Tigran Sargsyan Տիգրան Սարգսյան | |
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Prime Minister of Armenia | |
In office 9 April 2008 – 13 April 2014 | |
President | Serzh Sargsyan |
Preceded by | Serzh Sargsyan |
Succeeded by | Hovik Abrahamyan |
Chairperson of the Central Bank of Armenia | |
In office 3 March 1998 – 9 April 2008 | |
President | Robert Kocharyan |
Preceded by | Bagrat Asatryan |
Succeeded by | Arthur Javadyan |
Personal details | |
Born | (1960-01-29) 29 January 1960 (age 64) Kirovakan, Soviet Union (now Vanadzor, Armenia) |
Political party | Republican Party |
Alma mater | Leningrad Institute of Economics and Finance |
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From 1980 to 1983, Sargsyan attended Leningrad's Voznesenski Financial and Economic Institute.[1]
On April 9, 2008 he became Prime Minister of Armenia. He was selected by President Serzh Sargsyan.[2]
Sargsyan is married and has three children (daughter Nelly Sargsyan and two sons Armen and Abgar Sargsyans) and a grandchild. He is of no relation to the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan.