Tigran Sargsyan
1998-2008
Early Years and Education
- January 29, 1960 – Born in the town of Kirovakan (now Vanadzor), Armenian SSR.
- 1967-1977 – Studied at Yerevan A. Pushkin Secondary School No. 8.
- 1977-1978 – Studied at Yerevan Technical School No. 14.
- 1978-1980 – Studied at the Faculty of Planning and Economics, Yerevan Institute of National Economy.
- 1980-1983 – Studied at the N. A. Voznesensky Institute of Finance and Economics in Leningrad, graduating with honors.
- 1983-1987 – Continued postgraduate studies at the same institute, defending his dissertation on Regional Socio-Economic Development Planning on Armenia’s Example, earning a Candidate of Economic Sciences degree.
- 1994 – Studied under program “Legislative Drafting” at the International Law Institute in Washington, D.C.
- 1996-1997 – Attended the World Bank’s Economic Development Institute program “Effective Bank Management” in Washington, D.C.
Banking Career
- 1998 – Appointed as Chairman of the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia.
- 2005 – Reappointed as Chairman of the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia.
- 2005-2007 – Served as Chairman of the Board of the Interstate Bank.
Other Activities
- 1987-1990 – Worked as senior researcher and head of the International Economic Relations Group at the Institute of Economics and Planning.
- 1988-1993 – Served as Chairman of the Republican Council of Young Specialists and Scientists.
- 1990-1995 – Elected as delegate of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Armenia, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Financial, Credit, and Budgetary Affairs, and a member of the Presidium of the RA Supreme Council.
- 1995-1998 – Served as Chairman of the Armenian Banks Association.
- 1995-2008 – Served as Director of the Institute for Research on Transitional Societies.
- 2008 – Appointed as Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia.
- 2012 – Reappointed as Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia following the May 6, 2012 parliamentary elections.
- 2013 – Reappointed as Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia following the February 18, 2013 presidential elections.
- 2014 – Resigned as Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia.
- 2014-2016 – Served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the United States of America.
- 2016-2020 – Served as Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission.
- Since 2020 – Has been serving as Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of the Eurasian Development Bank.
Awards and Recognition
- Awarded the First Class Medal of “Services to the Homeland”.
- Awarded the “Anania Shirakatsi” Medal.
- Has authored more than 20 scientific articles.
Honorary Doctor of Yerevan State University of Economics.