Arpine Hovhannisyan | |
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Արփինե Հովհաննիսյան | |
Vice President of National Assembly | |
In office 18 May 2017 – 14 January 2019 | |
President | Ara Babloyan |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 4 Sep 2015 – 11 May 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Hovik Abrahamyan Karen Karapetyan |
Preceded by | Hovhannes Manukyan |
Succeeded by | Davit Harutyunyan |
Personal details | |
Born | Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union | 4 December 1983
Alma mater | Yerevan State University |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Arpine Hovhannisyan (Armenian: Արփինե Աշոտի Հովհաննիսյան; born 4 December 1983) is an Armenian politician, lawyer, former Minister of Justice of Armenia, and former vice president of the National Assembly of Armenia. Hovhannisyan is also the first female to ever hold the position of Justice Minister in Armenia. Currently a member of the Chamber of Advocates, she is fully engaged in a professional activity. During her political career, Hovhannisyan was member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK), formerly a governing political force. She is not affiliated with any political party at present.