Karapetyan government
# Karapetyan government

Karapetyan's government was the governing body of Armenia from September 2016 until April 2018. Karen Karapetyan was designated prime minister by President Serzh Sargsyan on 13 September 2016.

It was a coalition government formed by two parliamentary groups: the Republicans and Revolutionary Federation.

The cabinet consisted of eighteen ministries and eight adjunct bodies. Each ministry is responsible for elaborating and implementing governmental decisions in its respective sphere.

## Structure

### Ministries

Main office holders :

| Office | Name | Party | Since |
| - | - | - | - |
| Prime Minister of Armenia | Karen Karapetyan | Republican Party | 13 September 2016 |
| Vice prime minister Minister of International Economic Integration and Reforms | Vache Gabrielyan | Republican Party | 20 September 2016 |
| Minister of Defence | Vigen Sargsyan | Republican Party | 3 October 2016 |
| Minister of Economic Development and Investments | Suren Karayan | Republican Party | 27 September 2016 |
| Minister of Agriculture | Ignati Arakelyan | Republican Party | 20 September 2016 |
| Minister of Culture | Armen Amiryan | Republican Party | 27 September 2016 |
| Minister of Diaspora | Hranush Hakobyan | Republican Party | 1 October 2008 |
| Minister of Nature Protection | Artsvik Minasyan | Armenian Revolutionary Federation | 27 September 2016 |
| Minister of Education and Science | Levon Mkrtchyan | Armenian Revolutionary Federation | 27 September 2016 |
| Minister of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources | Ashot Manukyan | Non-partisan | 20 September 2016 |
| Minister of Finance | Vardan Aramyan | Republican Party | 20 September 2016 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Eduard Nalbandyan | Non-partisan | 15 April 2008 |
| Ministry of Health | Levon Altunyan | Republican Party | 27 September 2016 |
| Minister of Justice | Davit Harutyunyan | Republican Party | 25 May 2017 |
| Minister of Labor and Social Affairs | Artem Asatryan | Republican Party | 16 June 2012 |
| Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs | Hrachya Rostomyan | Non-partisan | 27 September 2016 |
| Minister of Territorial Administration and Development | Davit Lokyan | Armenian Revolutionary Federation | 27 September 2016 |
| Minister of Emergency Situations | Davit Tonoyan | Non-partisan | 6 February 2017 |
| Minister of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies | Vahan Martirosyan | Republican Party | 20 September 2016 |

### Adjunct bodies

The role of adjunct bodies is to elaborate, implement and administer governmental decision in respective sphere. Similar to ministries, adjunct bodies are subordinate to Prime Minister. There are eight adjunct bodies to Armenian government.

| Adjunct body | Head | Party | Since in office |
| - | - | - | - |
| General Department of Civil Aviation | Sergey Avetisyan | Non-party | 8 June 2016 |
| National Security Service | Georgy Kutoyan | Non-party | 12 February 2016 |
| State Nuclear Safety Regulatory Committee by the Government | Ashot Martirosyan | Non-party | 17 September 2008 |
| Police | Vladimir Gasparyan | Non-party | 1 November 2011 |
| State Committee of the Real Estate Cadastre | Martin Sargsyan | Republican Party | 3 June 2014 |
| State Property Management Department | Arman Sahakyan | Republican Party | 22 June 2011 |
| State Revenue Committee | Vardan Harutyunyan | Non-party | 8 October 2016 |
| State Urban Development Committee | Narek Sargsyan | Non-party | 11 October 2016 |
