Anna Vardapetyan Appointed as Armenia's Prosecutor General: Who is She?

The Civil Contract party has nominated Anna Vardapetyan, an assistant to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, as the candidate for Prosecutor General of Armenia.

During an extraordinary session of the National Assembly, Anna Vardapetyan answered questions from representatives of the party that nominated her candidacy, while the opposition factions did not attend the session. After the Q&A and speeches, the ruling faction selected the sole candidate for prosecutor general through closed voting. The counting commission announced that Anna Vardapetyan was elected as Armenia's Prosecutor General with 70 votes in favor and none against.

Anna Vardapetyan will assume the powers of Prosecutor General in September when the current Prosecutor General, Artur Davtyan, completes his term.

Biography of Anna Vardapetyan

• Year, Date, Place of Birth: February 18, 1986, Yerevan
• Education: 2002-2006 – Bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Law at Yerevan State University; 2006-2008 – Master's degree from the Faculty of Law at Yerevan State University; 2008-2012 – PhD at the Faculty of Law at Yerevan State University; defended a dissertation titled "The Criminal Law Problems of Human Organ and (or) Tissue Transplantation" on October 5, 2012.

Professional Experience:

• 09.2003 - 05.2005 – Advisor to the Mayor of Avan community
• 04.2007 - 10.2008 – Junior specialist in the Legal Expertise Department of the Court of Cassation of Armenia
• 10.2008 - 12.2008 – Specialist in the Legal Expertise Department of the Court of Cassation of Armenia
• 12.2008 - 03.2009 – Senior specialist in the Legal Expertise Department of the Court of Cassation of Armenia
• 03.2009 - 03.2013 – Senior assistant to the President of the Criminal Chamber of the Court of Cassation of Armenia
• 03.2013 - 07.2014 – Advisor to the President of the Court of Cassation of Armenia
• 07.2014 - 04.2018 – First Deputy Head of the Judicial Department of Armenia, Secretary of the Council of Court Presidents
• 04.2018 - 04.2019 – Advisor to the Minister of Justice of Armenia
• 04.2019 - 11.2019 – Deputy Minister of Justice of Armenia
• 02.15.2020 - 02.29.2020 – Head of the Community Development Program at the "Dar" Regional Development and Competitiveness Foundation
• Since 2010 – Lecturer at the Chair of Criminal Law at Yerevan State University; since 2017 – Associate Professor at the same chair
• Appointed as Assistant to the Prime Minister of Armenia on 03.02.2020

Other Information:

• Since 2015 – Member of the Royal Institute of International Relations in London
• 2016-2021 – Member of the Professional Council on Law – 001 at Yerevan State University (XV.00.05)
• Author or co-author of more than 20 scientific articles, practical manuals, analyses, and books
• Fluent in Armenian, English, and Russian