List of the Armenian Delegation participating in the 14th EU-Armenia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee meeting

5-6 February 2014 Strasbourg

MEMBERS

Last Name First Name Factions

Mr Samvel FARMANYAN "Republican" (RPA) (Head)

Mr Vahram BAGHDASARYAN "Republican" (RPA)

Mr Karen BOTOYAN "Rule of Law"

Mr Stepan MARGARYAN "Prosperous Armenia"

Mr Edmon MARUKYAN Not included

Mr Nikol PASHINYAN "Armenian National Congress"

Mr Tevan POGHOSYAN "Heritage"

Mr Aghvan VARDANYAN "Armenian Revolutionary Federation"

Mrs Margarit YESAYAN "Republican" (RPA)

Secretariat

Mrs Arpi ARAKELIAN

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Samvel Farmanyan

District 002 Birth date 17.02.1978 Party "Republican Party of Armenia" /RPA/ Factions 31.05.2012 "Republican" (RPA) Faction

Committee 11.06.2012 Foreign Relations

E-mail [email protected]

Born on February 17, 1978 in the village of Spandaryan (Shirak province.) 1999 - Graduated from the faculty of History of the Yerevan State University. 2001 - Master’s Degree of the YSU Faculty of History. 2003 - Graduated from Lund University (Sweden) with a Master's Degree. Master of Arts. Historian. 2004 - Master’s Degree of the YSU Chair of Ethnography. Ph.D. in history. Since 2011 - Teaching in the History Department of Yerevan State University. 2003 - 2005 - Coordinator of the programs of “Civil Society ” and “Mass Media” in the Armenian branch of the “Assistance Fund of the Institute of Open Society.” 2005 - 2006 - Adviser to the President of the National Assembly related to foreign policy and external relations. April 2008 - Appointed as an assistant to the President of the Republic of Armenia. May 2008 - Press Secretary to the President of the Republic of Armenia. 2010 - 2012 - Director of information and analytical programs of the Public Television and the Public Radio Company of the Republic of Armenia. 1998 - 2001 - Headed the Student Scientific Society and Student Council of the YSU Faculty of History 2006 - Established the NGO of “Association of Armenian Graduates of Scientific and Educational Institutions in Sweden.” Since 2012 - Member of the RPA council. May 6, 2012 - Elected Deputy of the National Assembly from the electoral district #2. Author of the book “The Japanese Miracle and the Japanese,” scientific publications. Awarded the Jubilee Medal of “The Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia, 20 years” and the Letter of Thanks of the Football Federation of Armenia. Married, with two children. Vahram Baghdasaryan District 064 Birth date 15.06.1961 Party "Republican Party of Armenia" /RPA/ Factions 31.05.2012 "Republican" (RPA) Faction Committee 11.06.2012 Economic Affairs

Born on June 15, 1961 in Vanadzor (Kirovakan.) 1984 - Graduated from the faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of the Yerevan State University. 1992 - Postgraduate of Computing Center of NAS of the Republic of Armenia. 1998 - Graduated from the faculty of Economics and Law of the Yerevan State Institute of Foreign Economic Relations and Management. Mathematician. Economist. Candidate for Technical Sciences. Doctor, Professor of Economics. 1978 - 1979 - Worker in “Kinshintrest.” 1980 -1984 - Worker in Yerevan Automobile Plant “Yeraz.” (Parallel to the education) 1984 - 1988 - Scientific worker at Vanadzor Scientific Industrial Union “Indautomation.” Since 1986 - Lecturer at H. Tumanyan State Pedagogical Institute in Kirovakan (VSPI.) 1992 - Deputy Director of Vanadzor Furniture Industrial Union. 1993 - General Director of Vanadzor Furniture Industrial Union. 1995 - Head of VSPI Chair of Computer Science and Economics and Mathematical Methods and Modeling. 2009 - Member of the Council of Public TV and Radio Company of the Republic of Armenia. 2011 - Deputy Chair of the Council of Public TV and Radio Company of the Republic of Armenia. 1988 - Elected Secretary of the VSPI Committee of LYU. 1990 - 1996 - Elected Deputy of Vanadzor City Council. 1995 - 1999 - Deputy of the National Assembly (electoral district #60.) Member of the Standing Committee on Financial-Credit, Budgetary and Economic Affairs of the National Assembly. Representative of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia to the Inter-parliamentary Assembly of CIS countries. Member of the “Reforms” deputy group. Non partisan. 1999 - 2003 - Deputy of the National Assembly (electoral district #46.) Member of the Standing Committee on Financial-Credit, Budgetary and Economic Affairs of the National Assembly. Member of the faction “Unity,” then he was not included in any factions or deputy groups. Later a member of the “People's Deputy” deputy group. Non partisan. 2003 - 2007 - Deputy of the National Assembly (electoral district #37.) Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Financial-Credit, Budgetary and Economic Affairs of the National Assembly. Member of the Committee of EU-Armenia Parliamentary Cooperation. Secretary of the “People's Deputy” parliamentary group. Non partisan. Since 2011 - Member of the RPA. May 6, 2012 - Elected Deputy of the National Assembly by proportional electoral system from the RPA party. The author of four books and more than fifty scientific works. Married, with four children. . Karen Botoyan

District 023 Birth date 26.04.1983 Party "Rule of Law" Party /RLP/ Factions 31.05.2012 "Rule of Law" Faction

Committees 11.06.2012 Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs

11.06.2012 Economic Affairs

E-mail [email protected]

Born on April 26, 1983 in Aldan town (RF, Yakutia province.)

2002 - 2004 - Served in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia.

2007 - Graduated from the Department of Metallurgy and Lithospheric studies of the Yerevan State Engineering University. Mining Engineer.

2011 - Magistracy courses of the Division of Political Science at YSU International Relations Faculty.

2006 - 2009 - Inspector of JSC “Armenia International Airports.”

2010 - 2012 - Engineer controller, then Deputy Director of “Europe” LLC.

May 6, 2012 - Elected Deputy of the National Assembly from electoral district #23. Member of the Political Council of “Rule of Law.”

Married, with a child.

Stepan Margaryan

District 088 Birth date 26.10.1960 Party "Powerful Homeland" Party Factions 31.05.2012 "Prosperous Armenia" Faction Committee 31.05.2012 Territorial Management and Local Self- Government (Committee Chair)

Born on October 26, 1960 in the village of Ekhaila in Akhalkalaki region of the Republic of Georgia.

1981 - Graduated from the Faculty of Applied Mathematics of Yerevan State University.

1986 - Postgraduate at ASSR NAS Calculating Center.

1981 - 1983 - Engineer Programmer in the Yerevan Scientific Research Institute of Mathematical Machines.

1987 - 1992 - Junior Research Assistant at the ASSR NAS Calculating Center.

1992 - 1994 - Head of the Division of the Local Government Administration in the Staff to the President of the Republic of Armenia.

1994 - 2000 - First Deputy Head of the State Department of Special Programs of the Republic of Armenia.

2000 - 2008 - Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia on regional issues and neighboring Diaspora.

2000 - 2002 - Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, appointed as acting official to the Head of the Regional Integration Department of the Republic of Armenia.

May 6, 2012 - Elected Deputy of the National Assembly by proportional electoral system from the “Prosperous Armenia” party.

Author of three scientific articles.

Married, with two children. Edmon Marukyan District 030 Birth date 13.01.1981 Party non-Party Factions 31.05.2012 Not included Committees 11.06.2012 State and Legal Affairs 06.12.2012 Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs 06.12.2012 Foreign Relations

Born on January 13, 1981 in Vanadzor. Served in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia. 2002 - Graduated from the Law Department of Moscow Institute of Commerce and Law. Bachelor of Law. 2006 - Higher educational training course for Human Rights of Warsaw Helsinki Foundation, received qualification of a Specialist for the Protection of Human Rights and Interests. 2007 - Academy of Public Administration of the Republic of Armenia, received a Master of Law Grade. 2010 - University of Minnesota Law School. Received a Master's Degree in Human Rights and International Law. Participated in a number of specialized training courses (in Armenia, Poland, Hungary, USA, Switzerland, Denmark, France, Germany, Russia.) 2002 - 2004 - Head of the Law Department of Media Public Organization “Media Group.” 2007 - 2008 - Lecturer in the Chair of Philosophy and Political Science in Hov. Tumanyan Vanadzor State Pedagogical Institute. 2007 - 2012 - Partner, Lawyer at law office of “Populeks” LLC. 2009 - Senior Lawyer of the “Centre for Protection and Promotion of Interests” (CPPI) in Lori province. 2008 - Member of the Chamber of Advocates of the Republic of Armenia. Lawyer. Since 2002 - Member of the “International Network of Youth Movements for Human Rights,” 2003 - Member of the Coordinating Council. 2005 - Member of the public observation group carrying out control at places of detention of persons arrested by the Police of the Republic of Armenia. 2006 - Elected Chair of the group. 2005 - 2012 - Member of the observation group, carrying out public monitoring in the criminal-executive institutions and bodies of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia. Since 2006 - Founding member of the International Organization “Youth Network for Education of Human Rights.” 2010 - One of the founders of the Human Rights NGO “Center for Strategic Proceedings.” Author and co-author of several articles, analytical manuals and reports on human rights. May 6, 2012 - Elected Deputy of the National Assembly from the electoral district #30. Married, with two children.

Nikol Pashinyan

District 114

Birth date 01.06.1975

Party non-Party

Factions 31.05.2012 "Armenian National Congress" Faction

Committees 11.06.2012 Foreign Relations

11.06.2012 Territorial Management and Local Self- Government

11.06.2012 - 14.09.2012 ethique

14.09.2012 - 07.02.2013 ethique (Committee Chair)

E-mail [email protected]

Born on June 1, 1975 in Ijevan (Tavush province.)

1991 - Entered the faculty of Philology (Department of Journalism,) of the Yerevan State University.

1995 - Withdrawn.

1994 - 1995 - Journalist of the “Newspaper” daily.

1998 - 1999 - Chief editor of “Oragir” daily.

1999 - 1012 - Chief editor of “Haykakan Zhamanak” daily.

2006 - Founding member of the social and political initiatives “Aylntrank.”

2007 - The first one listed in proportional list of “Impeachment” alliance.

2008 - Member of the pre - election headquarters of Levon Ter-Petrosyan, candidate for the President of the Republic of Armenia.

May 6, 2012 - Elected Deputy of the National Assembly by proportional electoral system from the “Armenian National Congress” alliance of parties.

Married, with three children. Tevan Poghosyan

District 122 Birth date 02.12.1972 Party non-Party Factions 22.10.2013 "Heritage" Faction (secretary) Committees 14.01.2013 Foreign Relations

14.01.2013 Defense, National Security and Internal Affairs

14.01.2013 Economic Affairs

07.02.2013 - 17.09.2013 ethique

E-mail [email protected]

Born on December 2, 1972 in Yerevan.

1996 - Graduated from the faculty of Computer Technologies from the Armenian State Engineering University. Engineer system technician. Master of Engineering.

1996 - Graduated from the faculty of Political Science and International Relations of the American University of Armenia. Master of Arts.

1996 - 1997 - Expert at Central Bank Department of the Republic of Armenia.

1997 - Head of the Division of Balance Analysis and Methodology of the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia.

1997 - 1999 - NKR MFA Director of the Office of Public Affairs of NKR in the United States (Washington.)

1999 - 2000 - Head of the Division of Marketing and Trade Ltd “Hovnanian International.”

2000 - 2012. - Executive Director of the International Center for Human Development.

2001 - 2012 - Executive Director for the Armenian Atlantic Association.

Since 2002 - Lecturer at the Russian - Armenian (Slavonic) University.

October 5, 2012 - Elected Deputy of the National Assembly by proportional electoral system from the “Heritage” party.

2012 - Awarded the Jubilee Medal of “The Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia, 20 years” by order of the Minister of Defense.

Author of a number of scientific articles. Married, with 5 children. Aghvan Vardanyan District 119 Birth date 07.10.1958 Party "Armenian Revolutionary Federation" /ARF/ Factions 31.05.2012 "Armenian Revolutionary Federation" Faction (secretary) Committees 11.06.2012 Science, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport 11.06.2012 Social Affairs 01.11.2012 Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs

Born on October 7, 1958 in the village of Gemur in Nakhichevan ASSR.

Lieutenant in the reserve mechanized infantry forces.

1982 - Graduated from the Yerevan State University. Philologist. Poet. Journalist.

1975 -1977 - Goods Manager in the union “Armwatindustry.”

1982 - 1987 - Executive Secretary of the “Yerevan University” newspaper.

1988 - 1990 - Employee of the “Aghbyur” and the “Garoun” magazines.

1990 - 1993 - Secretary of the Writers Union of Armenia.

1991 - 1993 - Chief Editor of the “Yerkir” newspaper.

1994 - Employee of Radio “Liberty.”

1994 - 1996 - Editor of the “Droshak” (Atenq) magazine.

1996 - 1999 - Chief Editor of the Media Centre “Yerevan.”

2003 - Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia.

May 30, 1999 - Elected Deputy of the National Assembly by proportional electoral system from the ARF. Member of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations of the National Assembly, then member of the standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs of the National Assembly. Member, then Head of the ARF faction.

May 6, 2012 - Elected Deputy of the National Assembly by proportional electoral system from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation.

Since 1990 - Member of the ARF.

2008 - Elected member of the ARF Bureau.

2011 - Coordinator of ARF propaganda.

Winner of the literary prize of the Central Committee of Youth of Armenia (1989.)

Awarded the Medal of “Anania Shirakatsi.” Married, with two children.

Margarit Yesayan

District 060 Birth date 24.10.1958 Party "Republican Party of Armenia" /RPA/ Factions 31.05.2012 "Republican" (RPA) Faction Committees 11.06.2012 - 22.06.2012 Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs

22.06.2012 Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs (Committee Deputy Chair)

Born on October 24, 1958 in Yerevan.

1982 - Graduated from the faculty of Philology of Yerevan State University. Specialist of Armenian language and literature.

2002 - Participated in the training course of “The Role of Media in the Electoral Processes,” conducted by the U.S. Government in the framework of “International Visitor.”

1983 - 1996 - Journalist for the children and teen-ager newspaper “Pioneer Kanch” (later-“Kanch,”) then editor for the school division.

1996 - 2012 - Political journalist, commentator for the “Aravot” daily.

1999 - 2001 - Cooperation with the radio station “Freedom.”

Since 2011 - Lecturer at V. Brusov Yerevan State Linguistic University.

May 6, 2012 - Elected Deputy of the National Assembly by proportional electoral system from the Republican Party.

2003 - Awarded Letter of thanks of the Ministry of Social Safety of the Republic of Armenia.

2008 - Awarded Title of “Journalist of the Year” (magazine “De Facto”.)

2010 - Awarded Letter of thanks of the EU “TI Report” program.

2011 - Awarded Prize of “Journalistic Investigation” of Yerevan Press Club for binding and editing the “Tiezerakan” (Universal) book.

2012 - Awarded the Commemorative Medal “20th Anniversary of the Armenian Army” of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia.

Married, with three children.