YEREVAN (Reuters)–Armenian President Robert Kocharian named Prime Minister Aram Sargsyan’s cabinet on Saturday.
Sargsyan replaces his brother Vazgen–who was killed on October 27 when gunmen attacked parliament.
Interior Minister Haik Harutyunyan has replaced Suren Abrahamian and National Security Minister Karlos Petrosyan has replaced Serj Sarkisian after both incumbents offered their resignation in the wake of the shooting.
The post of Minister of Operative Issues was eliminated and Industry and Trade Minister Karen Jshmarityan has replaced Haik Gevorkyan.
The cabinet list is as follows:
President (Sworn in 9 April 1998) ………Robert Kocharian
Prime Minister (Appointed Nov. 3 99) ……….Aram Sargsyan
MINISTERS:
Agriculture ………………………….Gagik Shahbazyan
City Construction …………………….Hrair Hovanesyan
Communications and Mail ………………….Ruben Tonoyan
Culture–Sports and Youth Issues ………..Roland Sharoyan
Defense ………………………..Vagharshak Harutyunyan
Ecology ……………………………..Gevork Vartanyan
Economy ………………………………Armen Darbinyan
Education and Science …………………Eduard Ghazaryan
Energy …………………………………David Zadoyan
Finance ……………………………Levon Barkhudaryan
Foreign ………………………………Vardan Oskanian
Healthcare …………………………..Haik Nikoghosyan
Industrial Infrastructures ……………Vahan Shirkhanian
Industry and Trade ………………….Haik Gevorkyan
Interior …………………………….Haik Harutyunyan
Justice …………………………….David Harutyunyan
National Security …………………….Karlos Petrosyan
Privatisation ……………………..Pavel Ghaltakhchyan
Regional Affairs …………………..Khosrov Harutyunyan
Social Security …………………….Razmik Martirosyan
State Revenues …………………………Smbat Aivazyan
Transport ……………………………Ervand Zakharyan
Minister-Head of Government
Administration ………………….Shahen Karamanukyan
Speaker of the National Assembly ………Armen Khachatryan
Chairman of the Appellate Court ………..Henrik Danielyan
Chairman of the Constitution Court …….Gagik Harutyunyan
State Prosecutor ……………………..Aghvan Hovsepian
Chairman of the Central Bank ……………Tigran Sarksyan