Andranik Noriki Tevanyan ( hy, Անդրանիկ Նորիկի Թևանյան; born 5 May 1974) is an Armenian politician who served as a member of the

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from 2021 and 2023. He is the leader of the

Mother Armenia Alliance The Mother Armenia Alliance ( hy, Մայր Հայաստան դաշինք, translit=Mayr Hayastan dashink’) is an Armenian political party. History The Mother Armenia Alliance was established on 9 August 2023 during a founding congress held in ...

in which he founded.

Early life and education

Tevanyan was born on 5 May 1974 in

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. In 1997, he graduated from

National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia (NUACA) ( hy, Ճարտարապետության և շինարարարության Հայաստանի ազգային համալսարան, ՃՇՀԱՀ), is a state university in Yerevan ...

, Faculty of Construction Economics and Management. In 1999, he graduated from the "Engineering Management" department of the

National Polytechnic University of Armenia The National Polytechnic University of Armenia () is a technical university located in Yerevan, Armenia. Established as the Karl Marx Institute of Polytechnic in 1933, it provides educational and research programs in various fields of technology ...

with a degree in engineering.

Career

From 1999 to 2000, Tevanyan was an advisor to the

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, and from 2000 to 2001, he was the chief editor of the news program of "Ar" TV Company, the executive director of the TV company. In 2001, he was the host of the economic-analytical program of Public Television. From 2002 to 2006, he taught at the National Polytechnic University of Armenia, and from 2003 to 2013 at the

Russian-Armenian University Russian-Armenian University (RAU) (russian: Российско-Армянский университет, РАУ; hy, Հայ-Ռուսական համալսարան) is an intergovernmental university being under the joint authority of the Russia ...

. In 2009, the "7 Or" news analytical website was founded at the "Polytekonomy" research institute in which Tevanyan founded.

Politics

In June 2021, Tevanyan was elected to the National Assembly as part of the

Armenia Alliance Armenia Alliance ( hy, Հայաստան դաշինք, Hayastan dashink’, HD) is an Armenian political alliance. It was founded in 2021 and is currently led by former President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan. History During the 2020–2021 Armenian ...

. On 9 August 2023, Tevanyan founded the

in Yerevan. He left the Armenia Alliance and resigned from his post in the National Assembly in order to run in the

2023 Yerevan City Council election Yerevan City Council elections were held on 17 September 2023. The Yerevan City Council comprises 65 members, including the mayor and the first deputy mayor, elected through a proportional electoral system. City Council members are elected for a f ...

. In that election, his party won 12 seats in the

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, gaining 15.43% of the vote. On 19 September 2023, Tevanyan called for the impeachment of Prime Minister

Nikol Pashinyan Nikol Vovayi Pashinyan ( hy, Նիկոլ Վովայի Փաշինյան, ; born 1 June 1975) is an Armenian politician serving as the prime minister of Armenia since 8 May 2018. A journalist by profession, Pashinyan founded his own newspaper in 1 ...

and he was arrested by police two days later, during

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in Yerevan.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tevanyan, Andranik 1974 births Living people 21st-century Armenian politicians Members of the 8th convocation of the National Assembly (Armenia) Politicians from Yerevan National Polytechnic University of Armenia alumni