Ruben Tovmasyan ( hy, Ռուբեն Թովմասյան; February 15, 1937 – March 30, 2019) was the General Secretary of the

Armenian Communist Party The Armenian Communist Party ( hy, Հայաստանի կոմունիստական կուսակցություն, ՀԿԿ; ''Hayastani Komunistakan Kusaktsutyun'', HKK) is a communist party in Armenia. It considers itself the successor to the Armenia ...

Biography

In 1977, Tovmasyan graduated from the

Armenian State University of Economics The Armenian State University of Economics (ASUE) ( hy, Հայաստանի պետական տնտեսագիտական համալսարան) is a state-owned university of economics in Yerevan, the capital Armenia, founded in 1975. History The facul ...

. From 1977 to 1989, he was the first secretary of the Orkhanikidze and Shahumian regional committees of the Communist Party of Armenia and the central office of the Communist Party. From 1989 to 1990, he was head of the Refugee Reception and Hosting Department. From 1991 until 1993, Tovmasyan was a member of the Transport and Communication Division of the Council of Ministers of Armenia. From 2000 to 2003, he was Secretary of the CPA Central Committee. In 2003, he was made First Secretary. Tovmasyan resigned from his position in 2013 for personal reasons.

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Freedom of information blacklist 2006Armenia update
1937 births 2019 deaths Armenian Communist Party politicians Armenian State University of Economics alumni Communist Party of Armenia (Soviet Union) politicians {{Armenia-politician-stub