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The Prime Minister of Armenia is the most senior minister within the Armenian government, and is required by the constitution to "oversee the Government's regular activities [and] coordinate the work of the Ministers." The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of Armenia, but can be removed by a vote of no confidence in parliament. The office of president is generally considered to more powerful than the office of Prime Minister.

The office of Prime Minister was first established in 1918 with the foundation of the Republic of Armenia. It vanished when Armenia was incorporated into the Soviet Union. When Armenia regained its independence, the office of Prime Minister was reintroduced.

If Prime Ministers from both before and after the Soviet annexation are included, there have been fourteen Prime Ministers of Armenia.

	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
1	Hovhannes Qajaznuni	30 May 1918	28 May 1919	Revolutionary Federation
2	Aleksandr Khatisyan	28 May 1919	5 May 1920	Revolutionary Federation
3	Hamo Ohanjanyan	5 May 1920	25 November 1920	Revolutionary Federation
4	Simon Vratsian	25 November 1920	2 December 1920	(None)
Position Abolished
5	Vazgen Manukyan	13 August 1990	22 November 1991	National Democratic Union
6	Gagik Arutyunyan	22 November 1991	30 July 1992	(None)
7	Khosrov Arutyunyan	30 July 1992	2 February 1993	(None)
8	Hrant Bagratyan	2 February 1993	4 November 1996	Pan-Armenian National Movement
9	Armen Sarkissian	4 November 1996	20 March 1997	(None)
10	Robert Kocharyan	20 March 1997	10 April 1998	(None)
11	Armen Darbinyan	10 April 1998	11 June 1999	(None)
12	Vasgen Sarkissian	11 June 1999	27 October 1999	Republican Party
13	Aram Sarkissian	3 November 1999	2 May 2000	Republican Party
14	Andranik Markaryan	12 May 2000	(present)	Republican Party

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