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    HRAYR KARAPETYAN ELECTED NA VICE-SPEAKER

    armradio.am
    20.05.2008 17:32

    Hrayr Karapetyan was elected Vice-Speaker of the National Assembly
    today.

    101 Deputies participated in the secret ballot. He received 97 pro
    and 1 con vote, 2 ballots were considered invalid.

    Hrayr Karapetyan thanked his colleagues for trust. He noted that he
    would use every opportunity for the benefit of the activity of the
    National Assembly and the benefit of the Motherland.

    He was born on August 11, 1963 in Yerevan.

    In 1980 he finished Yerevan secondary school #135.

    1980-1981 he was a worker at Yerevan Lamp Factory.

    In 1985 he studied and graduated from Yerevan Kh. Abovian Armenian
    State Pedagogical Institute, later he continued his postgraduate
    studies. He defended his thesis on the theme "The Problem of the
    Learners' Civil Upbringing in the System of National Education."

    He is a candidate of pedagogical sciences, an author of a number of
    scientific manuals and works.

    985-1990 he worked at school in the village of Nor Geghi, later at
    Yerevan # 181 school as a teacher.

    985-1987 he joined Zangakatun organization.

    987-1989 he was a member of Unity organization, editor of Zangakatun
    periodical.

    In 1989 he joined the Armenian Revolutionary Federation.

    990-1995 he was elected a member of the ARF Central Committee of
    Armenia.

    990-1992 he participated in the organization of self-defense battles
    of Getashen, Shahumian, Berdadzor, Mardakert with Tatul Krpeyan,
    Shahen Mgheryan and other freedom fighters.

    996-1998 he was elected a member of the ARF Supreme Body of Armenia.

    998-2003 - governor of RA Aragatsotn marz.

    2003-2007 - NA deputy (proportional list, ARF). He was head of ARF
    faction of the National Assembly.

    On May 12, 2007 he was elected a deputy of the National Assembly by
    the proportional electoral system from the ARF Party. He is head of
    the Armenian Revolutionary Faction.

    He is the author of dozens of laws and legislative initiatives.

    He is head of the group of 'Parliamentary Cooperation of the Protection
    of the Consumers' Interests' of the National Assembly. He made queries
    and statements on the tariffs of gas, water, telecommunication and
    power concerning the protection of the consumers' interests in the
    National Assembly.

    He was awarded medals and orders by the RA Defense Minister, Prime
    Minister and the Chairman of the Federal Council of the Russian
    Federation.

    He is married and has three children.
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