Defence Minister of Armenia

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The Defence Minister of Armenia, heading the Ministry of Defense is charged with the political leadership of the Armed Forces of Armenia. The position was established in January 1992 and is currently headed by Seyran Ohanyan. From 1993-1995 there was a concurrent position of the State Minister for Defense held by Vazgen Sargsyan.

	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
1	Drastamat Kanayan	30 May 1918	28 May 1919	Armenian Revolutionary Federation
2	Rouben Ter Minassian	28 May 1919	October 1920	Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Position Abolished
3	Vazgen Sargsyan	January, 1992	August, 1992	Pan-Armenian National Movement
4	Vazgen Manukyan	August 1992	August 1993	National Democratic Union
5	Serzh Sargsyan	August 1993	May 1995	none
6	Vazgen Sargsyan	May, 1995	June, 1999	Republican Party of Armenia
7	Vagharshak Harutiunyan	June 1999	May 2000	none
8	Serzh Sargsyan	May 2000	26 March 2007	Republican Party of Armenia
9	Mikael Harutyunyan	4 April 2007	14 April 2008	none
10	Seyran Ohanyan	14 April 2008	Present	none