Eduard Sharmazanov (Armenian: Էդուարդ Շարմազանով; born 8 November 1975) is an Armenian politician.[1] Since 12 June 2011, he has been a Vice President of the National Assembly. After the 2017 Armenian parliamentary election, on 18 May 2017, he was re-elected to that position. Since 2011, he has been the spokesperson of Republican Party of Armenia.
Eduard Sharmazanov | |
|---|---|
| Էդուարդ Նոյեմիկ Շարմազանով | |
| Vice President of National Assembly | |
| In office 12 June 2011 – 14 January 2019 | |
| President | Ara Babloyan |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 12 May 2007 | |
| Spokesperson of Republican Party | |
| Assumed office 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 November 1975 Alaverdi, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Republican Party of Armenia |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Armenian State Pedagogical University |
On October 12, after the Armenian defeat on the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, he was arrested among other opposition leaders on charges of "illegal conduction of rallies".[2]
References edit
- ^ Biography of Eduard Sharmazanov Official website of the National Assembly of Armenia
- ^ Leaders of PAP, Homeland parties, ARF-D Supreme Body member and others arrested for illegal conduction of rallies Aysor, October 12, 2020