Arpine Hovhannisyan

Arpine Hovhannisyan
Arpine Hovhannisyan
Արփինե Հովհաննիսյան
	Hovhannisyan in 2017
Vice President of National Assembly
	In office; 18 May 2017 – 14 January 2019
President	Ara Babloyan
Minister of Justice
	In office; 4 Sep 2015 – 11 May 2017
Prime Minister	Hovik Abrahamyan; Karen Karapetyan
Preceded by	Hovhannes Manukyan
Succeeded by	Davit Harutyunyan
Personal details
Born	4 December 1983 (age 40); Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Alma mater	Yerevan State University
Occupation	Lawyer

Arpine Hovhannisyan (Armenian: Արփինե Աշոտի Հովհաննիսյան; born 4 December 1983) is an Armenian politician, lawyer, former Minister of Justice of Armenia, and former Vice President of the National Assembly of Armenia. Hovhannisyan is also the first female to ever hold the position of Justice Minister in Armenia. Currently a member of the Chamber of Advocates, she is fully engaged in a professional activity. During her political career, Hovhannisyan was member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (HHK), formerly a governing political force. She is not affiliated with any political party at present.