Srbuhi Galyan
Srbuhi Galyan | |
|---|---|
| Սրբուհի Գալյան | |
Galyan in 2020 | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| Assumed office 5 November 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Nikol Pashinyan |
| Preceded by | Grigor Minasyan |
| Deputy Prosecutor General | |
| In office 2020–2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Srbuhi Hovhannes Galyan 5 May 1992 Yerevan, Armenia |
| Alma mater | Yerevan State University |
Srbuhi Hovhannes Galyan (Armenian: Սրբուհի Հովհաննեսի Գալյան; born 5 May 1992) is an Armenian lawyer, academic and politician, Minister of Justice of Armenia since 2024. She previously served as Deputy Prosecutor General between 2020 and 2024.
Early life
Galyan was born on 5 May 1992 in Yerevan, Armenia.[1][2][3] She obtained a law degree from Yerevan State University in 2012, where she also obtained a master's degree in law in 2014 and a PhD in law in 2018.[1][3] Between 2016 and 2017, Galyan studied at the Chamber of Advocates of the Republic of Armenia.[1][2]
Career
Between 2012 and 2015, she worked in the legal department of a telecommunications company, and between 2015 and 2018 as chief specialist in the department for organising, improving and developing investigation methods at the Special Investigative Service of Armenia and subsequently in its legal services ans external relations, between 2018 and 2019.[3][2][1][4]
Since 2015, Galyan teaches criminal law at the Yerevan State University and since 2016 at the Justice Academy of Armenia.[3][1] Between 2020 and 2021 she lectured at the Educational Complex of the Police.[3][1]
In 2019 she was appointed Deputy Minister of Justice, an office she held until September 2020 when Galyan was named Deputy Prosecutor General, with the specific function of coordinating the confiscation of illicit assets.[3][1][2][5][4]
On 5 November 2024 Galyan was appointed Minister of Justice by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, succeeding Grigor Minasyan, who resigned on 1 October 2024.[3][1][4] She was sworn in on 20 December 2024.[6] The US State Department recognized her as a "pioneer in the fight against corruption" in December 2024.[7] She said in March 2025 that Armenia future is in line with European values.[8]
As Minister of Justice, Galyan is responsible for the planned potential constitutional reform, and in July 2025 she stated that the new constitution would be ready for 2026, before the parliamentary election.[9] In an interview in August 2025, Galyan said that the reform would strengthen the role of the National Assembly in overseeing the government and its formation.[10]
Personal life
She speaks fluently English and Russian and has one daughter.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Srbuhi Galyan Minister of Justice". Government of Armenia. Archived from the original on 22 December 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d "Srbuhi Hovhannes Galyan". Yerevan State University. Archived from the original on 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Srbuhi Galyan Minister". Ministry of Justice. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ a b c "Srbuhi Galyan Appointed as Armenia's New Justice Minister". Oragark. 5 November 2024. Archived from the original on 6 August 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ "The 11th Minister of Justice of the Third Republic of Armenia Has Been Appointed". iravaban.net. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ "The swearing-in ceremony of the Ministers of Internal Affairs, Justice and TCE took place". Tert.am. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ "Srbuhi Galyan was recognized as a pioneer in the fight against corruption. US Embassy in Armenia". Tert.am. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ "The future of our country is in line with European values and standards. GALYAN, Ambassador of the Czech Republic". Tert.am. 10 March 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ "The new text of the Constitution must be ready by 2026. The people will decide whether to have a new constitution or not". Tert.am. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ Pracht, Alexander (12 August 2025). "EXPLAINER: What's behind Armenia's potential constitutional changes?". Civilnet. Archived from the original on 19 September 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2026.