Zhanna Andreasyan
Zhanna Andreasyan | |
|---|---|
| Ժաննա Անդրեասյան | |
| Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports | |
| Assumed office 13 December 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Nikol Pashinyan |
| Preceded by | Vahram Dumanyan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Zhanna Arami Andreasyan 14 February 1981 |
| Spouse | Petros Ghazaryan |
| Alma mater | Yerevan State University |
Zhanna Arami Andreasyan (Armenian: Ժաննա Արամի Անդրեասյան; born 14 February 1981), is an Armenian sociologist and politician, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Armenia since 2022.
Career
Andreasyan was born on 14 February 1981 in Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.[1][2] She obtained a degree in sociology from Yerevan State University in 2002 and a master's degree in 2004, completing postgraduate studies in sociology at the same university between 2004 and 2008.[2][3]
Between 1997 and 2002, Andreasyan was a correspondent for the children's and youth weekly magazine Kanch.[2][3] In 2003, she began working at the Centre for Educational Programmes, where she was responsible for ICT implementation, project manager and deputy director until 2019.[2][3] Since 2004, she has been teaching at the Yerevan State University.[2][3] She has also been deputy director of the Armenian National Agrarian University.[4]
She was appointed Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs during Minister Zaruhi Batoyan's term in February 2019, a position she held until 2020 when she was appointed Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports under Arayik Harutyunyan and Vahram Dumanyan until 12 December 2022.[5][2][6] On 13 December 2022, Andreasyan was appointed Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.[2][3]
Personal life
She is married to journalist and broadcaster Petros Ghazaryan, with whom have two daughters.[2][7] Aside her native Armenian, Andreasyan is fluent in English and Russian.[2]
References
- ^ "Կանայք՝ Հայաստանի կառավարությունում" [Women in the Armenian government]. Radar Armenia (in Armenian). 8 March 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Zhanna Andreasyan Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport". Government of Armenia. Archived from the original on 19 December 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d e "ԿԳՄՍ նախարար Ժաննա Անդրեասյանի կենսագրությունը" [Biography of the Minister of Education, Culture and Sports, Zhanna Andreyasyan]. Haykakan Zhamanak. 13 December 2022. Archived from the original on 8 December 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "Ես որպես հայ մարդ արգելում եմ Գարեգին Նժդեհի մասին խոսել ինչ– որ մի ֆաշիստական ակնարկով. Աննա Մայիլյան" [As an Armenian, I forbid everyone to speak of Garegin Nzhdeh in any fascist context. Anna Mayilyan]. News.am (in Armenian). 13 February 2021. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "Zhanna Andreasyan is appointed Armenia Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports". News.am. 6 March 2020. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "Zhanna Andreasyan leaves her position as Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports". News.am. 12 December 2022. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "«Ժողովուրդ». ՔՊ-ականների մի թևը ստորագրահավաք էր սկսել Դումանյանի դեմ. ինչպես Անդրեասյանը դարձավ նախարար" [‘Zhoghovurd’: A faction of the Republican Party had started a petition against Dumanian; how Andriasyan became minister.]. News.am. 14 December 2022. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2026.