Gayane_Abrahamyan
Gayane Abrahamyan
Armenian politician and journalist
Gayane Abrahamyan (born 2 July 1979) is an Armenian politician and journalist who served in the National Assembly.
Gayane Abrahamyan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 14 January 2019[1] – 25 September 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1979-07-02) July 2, 1979 (age 44) |
| Political party | My Step Alliance |
| Children | 2[1] |
| Education | Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts International Center for Journalists |
Gayane Abrahamyan was born on 2 July 1979. She graduated from the Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts in 2007, and from the International Center for Journalists in 2009.[1]
Journalism
From 1997 to 2001, Abrahamyan served as the coordinator of the Little Singers of Armenia. She worked as a journalist for Armenia Now and Armenian International Magazine, as an Armenian correspondent for International Eurasianet, and as a correspondent with The Guardian and One Magazine.[1]
Politics
On 9 December 2018, she was elected as a member of the National Assembly as a member of the My Step Alliance. During her tenure in the National Assembly she served on the Standing Committee on European Integration committee.[1] She also served as the head of Armenia's delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly after Mkhitar Hayrapetyan stepped down as head of the delegation and as co-president of the organization.[2][3] Abrahamyan resigned on September 25, 2020.[4]
- "Gayane Abrahamyan". Armenia. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- "Armenia's delegation to EuroNest PA to be headed by ruling faction MP Gayane Abrahamyan". July 13, 2020. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- "Euronest PA Co-President, Armenian MP Gayane Abrahamyan make joint statement". June 23, 2020. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- "Armenia: Lawmaker from ruling My Step bloc resigns". PanARMENIA. September 25, 2020. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2020.