Ani Tachati Samsonyan ( hy, Անի Տաճատի Սամսոնյան; born in
Yerevan
Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Y ...
, then part of the
Armenian SSR
The Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic,; russian: Армянская Советская Социалистическая Республика, translit=Armyanskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika) also commonly referred to as Soviet A ...
in 1990, February 10), is an Armenian politician and journalist, member of the
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ...
since was elected in
2018 election for
Bright Armenia
Bright Armenia ( hy, Լուսավոր Հայաստան, translit=Lusavor Hayastan) is a classical liberal political party in Armenia founded on 12 December 2015.
History
In 2017, Bright Armenia launched an educational program aimed at advancing ...
, assuming the office on 14 January 2019. She is the deputy chair of the Standing Committee on the Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs.
Ani Tachati Samsonyan.
She is also a member of Inter parliamentary Committee on cooperation between the
National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia and
National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus. She has a membership in
(PA OSCE). She is also engaged in a range of Friendship Groups of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia including Friendship Group Armenia-Austria, Friendship Group Armenia-Japan, Friendship Group Armenia - Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Friendship Group Armenia-Moldova, Friendship Group Armenia-Slovenia.
Education
She got a degree in Journalism for the
Armenian State Pedagogical University
Khachatur Abovian Armenian State Pedagogical University (ASPU) ( hy, Խաչատուր Աբովյանի անվան հայկական պետական մանկավարժական համալսարան, ՀՊՄՀ), is a state university and higher educa ...
in 2011.
Between 2011 and 2013 studied in the Department of International Relations at the International Center for Science and Education of the
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (NAS RA) ( hy, Հայաստանի Հանրապետության գիտությունների ազգային ակադեմիա, ՀՀ ԳԱԱ, ''Hayastani Hanrapetut’yan gitut’yunneri az ...
.
Currently, she is studying in the Master’s Degree program of the Law Department of Public Administration Academy of the Republic of Armenia.
Career
2010–2012 She has been a Scientific Associate at the H. Sharambeyan Center for Folk Art.
2012–2013 Journalist of "ArmNews" media TV company.
2012–2013 Author of the articles of the analytical website "Diplomat.am" (a series of articles, called "Information Wars and Campaign").
2013–2014 Coordinator of the "ArmNews" press club.
2015 Founding member of the "Bright Armenia" initiative, then the "
Bright Armenia" party, press secretary of the party.
2017–2018 Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Council of Yerevan on issues of urban planning and land use. Member of the "Way Out" faction.
As a result of the
extraordinary election to the Yerevan City Council held on 23 September 2018, was elected a member of the Council.
Հայտնի են Երևանի ավագանու ԲՀԿ և «Լույս» խմբակցության անդամները
2018–2019 Member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Council of Yerevan on issues of urban planning and land use. Member of the "Luys" faction.
December 9, 2018 – Elected Member of the National Assembly from the national electoral list of the "Bright Armenia" party.
References
1990 births
Living people
Politicians from Yerevan
Members of the National Assembly (Armenia)
Armenian journalists
21st-century Armenian women politicians
21st-century Armenian politicians
Armenian women journalists
21st-century journalists
Armenian State Pedagogical University alumni
Bright Armenia politicians
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