Tigran Torosyan (), born April 14, 1956) was the President of the
National Assembly of Armenia
The National Assembly of Armenia (, ''Hayastani Hanrapetyut'yan Azgayin zhoghov'' or simply Ազգային ժողով, ԱԺ, ''Azgayin Zhoghov'', ''AZh''), also informally referred to as the Parliament of Armenia (խորհրդարան, ''khor ...
from 2006 to 2008.
From 1993 he was a member of
Republican Party of Armenia
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It was the first polit ...
and the party board. In 1998-2008 he became a Deputy Chairman of the RPA board. On June 1, 2006, he was elected President of the National Assembly of
Armenia
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. He resigned from office in 2008 after growing differences between him and other officials from the RPA, including
president
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Serge Sargsyan which also led him to quit the party. Torosyan is married and has one daughter.
References
External links
RFE/RL interviewwith Tigran Torosyan after his resignation as speaker of the National Assembly and as a member of the HHK (Sept 23, 2008)
1956 births
Living people
Politicians from Yerevan
Presidents of the National Assembly (Armenia)
National Polytechnic University of Armenia alumni
Republican Party of Armenia politicians
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