Vahagn Hovakimyan

Vahagn Hovakimyan (Armenian: Վահագն Հովակիմյան; born 1974), is an Armenian politician, lawyer, journalist, and member of the Civil Contract party. He served as a member of the National Assembly of Armenia from January 14, 2019, to October 12, 2022. He is currently serving as the President of the Central Electoral Commission of Armenia since October 11, 2022.

Education

From 1991 to 1993, he studied at the Faculty of Radio Physics of Yerevan State University but did not complete his university education. He then joined the Armed Forces of Armenia from 1993 to 1995. He resigned from the mandate on October 10.

On December 9, 2018, he was elected as a member of the My Step Alliance in the 2018 Armenian parliamentary elections.

In the 2021 Armenian parliamentary elections held on June 20, he was elected as a member of the Civil Contract party.

In the 2022 Armenian parliamentary elections held on October 7, he was elected as the president of the Central Electoral Commission by the National Assembly of Armenia.