Vardan Ascatryan
Division for Ethnic Minorities and Religious Affairs
Head
Curriculum Vitae
Date and Place of Birth
February 29, 1964, Yerevan
Education
Secondary School No. 67 after Charents, Yerevan
Engineering Institute of Yerevan
Career Experience
1987-1993, Yerevan Factory of Electric Lamps, engineer
1988-1992, “Independence” newspaper’s information section, supervisor
1992-1996, National Self-Determination Party (NSDP), NSDP chairman of board, NSDP deputy chairman, NSDP secretary-in-charge,
1997-1998, Lragir newspaper, acting editor-in-chief,
2000-2002, State Council on Religious Affairs by the Government of the Republic of Armenia, first degree specialist
2002-2004, RA Government Staff, Social Affairs Department, leading specialist
2004-2008, RA Government Staff, Ethnic Minorities and Religious Affairs Department, aide
Other Details
Over 100 analytical essays and articles published in the press
First Armenian translation of the US Constitution as published in the Constitution of the United States manual (Henrik Khachatryan, Yerevan PH, 1991)
Author of the NSDP-issued leaflet entitled “Constitution through Constitutional Assembly” (1992) and several other booklets on religious affairs
Coordinator of the United States’ Armenian Lawyers Union-hosted contest, referred to as For Best Work on Constitution (1993-1994)
2004-2010, initiation and scientific editorship for Zvartnots information-analytical center by the Araratian patriarchal diocese and construction of Zvartnots website
Party Membership
Non-Party
Personal Details
Married, has 2 sons
