Armenian President decreed appointing Karen Karapetyan as Prime  Minister of Armenia 

ArmInfo. On September 13, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree on appointment of Karen Karapetyan as Prime Minister of Armenia in accordance with Article 55 of the Armenian Constitution, the press office of the  Armenian President reports. 

Karen Karapetyan was born on the 14th of August,1963. He went to Leo  Tolstoy school in 1970-1980 in Yerevan. In 1985, he graduated with  diploma of honor from the Faculty of Applied Mathematics of the  Yerevan State University. In 1989, he was aearded PhD in Economics,  and became Doctor of Economics in 2010. ‚ 1985-1996, he worked at the  Computer Center of Armenia's State Planning Committee and Armenian  Association of Science and Culture, and delivered lectures at the  Yerevan State University.  Between 1996 and 1998, he worked as Deputy  Director and CEO at Armenergo. In 1998-2001, he headed Armenergo. In  2001, Karapetyan was appointed Deputy Minister of Energy of Armenia.  In 2001-2010, he worked as Chairman of the Board and CEO at  ArmRusgasprom CJSC. In 2009, he was given membership in the Yerevan  Council of Elders by the list of the Republican Party of Armenia. On  December 17, 2010 he was elected as Yerevan Mayor and held that  position until October 28, 2011. In December 2011, Karen Karapetyan  was appointed First Vice-President of Russian Gazprombank, and in  November 2012 he became Deputy General Manager for strategy and  development at Gazprom Mezhregiongaz LLC - Gazprom's subsidiary. In  2013 he became a member of the Council of Areximbank-Gazprombank  Group.  In 2006, the President of Armenia decreed awarding an Anania  Shirakatsi Medal to Karapetyan. In 2008, Karapetyan was elected  Chairman of Areximbank CJSC Council. In 2008, he received an Anania  Shirakatsi Medal from the President of Artsakh.