ArmInfo. Former Minister of Finance of Armenia Atom Janjughazyan has been nominated for the post of Chairman of the Audit Chamber. The decision was made during a meeting of the ruling faction "Civil Contract" held on Monday.
It should be noted that the chairman of the Audit Chamber is elected by a majority vote of MPs. The position of the head of the Audit Chamber of Armenia has become vacant since January 19 after Levon Yolyan's early resignation from this post for personal reasons. He was elected to this position in 2017 (formerly the Control Chamber), his term of office expired next year.
Atom Janjughazyan was born on March 22, 1971 in Yerevan. In 1992 Graduated from the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute named after K. Marx, in 1995 - Master's degree at the Higher School of the State Engineering University of Armenia. Since 1993, he worked in the Ministry of Economy of the Republic, and since 1995 - in the Ministry of Finance of Armenia. Since 1999, he has been Deputy Minister of Finance and Chief Treasurer. From May 2018 to August 3, 2021, he served as the Minister of Finance of Armenia.