The Mayor of Yerevan () is head of the executive branch of Yerevan's government. The mayor is elected by the Yerevan City Council. Recent city council elections took place in 2018, 2017 and 2013.
List of mayors N Image Mayor Start date End date Political affiliation Note(s)1 Hovhannes Ghorghanyan October 1879 September 1884 2 Barsegh Gueghanyan September 1884 December 1893 3 Levon Tigranyants January 1894 June 1895 4 Aram Bounyatyan November 1895 October 1896 5 Vahan Ter-Sarkayan October 1896 November 1898 6 Isahak Melik-Aghamalyan November 1898 March 1904 7 Hovhannes Melik-Aghamalian March 1904 December 1910 8 Hovsep Tigranov January 1911 March 1912 9 Hovhannes Melik-Aghamalyan February 1912 December 1914 Former mayor from 1904 to 1910 10 Smbat Khachaturyants February 1915 December 1917 11 Tadevos Toshyan November 20, 1917 December 25, 1918 12 Mkrtich Mussinyants January 9, 1919 November 27, 1920 13 Hrant Tavakyalian December 4, 1920 February 25, 1921 14 Kevork Sarksyan April 7, 1921 April 26, 1921 15 Benyamin Sahakian April 26, 1921 May 26, 1921 16 Ruben Safrazpekian May 26, 1921 April 10, 1922 17 Hayk Azatian January 3, 1922 February 25, 1922 18 Suren Shadunts May 5, 1922 July 29, 1922 Communist Party of the Soviet Union19 Arakel Avakian July 7, 1922 June 11, 1923 Communist Party of the Soviet Union20 Aram Chakheltian October 13, 1923 August 12, 1924 Communist Party of the Soviet Union21 Aram Kostanian November 24, 1924 January 30, 1928 Communist Party of the Soviet Union22 Vartan Mamikonian February 29, 1928 June 7, 1928 Communist Party of the Soviet Union23 Kevork Hanessoghlian June 7, 1928 May 5, 1930 Communist Party of the Soviet Union24 Sergei Mardvian August 4, 1930 January 4, 1931 Communist Party of the Soviet Union25 Assadour Asriyan January 4, 1931 December 13, 1931 Communist Party of the Soviet Union26 Aramais Erzinkyan December 13, 1931 March 1, 1933 Communist Party of the Soviet Union27 Karapet Matinian March 18, 1933 August 1, 1936 Communist Party of the Soviet Union28 Gevorg Hanessoghlian August 1, 1936 November 15, 1936 Communist Party of the Soviet Union29 Alexander Shahsuvarian January 29, 1937 September 1, 1937 Communist Party30 Levon Hovsepian October 2, 1937 December 17, 1938 Communist Party31 Soghomon Varapetian December 17, 1938 January 2, 1940 Communist Party32 Sarkis Kamalian January 9, 1940 May 19, 1943 Communist Party33 Zaven Tchartchian May 20, 1943 September 4, 1944 Communist Party34 Ashot Ghakarian September 4, 1944 April 2, 1945 Communist Party35 Levon Hovsepian April 30, 1945 March 30, 1947 Communist Party Former mayor from 1937 to 193836 Yeghishe Vartanian March 30, 1947 May 9, 1952 Communist Party37 Vazrik Sekoyan May 10, 1952 April 13, 1954 Communist Party38 Papken Asdvadzadrian April 14, 1954 March 31, 1955 Communist Party39 Gurgen Tcholakhian April 6, 1955 June 1, 1957 Communist Party40 Gurgen Pahlevanian June 2, 1957 March 21, 1960 Communist Party41 Souren Vartanian March 22, 1960 December 6, 1962 Communist Party42 Grigor Hasratian December 17, 1962 February 12, 1975 Communist Party43 Hrant Enkitarian March 18, 1975 April 28, 1975 Communist Party44Murad Muradian May 1, 1975 December 9, 1985 ex-deputy of National Assembly and ex-Minister of Ecology45 Eduard Avakian December 10, 1985 October 9, 1989 46 Artashes Geghamyan November 10, 1989 October 2, 1990 Communist Party Deputy since 199547 Hambardzum Galstyan December 4, 1990 December 22, 1992 Pan-Armenian National Movement 48 Vahagn Khachatryan December 4, 1992 February 22, 1996 Pan-Armenian National Movement 49 Ashot Mirzoyan February 23, 1996 November 7, 1996 Municipal advisor of Gyumri50 Vano Siradeghyan November 14, 1996 February 2, 1998 Pan-Armenian National Movement Former deputy and former Interior minister51 Suren Abrahamyan May 6, 1998 June 15, 1999 Republican Party Former Interior minister52 Albert Bazeyan August 9, 1999 January 10, 2001 Republican Party ex-president of the Republican Party, vice-president of the National Assembly 53 Robert Nazaryan January 11, 2001 June 30, 2003 54 Yervand Zakharyan July 1, 2003 March 4, 2009 Republican Party 55 Gagik Beglaryan June 11, 2009 December 8, 2010 Republican Party Resigned after high-profile scandal56 Karen Karapetyan December 17, 2010 November 2011 Independent 57Taron Margaryan November 15, 2011 July 9, 2018 Republican Party—Kamo AreyanJuly 9, 2018October 13, 2018Republican Party58Hayk MarutyanOctober 13, 2018December 22, 2021Civil ContractRemoved from the post after losing the no confidence vote.59 Hrachya SargsyanDecember 22, 2021March 17, 2023My Step Alliance60Tigran AvinyanOctober 10, 2023IncumbentCivil Contract
References
External links List and photographs of mayors on the Yerevan official website