# Mayor of Yerevan

The Mayor of Yerevan (Armenian: Երևանի քաղաքապետ) 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 | 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 Union | |
| 19 | Arakel Avakian | July 7, 1922 | June 11, 1923 | Communist Party of the Soviet Union | |
| 20 | Aram Chakheltian | October 13, 1923 | August 12, 1924 | Communist Party of the Soviet Union | |
| 21 | Aram Kostanian | November 24, 1924 | January 30, 1928 | Communist Party of the Soviet Union | |
| 22 | Vartan Mamikonian | February 29, 1928 | June 7, 1928 | Communist Party of the Soviet Union | |
| 23 | Kevork Hanessoghlian | June 7, 1928 | May 5, 1930 | Communist Party of the Soviet Union | |
| 24 | Sergei Mardvian | August 4, 1930 | January 4, 1931 | Communist Party of the Soviet Union | |
| 25 | Assadour Asriyan | January 4, 1931 | December 13, 1931 | Communist Party of the Soviet Union | |
| 26 | Aramais Erzinkyan | December 13, 1931 | March 1, 1933 | Communist Party of the Soviet Union | |
| 27 | Karapet Matinian | March 18, 1933 | August 1, 1936 | Communist Party of the Soviet Union | |
| 28 | Gevorg Hanessoghlian | August 1, 1936 | November 15, 1936 | Communist Party of the Soviet Union | |
| 29 | Alexander Shahsuvarian | January 29, 1937 | September 1, 1937 | Communist Party | |
| 30 | Levon Hovsepian | October 2, 1937 | December 17, 1938 | Communist Party | |
| 31 | Soghomon Varapetian | December 17, 1938 | January 2, 1940 | Communist Party | |
| 32 | Sarkis Kamalian | January 9, 1940 | May 19, 1943 | Communist Party | |
| 33 | Zaven Tchartchian | May 20, 1943 | September 4, 1944 | Communist Party | |
| 34 | Ashot Ghakarian | September 4, 1944 | April 2, 1945 | Communist Party | |
| 35 | Levon Hovsepian | April 30, 1945 | March 30, 1947 | Communist Party | Former mayor from 1937 to 1938 |
| 36 | Yeghishe Vartanian | March 30, 1947 | May 9, 1952 | Communist Party | |
| 37 | Vazrik Sekoyan | May 10, 1952 | April 13, 1954 | Communist Party | |
| 38 | Papken Asdvadzadrian | April 14, 1954 | March 31, 1955 | Communist Party | |
| 39 | Gurgen Tcholakhian | April 6, 1955 | June 1, 1957 | Communist Party | |
| 40 | Gurgen Pahlevanian | June 2, 1957 | March 21, 1960 | Communist Party | |
| 41 | Souren Vartanian | March 22, 1960 | December 6, 1962 | Communist Party | |
| 42 | Grigor Hasratian | December 17, 1962 | February 12, 1975 | Communist Party | |
| 43 | Hrant Enkitarian | March 18, 1975 | April 28, 1975 | Communist Party | |
| 44 | Murad Muradian | May 1, 1975 | December 9, 1985 | | ex-deputy of National Assembly and ex-Minister of Ecology |
| 45 | Eduard Avakian | December 10, 1985 | October 9, 1989 | | |
| 46 | Artashes Geghamyan | November 10, 1989 | October 2, 1990 | Communist Party | Deputy since 1995 |
| 47 | 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 Gyumri |
| 50 | Vano Siradeghyan | November 14, 1996 | February 2, 1998 | Pan-Armenian National Movement | Former deputy and former Interior minister |
| 51 | Suren Abrahamyan | May 6, 1998 | June 15, 1999 | Republican Party | Former Interior minister |
| 52 | 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 scandal |
| 56 | Karen Karapetyan | December 17, 2010 | November 2011 | Independent | |
| 57 | Taron Margaryan | November 15, 2011 | July 9, 2018 | Republican Party | |
| — | Kamo Areyan | July 9, 2018 | October 13, 2018 | Republican Party | |
| 58 | Hayk Marutyan | October 13, 2018 | December 22, 2021 | Civil Contract | Removed from the post after losing the no confidence vote. |
| 59 | Hrachya Sargsyan | December 22, 2021 | March 17, 2023 | My Step Alliance | |
| 60 | Tigran Avinyan | October 10, 2023 | Incumbent | Civil Contract | |