New appointments at Ministries of Environment and Health

ArmInfo.The Ministry of Environment has announced the appointment of Hayk Arakelyan as Deputy Minister.

Arakelyan  holds a bachelor's degree in Law from Yerevan State  University, an LLM in Commercial Law from the University of Bristol,  and an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College London.   He also completed Harvard Business School Online's Strategy Execution  program in 2023 and is a Certified Blockchain and Digital Assets  specialist (CBDA) through the Digital Assets Council of Financial  Professionals. He undertook professional internships at Germany's KfW  Development Bank and Fichtner Management Consulting AG. His  professional experience includes serving as Head of ESG at Converse  Bank, Senior Consultant in Climate Change and Sustainability Services  at EY, and Advisor to the Executive Director of the Armenia  Securities Exchange and Central Depository. Most recently, from 2024  to 2026, he served as Head of Fundraising Management at Renshin  Investments.

By another decision of the Prime Minister, Shahane Mnatsakanyan was  appointed Deputy Minister of Health. Mnatsakanyan holds a bachelor's  degree in Medicine and a master's degree in Public Health from  Yerevan State Medical University. She also holds a Master's degree in  Public Health from the American University of Armenia and completed a  postgraduate certificate in Safety, Quality, Informatics and  Leadership at Harvard Medical School. She pursued high-school  education in the United States through the FLEX exchange program.   Her professional experience includes serving as a national laboratory  consultant for the World Health Organization and holding senior  management positions at Wigmore Clinic, including deputy director and  acting chief executive officer. Most recently, in 2026, she served as  an advisor to the director general of Nork-Marash Medical Center in  Yerevan.