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Karen
Demirchyan was born on April 17, 1932, in Yerevan. In
1949 he finished the secondary school with distinction
and entered the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute. After
graduating from the Institute he went to Leningrad and
starting working at one of the scientific-research
institutes as an engineer-in-chief and later as a manager
of a group of specialists. In 1955 he worked at the Yerevan Electro-technical factory, where initially employed as a technologist, he was promoted to the position of foreman and chief of division. Later he was appointed a Secretary of the Communist party organization of the factory. From 1959 to 1961 Demirchyan continued his studies at the Communist Party High School. Upon graduation he worked as an Engineer-in-chief of the factory and later was designated as a Director. From 1966 to 1972, Karen Demirchyan was the Secretary of the Communist Party Committee of Yerevan, later the Second Secretary. In 1972 he worked as a Secretary of the Central Committee of Communist Party of Armenia. In 1974 he was elected as the First Secretary of the Central Committee of Communist Party of Armenia. In 1988 he resigned from the post. Since 1991 Karen Demirchyan has been heading the "Hayelektramekena" Plant in the capacity of Executive Director. Karen Demirchyan is not a member of any political party. He is married and has two sons and two granddaughters. |
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