Tigran Dadunts
Deputy minister
Date and place of birth
17 June 1993
Work experience
21 November 2024 — Appointed as Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia upon the Decision of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia.
Since August 2023 — Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the "Arbitration and Mediation Center of Armenia" Foundation, as a representative of the co-founder organisation of the Center.
Since November 2019 — Director of the "Centre for Legislation Development and Legal Research" Foundation of the Ministry of Justice.
Since June 2019 — Deputy Director of the "Centre for Legislation Development and Legal Research " Foundation of the Ministry of Justice.
2017 —Private Law Expert at the "Centre for Legislation Development and Legal Research" Foundation of the Ministry of Justice.
Education
Since 2018 — External researcher at Yerevan State University.
2016-2018 —Master's Degree Programme at the Faculty of Law of Yerevan State University.
2010-2016 —Bachelor's Degree Programme at the Faculty of Law of Yerevan State University.
Lecturing and other professional activities
April-December 2020 — Expert in developing training programmes for bankruptcy judges, engaged by the International Development Law Organization (IDLO).
Since July 2020 — Member of the Commission for Qualification of Bankruptcy Administrators, and since December 2023 — Member of the Commission for Qualification of Mediators.
2019-2023 —Expertise activities carried out at "Pricewaterhouse Coopers Armenia" (PwC Armenia) organisation in the corporate sector, as well as green financing and favourable policy for the use of electric cars, formation of the legislative and regulatory environment.
March-June 2018 — Legal Consultant for the United Nations Population Fund on healthcare legislation reforms.
May 2018 and July 2020 — Member of the Commission for evaluation of the written qualification examination held for completing the list of judge candidates.
September 2018 to date — Lecturer at the Chair of Civil Procedure of the YSU Faculty of Law, and since 2021 — in the Bankruptcy Administrators Training Programme at the "Legal Education and Rehabilitation Programmes Implementation Centre" SNCO.
2015-2017 —First Compliance Specialist, and later Lawyer at "Unibank" OJSC.
Professional development programmes
August-September 2024 — Participation in the Training Programme "Policy Integration and Transparency Practices in a Digital Era" carried out by the Swedish Institute Academy for Young Professionals and Halmstad University (Sweden).
September-October 2023 — Professional internship in the Senate of the U.S. State of Massachusetts through the Professional Fellows Program carried out by the U.S. Department of State.
2021 — Participation in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) carried out by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State.
2019 — Participation in the MATRA Rule of Law Training Programme carried out by Leiden University and The Hague Academy for Local Governance, as well as the Training Programme for Insolvency Trainers carried out by the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
Military service
2011-2013 — Service in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia, discharged with the ranking of Senior.
Other information
2020-2022 —Coach of the national team at the Willem Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot held in Vienna.
2017-2018 — President of the Student Scientific Society of the YSU Faculty of Law.
Co-author of 2 training manuals ("Bankruptcy Proceedings in the Republic of Armenia", 2022, "Financial Rehabilitation Proceedings in the Republic of Armenia", 2022) and 8 scientific articles.
Fluent in English and Russian.
Single. Non-partisan.
