Gevorg Simonyan
Director
Date and place of birth
8 September 1975, city of Yerevan
WORK EXPERIENCE
Since 23 July 2025 — Director of the “Centre for the Implementation of Legal Education and Rehabilitation Programmes” SNCO of the Ministry of Justice
7 May 2025-22 July 2025 — Acting Director of the “Centre for the Implementation of Legal Education and Rehabilitation Programmes” of the Ministry of Justice
6 March 2025-7 May 2025 — Advisor to the Ministry of Justice, co-ordinating certain functions within the structural subdivisions.
Since 5 March 2024 — Programme Co-ordinator at the “Social Justice” NGO
5 March 2024-18 July 2024 — Programme Assistant at the “Social Justice” NGO
Since 9 December 2022 — Visiting lecturer at the School of Advocates of the Republic of Armenia
15 November 2019 — 15 September 2023 — Head of the Probation Service of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia
2017-2019 — Deputy Head of “Armavir” Penitentiary Institution of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia
2015-2017 — Deputy Head of “Nubarashen” Penitentiary Institution of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia
2014-2015 — Head of Division for Social, Psychological and Legal Activities of “Armavir” Penitentiary Institution of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia, subsequently, Deputy Head of the Institution
2010-2014 — Head of the Division for Social, Psychological and Legal Activities of “Erebuni” Penitentiary Institution of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia
2009-2010 — Head of the Division for Social, Psychological and Legal Activities of “Hospital of Convicts” Penitentiary Institution of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia:
2008-2012 — Visiting Lecturer at the Faculty of Education, Psychology and Sociology of the Armenian State Pedagogical University after Kh. Abovyan
2008-2009 — Deputy Head of the Division for Social, Psychological and Legal Activities of the Penitentiary Department of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia
2007-2008 — Psychologist at the Penitentiary Department of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia
2003-2007 — Psychologist at “Erebuni” Penitentiary Institution of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia:
EDUCATION
2008-2011 Faculty of History and Law, Armenian State Pedagogical University after Kh. Abovyan (distance learning)
2000-2002 — Centre for Training of Practical Psychologists, Yerevan State University,
1998-1999 — Service in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia
1993-1998 — Faculty of Radiophysics, Yerevan State University
OTHER INFORMATION
In May 2013, participated in the “Corrections Management Course” at the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, U.S.A.
13 January 2014-7 February 2014 — underwent training within the scope of the Programme “Training for Instructors” at the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, U.S.A.
In the course of professional activity, he received six letters of encouragement, one letter of appreciation, and one certificate of honour. Author of scientific articles.
PERSONAL DATA
Married with one child.
