Arevik Petrosyan (born December 9, 1972)[1] is an Armenian judge and lawyer.
She graduated from Yerevan State University with a degree from the Department of Law with honors in 1994.[1] Continuing on with post-graduate studies at the same university, she was awarded a Candidate of Sciences (doctorate) in law in 1997, her thesis being "Legal State: General Description, Principles of Organizing and Directions of Activity".[2]
From 1994 to 1999, Petrosyan held various positions in the office of the President of Armenia, before being appointed Deputy Minister of Justice, a post she held until 2002.[2] In 2002, she was appointed to the first of two terms as a deputy chairperson of the Council of Civil Service, the second beginning in 2007.[2] On May 12, 2007, she was elected to the National Assembly as a member of the Prosperous Armenia party.[2] One of the leaders of Prosperous Armenia,[3] she was elected vice president of the National Assembly on November 12.[2]As of March2010[update], this is the highest Armenian government position ever held by a woman.[4] On October 7, 2010, she gave up the office to another member of her party[2][5] at the instigation of Prosperous Armenia.[6][7] On December 8, President Serzh Sargsyan appointed Petrosyan to the Constitutional Court of Armenia, where she served until 2022.[1][5]
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