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Lucine Argutian
Member of the Directory
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 July 2017
Preceded by	Tigran Papazian
Succeeded by	NAME
Constituency	Mysia
Member of the National Convention for Mysia's 1st constituency
In office 18 July 2006 – 20 July 2010
Preceded by	Petros Geyserian
Succeeded by	Tamar Roben
Personal details
Born	Lucine Maria Artavazd Argutian (1987-07-15) 15 July 1987 Anastasiopolis, Mysia, Vardana
Political party	Radical
Parent(s)	David Argutian Madlene Artavazd
Alma mater	University of [TBD] University of Sophene (LLM)

Lucine Argutian (Լucինե Մարիա Արտավազդ Արգuտիան; b. 15 July 1987) is a Vardanan attorney and politician who has served as a Member of the Directory representing Mysia since 2017. A member of the Radical Party, she is the youngest person ever elected to the Directory and the first member to be born after the signing of the 1985 constitution.

Argutian was born in Anastasiopolis, Mysia. Her father is statesman and diplomat David Argutian, who served as Premier of Entene from 1981 until 1985 and Ambassador to Yisrael in the early 1990s, while her mother is Madlene Artavazd, an actress, socialite and distant relative of the Artavazd dynasty. At age 19, she successfully ran for seat in the National Convention, becoming the youngest individual to serve in the legislative body. During her tenure as a deputy, she was a vocal supporter of education reform. Argutian did not stand for re-election in 2010. She holds a degree in education from the University of [TBD], and an LLM degree from the University of Sophene.

In 2017 she was elected to the Directory of Vardana and in 2018 was appointed a deputy to Director-General Anastas Barkhudar.

Background

Argutian was born on 15 July 1987 in Anastasiopolis, Mysia.

Her father is David Argutian, a prominent Vardanan statesmen who held posts such as Premier of Entene, Ambassador to Yisrael, and was a member of the Revolutionary Workers' Party's 18th, 19th and 20th Politburos. Her mother, Madlene Artavazd, is a prominent actress and socialite, best known for her role in the film [NAME]. She has two older brothers.

Argutian was a student at St Helene secondary school, a private boarding school in Sophene. However from 1994 to 1999, she also attended [SCHOOL], in Yerushalayim, while her father was serving as Ambassador to Yisrael.

National Convention

Argutian was said to have an interest in politics from an early age due to the exposure provided from her father's career. According to a 2017 interview, she dreamed of running for office and was originally inspired by her father and Arman Boghossian, the latter of whom is her godfather.

She became the youngest person to stand for election in the National Convention, announcing her candidacy for Mysia's 1st constituency when she was 18 years old. Her nomination as member of the Radical Party was confirmed at the party's 2006 convention, allowing Argutian to face Republican Spirit-incumbent Petros Geyserian. On election night, she defeated Geyserian, earning a plurality of 39% of votes. At 19 years old, she was sworn in as the youngest member of the National Convention and first member of the legislature to be born after the 1985 constitution.

Tenure

In July 2006, Argutian was appointed to the Committee on Education and Social Services, eventually serving as Vice Chair from 2009 until 2010. By January 2008, she was appointed to the Select Committee on Intelligence and Oversight. She was a member of the Progressive Conference of Radicals, New Radicals, and the Rose Alliance caucuses within the National Convention.

Argutian was appointed to the Radical Party's national executive committee in November 2009.

She supported the impeachment and removal of Penyamin Bartev, Director-General and Member of the Directory. In the subsequent 2010 special election, she endorsed Anastas Barkhudar.

See also

• List of Directors of Vardana from Mysia

Political offices
Preceded by Petros Geyserian	Member of the National Convention for Mysia's 1st constituency 2006–2010	Succeeded by Tamar Roben
Preceded by Tigran Papazian	Member of the Directory from Mysia 2017–present	Incumbent

parties

Logo	Party		Ideology	Chairman	Directory	National Convention	Local governments
File:Vardanan Radicals.png		Radical Party (Արմատական կուսակցություն)	Radicalism, Social democracy, Secularism	Anastas Barkhudar	5 / 9	199 / 400	411 / 2,151
File:Repulican Spirit.png		Repulican Spirit (Հանրապետական ​​ոգին)	Nazaryanism, National conservatism, Liberal conservatism, Secularism	Tamar Zakarian	2 / 9	87 / 400	411 / 2,151
File:11 July Club.png		11 July Club (հուլիսի ակումբ)	Democratic socialism, Anti-clericalism, Federalism, Left-wing populism	Nebez Gewirk	1 / 9	21 / 400	411 / 2,151
File:Radical Renewal.png		Radical Renewal (Արմատական նորացում)	Radicalism, Anti-clericalism, Left-wing populism	Almasd Dzolkert	1 / 9	7 / 400	411 / 2,151
File:One Vardana.png		One Vardana (Օնեթ Վարդանան)	National conservatism, Christian democracy, Right-wing populism		0 / 9	30 / 400	411 / 2,151

Arman Boghossian

Arman Boghossian
Member of the Directory
In office 18 July 1985 – 16 July 1992
Preceded by	office established
Succeeded by	Alvart Kocharyan
Constituency	Bayazet
7th Paramount Leader of Vardana Chairman of the Presidium of Vardana
In office 9 February 1984 – 11 July 1985
Premier	himself Michael Ourfalian
Preceded by	David Morad
Succeeded by	office abolished
General Secretary Revolutionary Worker's Party
In office 9 February 1984 – 18 April 1988
Preceded by	David Morad
Succeeded by	Michael Ourfalian
Personal details
Born	Arman Davit Boghossian (1931-11-08) 8 November 1931 Tigranocerta, Bayazet, Vardana
Political party	11 July Club
Other political affiliations	Revolutionary Workers' (until 1988) Radical (1988-1992) Citizens United (1992-2017)
Relations	Anastas Boghossian (uncle)
Alma mater	University of Sophene
Central institution membership 1967–1978: Candidate member, 14th, 15th 16th 17th Politburo 1979–1988: Full member, 18th, 19th, 20th Central Committee

Arman Boghossian (Արման Բոգհոսսիան; born 8 November 1931) is a Vardanan politician and statesman who served as the last Paramount Leader of Vardana and an inaugural member of the Directory. He has been touted by many as "Father of the Nation" due to his role in the pivotal transitional era leading up to and through the 1983 Constitutional Convention. In 2009, he was voted as a Founding Father of the current Vardanan Republic by citizens in an VTV national poll.