The Chairman of Armenian Democratic Party.

Aram Sargsian was born in 1949, in Yerevan, is a professional journalist. In 1966, having graduated from the secondary school, was employed as lawyer.

In 1972 he graduated from the Institute of Russian and Foreign Languages named after Brusov. Along with his studies, he worked as a correspondent for the factory newspaper, was the secretary of the organization of Young Communists of Yerevan Tyre Plant, later - the correspondent of the Republican "Komsomolets" newspaper.

In 1972-1974 he continued his studied in Moscow, receiving also professional journalistic education.

In 1974 he worked as a correspondent of "Komsomolskaya Pravda" daily in Moscow.

In 1976 he was invited to work as a head of department of the Central Committee of Union of Young Communists of Armenia, and in 1978 he was appointed to the position of instructor at the party organization department of the Central Committee of CPA.

Upon the invitation of "Komsomolskaya Pravda" newspaper Aram Sargsian resumed professional activities, working as the correspondent of this daily in Armenia for about 10 years, and since 1989 he became the correspondent of "Pravda" daily in Armenia.

In 1990 he was elected to be the secretary of the Central Committee of CPA, and in June, 1991- the First Secretary.

In September 1991 the Democratic Party of Armenia was established, which chose its ideology to be the theory of democratic socialism.  The Founding Meeting of the DPA elected Aram Sargsian its chairman.

In 1996 Aram Sargsian, jointly with the leaders of a number of opposition parties formed "National Consensus" Alliance, was registered as a candidate for RA presidency, and  during the first stage defended the candidate of the Alliance.

Considering the Artsakh issue to be a national liberation struggle, in 1996 Aram Sargsian headed the organizational committee "To Protect MKR".

Since May 1, 1998 he was the Foreign Policy Councilor of the RA President. In June 1999 he resigned this position.

The Chairman of the Democratic Party of Armenia has a reputation of a firm and candid, politically mature politician.

Aram Sargsian is married, has three children.