Vigen Sargsyan (Armenian:????? ????????; born 10 May 1975) is an Armenian politician, and former Defence Minister of Armenia, serving from October 2016 until May 2018.
He is not related to either the former President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan or the former Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan.
Following 23 years in public service, he had to leave office after the Velvet Revolution led by opposition politician Nikol Pashinyan, who became a new Prime Minister of Armenia.
Later Sargsyan said that he would continue to act as Defence Minister until a new minister is appointed, and warned the new authorities of potential mistakes in foreign policy.
After leaving public office, Sargsyan assumed the role of Executive Director of Luys Foundation, created in 2009, and turns it into a public policy think-tank.