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The Government of the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian: Урад Рэспублікі Беларусь, romanized: Urad Respubliki Byelarus), which consists of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian: Савет Міністраў Рэспублікі Беларусь, romanized: Savyet Ministraw Respubliki Byelarus), is the executive branch of state power in Belarus, and is appointed by the President of Belarus. The head of the Government is the President of Belarus, who manages the main agenda of the government and direct the ministers.[2] The National Assembly of Belarus is the continuation of the Supreme Soviet of the BSSR and acts as the functioning parliament for Belarus.
| Урад Рэспублікі Беларусь | |
 | |
| Formation | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Republic of Belarus |
| Website | government.gov.by |
| Legislative branch | |
| Legislature | National Assembly of Belarus |
| Meeting place | Government House, Minsk |
| Executive branch | |
| President | Alexander Lukashenko[1] |
| Headquarters | Government House, Minsk |
| Main organ | Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus |
| Judicial branch | |
| Court | Supreme Court of Belarus |
Council of Ministers
editBelow are the 30 members of the Council of Ministers as of 19 August 2020, as well as the head of the presidential administration and the chairmen of the State Committees, who are not technically ministers but are included in the Council of Ministers. Offices which are not technically counted as ministerial posts are italicized. The prime minister, the first deputy prime minister(s), the deputy prime minister(s), the ministers of economy, finance, and foreign affairs, the head of the presidential administration, and the chairman of the State Control Committee together form the Presidium of the Council of Ministers. These officials are highlighted in yellow.[3] The incumbent government resigned en masse on 17 August 2020.[4] A new government was formed on 19 August 2020, consisting of mostly the same people.[1]
Composition
editAs of 2023:
| Prime Minister | Roman Golovchenko |
| First Deputy Prime Minister | Nikolai Snopkov |
| Deputy Prime Minister (for Industry and Energy) | Pyotr Parkhomchik |
| Deputy Prime Minister (for the Social Sphere — Health Care, Education, Culture, Sports) | Igor Petrishenko |
| Deputy Prime Minister (for Construction, Housing-Communal Services and Transport Affairs) | Anatoly Sivak |
| Deputy Prime Minister (for Agriculture) | Leonid Zayats |
| Minister of Agriculture and Food | Igor Brylo |
| Minister of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade | Alexei Bogdanov |
| Minister of Architecture and Construction | Ruslan Parkhamovich |
| Minister of Culture | Anatoly Markevich |
| Minister of Defence | Victor Khrenin |
| Minister of Economy | Alexander Chervyakov |
| Minister of Education | Andrei Ivanets |
| Minister of Emergency Situations | Vadim Sinyavsky |
| Minister of Energy | Victor Karankevich |
| Minister of Finance | Yury Seliverstov |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Sergei Aleinik |
| Minister of Forestry | Alexander Kulik |
| Minister of Health Care | Dmitry Pinevich |
| Minister of Housing-Communal Services | vacant |
| Minister of Industry | Alexander Rogozhnik |
| Minister of Information | Vladimir Pertsov |
| Minister of Internal Affairs | Ivan Kubrakov |
| Minister of Justice | Sergei Khomenko |
| Minister of Labour and Social Protection | Irina Kostevich |
| Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation | Andrei Khudyk |
| Minister of Sport and Tourism | Sergei Kovalchuk |
| Minister of Taxes and Duties | Sergei Nalivaiko |
| Minister of Telecommunications and Informatisation | Konstantin Shulgan |
| Minister of Transport and Communications | vacant |
| Chairman of the State Security Committee | Ivan Tertel |
| Chairman of the State Control Committee | Vasily Gerasimov |
| Chairman of the State Military-Industrial Committee | Dmitry Pantus |
| Chairman of the State Committee on Property | Dmitry Matusevich |
| Chairman of the State Committee on Science and Technology | Sergei Shlychkov |
| Chairman of the State Committee on Standardisation | Valentin Tataritsky |
| Chairman of the State Border Committee | Konstantin Molostov |
| Chairman of the State Customs Committee | Vladimir Orlovsky |
| Head of the Presidential Administration | Igor Sergeenko |
| Chairman of the National Bank | Pavel Kallaur |
| Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Science | Vladimir Gusakov |
| Chairman of the Board of the Republican Union of Consumer Societies | Oleg Matskevich |
See also
edit- Supreme Soviet of Belarus, the preceding supreme state power in Belarus
- National Assembly of Belarus, the current supreme state power in Belarus
References
edit- ^ a b "Lukashenko appoints new government". 19 August 2020.
- ^ Закон «О Совете Министров Республики Беларусь»
- ^ "Government structure, Council of Ministers of Belarus". Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "Belarusian government resigns". 17 August 2020.