Government of Belarus

Government of Belarus
Урад Рэспублікі Беларусь
Formation 1994
Jurisdiction Republic of Belarus
Website government.gov.by

The Government of the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian: Урад Рэспублікі Беларусь), which consists of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian: Савет Міністраў Рэспублікі Беларусь), is the executive branch of state power in Belarus, and it is appointed by the President of Belarus. The head of the Government is the Prime Minister of Belarus, who manages the main agenda of the Government and direct the ministers.

Current cabinet

Members of Presidium[1] are highlighted in yellow.

Portfolio Name
Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov
First Deputy Prime Minister Vasily Matyushevsky[2]
Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Kalinin
Vice Prime Minister Natalia Kochanova[3]
Deputy Prime Minister Mikhail Rusyi
Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Semashko[3]
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Leonid Zayats
Ministry of Architecture and Construction Anatoly Cherny[4]
Ministry of Communication and Informatization Sergei Popkov[5]
Ministry of Culture Boris Svetlov
Ministry of Defence Andrei Ravkov[6]
Ministry of Economy Vladimir I. Zinovsky[7]
Ministry of Education Mikhail Zhuravkov[8]
Ministry of Emergency Situations Vladimir Vashchenko
Ministry of Energy Vladimir Potupchik
Ministry of Finance Vladimir Amarin[9]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei
Ministry of Forestry Mikhail Amelianovich
Ministry of Public Health Vasily Zharko
Ministry of Housing and Communal Services Alexander Terekhov[10]
Ministry of Industry Vitaly Vovk[8]
Ministry of Information Lilia Ananich[11]
Ministry of Internal Affairs Igor Shunevich
Ministry of Justice Oleg Slizhevsky
Ministry of Labour and Social Protection Marianna Shchetkina
Ministry of Natural Resources
and Environmental Protection
Vacant
Ministry of Tax Collection Sergey Nalivayko[8]
Ministry of Sports and Tourism Alexander Shamko[12]
Ministry of Trade Valentin Chekanov
Ministry of Transport and Communications Anatoly Sivak
Heads of several governmental institutions are members of the Council of Ministers:
State Security Committee Valery Vakulchik
State Military-Industrial Committee Sergei Gurulev
State Committee on Property Andrey A. Gaev
State Science and Technology Committee Aliaxandar G. Shumilin
State Committee on Standardization Victor Nazarenko
State Border Committee Leonid S. Maltsev
State Customs Committee Yuri A. Senko
State Control Committee Leonid Anfimov[13]
Head of the Presidential Administration Aleksandr Kosinets[2]
Chairman of the Board of the
National Bank
Pavel Kallaur[14]
Chairman of the Board of the
Development Bank
Sergei Rumas

Ministries

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See also

References

  1. "Presidium of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus".
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Andrei Kobyakov nominated new Belarus' prime minister". Stolichnoye televidenie. 27 December 2014.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Introduction of Andrei Kobyakov as Belarus’ Prime Minister - The Official Internet Portal of the President of the Republic of Belarus. 29 December 2014
  4. Alexander Lukashenko visits OAO Borisovdrev - The Official Internet Portal of the President of the Republic of Belarus. 8 November 2013
  5. Alexander Lukashenko appoints Sergei Popkov Minister of Communications and Informatization - The Official Internet Portal of the President of the Republic of Belarus. 21 February 2014
  6. Andrei Ravkov appointed Belarus’ Defense Minister - 27 November 2014
  7. Tatiana Melnichuk Russian Economy News: President Lukashenko has reshuffled the government. BBC Russian. December 27, 2014
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 Before an election of the president of Lukashenko replaced almost all the subordinates in the leadership of Belarus - 28 December 2014
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  10. Alexander Terekhov appointed Housing and Utilities Minister of Belarus - The Official Internet Portal of the President of the Republic of Belarus. 17 November 2014
  11. Alexander Lukashenko makes new appointments - The Official Internet Portal of the President of the Republic of Belarus. 30 June 2014
  12. "Alexander Lukashenko holds session of NOC Executive Council". The Official Internet Portal of the President of the Republic of Belarus. 1 November 2012. Archived from the original on 25 April 2014.
  13. Alexander Lukashenko makes new appointments - The Official Internet Portal of the President of the Republic of Belarus. 14 October 2014
  14. David M. Herszenhorn. As Crisis Saps Economy, Belarus Replaces Premier 27 December 2014