Government of Belarus

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Government of Belarus
Урад Рэспублікі Беларусь
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Formation1994
JurisdictionRepublic of Belarus
Websitegovernment.gov.by
Executive branch
Prime MinisterRoman Golovchenko[1]

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 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.

Council of Ministers[]

Below 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] New government was formed on 19 August 2020, consisting mostly of same people.[5]

Composition[]

As of 18 October 2021:

Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko
First Deputy Prime Minister
Deputy Prime Minister (for Industry and Energy)
Deputy Prime Minister (for the Social Sphere — Health Care, Education, Culture, Sports)
Deputy Prime Minister (for Construction, Housing-Communal Services and Transport Affairs)
Deputy Prime Minister (for Agriculture)
Minister of Agriculture and Food
Minister of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade
Minister of Architecture and Construction
Minister of Culture
Minister of Defence Viktor Khrenin
Minister of Economy
Minister of Education
Minister of Emergency Situations Vadim Sinyavsky
Minister of Energy
Minister of Finance
Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Makei
Minister of Forestry
Minister of Health Care
Minister of Housing-Communal Services
Minister of Industry
Minister of Information
Minister of Internal Affairs Ivan Kubrakov
Minister of Justice
Minister of Labour and Social Protection
Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation
Minister of Sport and Tourism
Minister of Taxes and Duties
Minister of Telecommunications and Informatisation
Minister of Transport and Communications
Chairman of the State Security Committee
Chairman of the State Control Committee
Chairman of the State Military-Industrial Committee
Chairman of the State Committee on Property
Chairman of the State Committee on Science and Technology
Chairman of the State Committee on Standardisation
Chairman of the State Border Committee
Chairman of the State Customs Committee
Head of the Presidential Administration
Chairman of the National Bank Pavel Kallaur
Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Science
Chairman of the Board of the Republican Union of Consumer Societies

See also[]

  • Supreme Soviet of Belarus, the preceding supreme state power in Belarus
  • National Assembly of Belarus, the current supreme state power in Belarus

References[]

  1. ^ "Lukashenko appoints new government". 19 August 2020.
  2. ^ Закон «О Совете Министров Республики Беларусь»
  3. ^ Government structure, Council of Ministers of Belarus
  4. ^ "Belarusian government resigns". 17 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Lukashenko appoints new government". 19 August 2020.
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