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Have you ever wondered who helps lead a country? In Belarus, a country in Eastern Europe, one of the most important leaders is the Prime Minister. This person is in charge of the government's daily work, making sure things run smoothly and that laws are put into action. This list shows all the people who have served as the head of government in Belarus since it first declared independence in 1918. You'll see how the role and the country itself have changed over time.

Leaders of the Belarusian People's Republic (1918–1920)

The Belarusian People's Republic was an early attempt at an independent Belarus. It existed for a short time after World War I. During this period, the leaders were called "Chairmen of the People's Secretariat" and later "Chairmen of the Council of Ministers."

Chairmen of the People's Secretariat

Portrait Name
(birth–death)
Term of office Political party
1 Jazep Varonka.gif Jazep Jakaulevich Varonka
(1891–1952)
21 February 1918 May 1918 Belarusian Socialist Assembly
2 Government of BNR (Ivan Sierada).jpg Jan Nikitivich Sierada
(1879–1943+)
June 1918 August 1918
3 Roman Skirmunt.jpg Raman Aliaksandravich Skirmunt
(1868–1939)
June 1918 August 1918 Belarusian National Assembly
4 Anton Luckievič, kartka.jpg Anton Ivanavich Luckievich
(1883–1938)
October 1918 11 October 1918 Belarusian Socialist Assembly

Chairmen of the Council of Ministers

Portrait Name
(birth–death)
Term of office Political party
4 Anton Luckievič, kartka.jpg Anton Ivanavich Luckievich
(1883–1938)
11 October 1918 13 December 1919 Belarusian Socialist Assembly
5 Vaclau Lastouski.jpg Vaclau Justynavich Lastouski
(1883–1938)
13 December 1919 1920 Belarusian Socialist-Revolutionary Party

The Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic (After 1920)

After the Belarusian People's Republic ended, its government, known as the Rada, had to leave the country. They continued to work from other countries, first in Vilnius, then Prague, and finally in Canada. This is called a "government in exile."

Chairmen of the Council of Ministers in Exile

Portrait Name
(birth–death)
Term of office Political party
1 Vaclau Lastouski.jpg Vaclau Justynavich Lastouski
(1883–1938)
1920 23 August 1923 Socialist-Revolutionary Party
2 Cvikevich.jpg Aliaksandar (Ivanavič) Cvikievič
(1888–1937)
23 August 1923 8 March 1928
3 Zacharka.jpg Vasil Ivanovich Zacharka
(1877–1943)
8 March 1928 6 March 1943 Belarusian Socialist Assembly
4 Silver - replace this image male.svg Mikola Semyonovich Abramchyk
(1903–1970)
6 March 1943 May 1970 Independent
5 Вінцэнт Жук-Грышкевіч. Рым. 1945.jpg Vincent Žuk-Hryškievič
(1903–1989)
May 1970 November 1980
6 Jazep Sažyč - Язэп Сажыч і Барыс Рагуля (cropped).jpg Jazep Sažyč
(1917–2007)
November 1980 1997
7 Pres. Ivonka Survilla.jpg Ivonka Survilla
(1936–)
30 August 1997

Leaders of Soviet Belarus (1920–1991)

For much of the 20th century, Belarus was part of the Soviet Union. During this time, it was known as the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. The leaders of its government were called "Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars" and later "Chairmen of the Council of Ministers."

Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars

Portrait Name
(birth–death)
Term of office Political party
6 Aliaksandr Čarviakoŭ, partret. Аляксандр Чарвякоў, партрэт.jpg Alexander Grigoryevich Chervyakov
(1892–1937)
1 August 1920 17 March 1924 Communist Party
7 Jazep Adamovič.jpg Iosif Alexandrovich Adamovich
(1897–1937)
17 March 1924 7 May 1927
8 Mikalaj Haladzied. Мікалай Галадзед.jpg Nikolay Mateyevich Goloded
(1894–1937)
7 May 1927 30 May 1937
9 Silver - replace this image male.svg Danil Ivanavich Volkovich
(1900–1937)
30 May 1937 8 September 1937
10 Silver - replace this image male.svg Afanasy Feodorovich Kovalyov
(1903–1993)
8 September 1937 28 July 1938
11 Могила дипломата Кузьмы Киселёва.JPG Kuzma Venediktovich Kiselyov
(1903–1977)
28 July 1938 28 June 1940
12 Silver - replace this image male.svg Ivan Semyonovich Bylinsky
(1903–1976)
28 June 1940 7 February 1944
13 Anefo 910-7476 Ponomanrenko,.jpg Panteleimon Kondratyevich Ponomarenko
(1902–1984)
7 February 1944 15 March 1946

Chairmen of the Council of Ministers

Portrait Name
(birth–death)
Term of office Political party
(13) Anefo 910-7476 Ponomanrenko,.jpg Panteleimon Kondratyevich Ponomarenko
(1902–1984)
15 March 1946 17 March 1948 Communist Party
14 Silver - replace this image male.svg Aleksey Yefimovich Kleshchev
(1905–1968)
15 March 1948 25 June 1953
15 Kirill Mazurov.jpg Kirill Trofimovich Mazurov
(1914–1989)
25 June 1953 28 July 1956
16 Silver - replace this image male.svg Nikolai Efremovich Avkhimovich
(1907–1996)
28 July 1956 9 April 1959
17 Silver - replace this image male.svg Tikhon Yakovlevich Kiselyov
(1917–1983)
9 April 1959 11 December 1978
18 Могила государственного деятеля Александра Аксенова.jpg Aleksandr Nikiforovich Aksyonov
(1924–2009)
11 December 1978 8 July 1983
19 Silver - replace this image male.svg Vladimir Ignatevich Brovikov
(1931–1992)
8 July 1983 10 January 1986
20 КовалёвМ.В..jpg Mikhail Vasilevich Kovalyov
(1925–2007)
10 January 1986 7 April 1990
21 Вячеслав Францевич Кебич.jpg Vyacheslav Frantsevich Kebich
(1936–2020)
7 April 1990 25 December 1991 Independent

Prime Ministers of Modern Belarus (Since 1991)

Belarus became an independent country again in 1991. Since then, the head of government has been officially known as the Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus.

Prime Ministers of Today's Belarus

Portrait Name
(birth–death)
Term of office Political party
(21) Вячеслав Францевич Кебич.jpg Vyacheslav Frantsevich Kebich
(1936–2020)
19 September 1991 21 July 1994 Independent
22 Silver - replace this image male.svg Mikhail Nikolayevich Chigir
(1948–)
21 July 1994 18 November 1996
23 Silver - replace this image male.svg Sergei Stepanovich Ling
(1937–)
18 November 1996 18 February 2000
25 Vladimir Yermoshin.jpg Vladimir Vasilyevich Yermoshin
(1942–)
18 February 2000 1 October 2001
26 Silver - replace this image male.svg Gennady Vasilyevich Novitsky
(1949–)
1 October 2001 11 July 2004
27 RIAN archive 161286 Mikhail Fradkov and Sergei Sidorsky (cropped).jpg Sergei Sergeevich Sidorsky
(1954–)
11 July 2004 28 December 2010
28 Mikhail Myasnikovich, March 2011.jpeg Mikhail Vladimirovich Myasnikovich
(1950–)
28 December 2010 27 December 2014
29 Andrei Kobjakow, Belarus Vize-Ministerpräsident 2 (cropped).jpg Andrei Vladimirovich Kobyakov
(1960–)
27 December 2014 18 August 2018
30 Syarhey Rumas (2018-09-21).jpg Sergei Nikolayevich Rumas
(1969–)
18 August 2018 3 June 2020
31 Roman Golovchenko (2020-09-03)(portrait).jpg Roman Alexanderovich Golovchenko
(1973–)
4 June 2020 10 March 2025
32 Aliaksandr Turčyn.png Aleksandr Turchin
(1975–)
10 March 2025 Incumbent

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