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Roman Golovchenko
Роман Головченко
Раман Галоўчэнка
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Golovchenko in 2021
10th Prime Minister of Belarus
Assumed office
4 June 2020
President Alexander Lukashenko
Preceded by Sergei Rumas
Belarusian Ambassador to the Gulf states
In office
22 April 2013 – 18 August 2018
President Alexander Lukashenko
Deputy Director of the General Prosecution of Belarus
In office
2002–2005
President Alexander Lukashenko
Personal details
Born (1973-08-10) 10 August 1973 (age 51)
Zhodino, Minsk Region, Soviet Union (now Belarus)
Children 3
Alma mater Moscow State Institute of International Relations
Academy of Public Administration (Belarus)

Roman Alexandrovich Golovchenko (born 10 August 1973) is an important politician from Belarus. He has been the Prime Minister of Belarus since June 4, 2020. Before becoming Prime Minister, he worked as a diplomat and in the country's legal department.

Early Life and Education

Roman Golovchenko was born on August 10, 1973, in Zhodino, Belarus. He was an only child. When he was about 10 years old, his family moved to Minsk. He finished high school there.

He studied at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, graduating in 1996. He also completed studies at the Academy of Public Administration in 2003.

Political Career

Mishustin, Lukashenko and Golovchenko (2020-09-03)
Golovchenko with Alexander Lukashenko and Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin in Minsk, 3 September 2020

In 2013, Roman Golovchenko became an Ambassador. He represented Belarus in the United Arab Emirates. He was also responsible for Belarus's relations with Qatar, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia.

President Alexander Lukashenko appointed him to his current role as Prime Minister. This happened two months before the 2020 presidential election in Belarus. Before this, he was the head of the State Military-Industrial Committee. He continued his role as Prime Minister in the new government.

Awards and Recognition

  • Tatarstan Medal "100 years of the formation of the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic" (2021, Republic of Tatarstan)

Personal Life

Roman Golovchenko has three children. He has a son from his first marriage and two daughters from his current marriage. His son, Georgy Yatskovsky, is a student at the Bauman Moscow State Technical University.

He is very good at languages. He can speak English, Arabic, German, and Polish.

See also

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