Lukashenka appointed a new prime minister – who is he?
Aleksandr Turchin
Aliaksandr Lukashenka has appointed a new prime minister. The position has been given to Aliaksandr Turchyn, the chairman of the Minsk Regional Executive Committee. Raman Halouchanka, who had held the post since June 2020, has been assigned a new role.
Aliaksandr Turchyn is 49 years old and a native of Navahrudak. He graduated from the Belarusian State Economic University and the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Belarus. Since 2010, he worked in the Minsk Regional Executive Committee. Later, he served as Lukashenka’s aide and his representative in the Homiel region.
In August 2018, he was appointed First Deputy Prime Minister, but by November 2019, he had become the head of the Minsk region. Turchyn is included in Western sanctions lists.
A new head has also been appointed to the National Bank. Former chairman Pavel Kalaur was dismissed after ten years in office. The new head of the National Bank is now the former prime minister, Raman Halouchanka.
