Alexander Turchin | |
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Аляксaндaр Турчын Алексaндр Турчин | |
![]() Turchin in 2019 | |
11th Prime Minister of Belarus | |
Assumed office 10 March 2025 | |
President | Alexander Lukashenko |
Preceded by | Roman Golovchenko |
Chairman ofMinsk Region | |
In office 3 December 2019 – 10 March 2025 | |
President | Alexander Lukashenko |
Preceded by | Anatoly Isachenko |
Succeeded by | TBD |
First Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus | |
In office 18 August 2018 – 3 December 2019 | |
President | Alexander Lukashenko |
Prime Minister | Sergei Rumas |
Preceded by | Vasily Matyushevsky |
Succeeded by | Dmitry Krutoy |
Personal details | |
Born | (1975-07-02)2 July 1975 (age 49) Novogrudok,Belarusian SSR,USSR |
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | Belarus State Economic University Academy of Public Administration |
Awards | Order of the Fatherland |
Alexander Genrikhovich Turchin (Russian:Алексaндр Гeнрихович Турчин,romanized: Aleksandr Genrihovič Turčin,Belarusian:Аляксaндaр Гeнрыхавіч Турчын,romanized: Alaksandar Hienrychavič Turčyn; born 2 July 1975) is a Belarusian politician serving as the 11thprime minister of Belarus since 10 March 2025.[1] He was previously the chairman of the executive committee ofMinsk Region from 3 December 2019[2] and was the first deputy prime minister of Belarus from 2018 to 2019.[3]
On 17 December 2020, Turchin was sanctioned by theEuropean Union.[4] Albania, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway and Switzerland aligned themselves with these sanctions.[5][6] Turchin is also banned from entering the United Kingdom since 18 February 2021.[7]