Lukashenko appoints new finance minister

Until now, Vladislav Tatarinovich has served as Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus.

"He is a financial expert. He knows this field inside out. And I feel like he is not entirely suited for work in the parliamnet. It might not be his place. I thought that we would try him at a specific, but well-known job. After all, he has a background in this field: he once worked in the Ministry of Finance," the head of state noted.

"He is a capable person, he knows this topic. Why not use his expertise? I really hope that Vladislav Vikentievich [Tatarinovich], while he is working there, will train strong successors who will grow up [professionally] next to him. And if necessary, we will always be able to promote him to a new position and offer his trainees this job," the Belarusian leader said.

Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that Vladislav Tatarinovich's candidacy was recommended and positively evaluated by previous minister Yuri Seliverstov, who has been appointed Belarus’ Ambassador to Russia. "Such an assessment means that he will be able to work as finance minister," the head of state said. “In general, he likes money, he knows how to handle state finances. And I am sure that he can be trusted to safeguard every ruble and not to waste this money."

Vladislav Tatarinovich was born in the village of Selishche, Minsk District in June 1971. He graduated from Belarusian State Economic Universitys, and later – from the Academy of Public Administration under the Aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus. He worked in the Belarusian Finance Ministry in various positions. In 2001, he was appointed Deputy Head of the Main Directorate – Head of the Tax Policy Department of the Main Directorate of Tax Policy and Budget Revenues, in 2009 – Deputy Finance Minister.