Important appointments. Lukashenko reviewed personnel issues

The Head of State has appointed:

Natalia Petkevich - Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus;

Valery Vakulchik - Chief of Staff of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus;

Vladimir Pertsov - First Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Belarus;

Vladimir Karanik - Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus;

Nikolai Rogashchuk - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to Georgia;

Vladimir Yurgevich - Assistant to the President of the Republic of Belarus - Inspector for Vitebsk region;

Andrei Kartun - Deputy Chairman of the Board of the National Bank;

Denis Skobialko - Deputy Chairman of the Board of the National Bank;

Nikolai Sherstnev - Deputy Chief of Staff of the President of the Republic of Belarus;

Yuri Ambrazevich - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Sovereign Military Order of the Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem, Rhodes and Malta, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Belarus to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and other international organizations in Rome, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Belarus to UNESCO on a part-time basis.

 

The head of state also gave his consent to the appointment of:

Vasily Shilov - chairman of the Polotsk District Executive Committee;

Vitaly Lavrinov - chairman of the Verkhnedvinsk district executive committee;

Alexander Yarokhnovich - chairman of the Miorsky District Executive Committee;

Sergey Kashmilo - chairman of the Sharkovska District Executive Committee;

Elena Prudnikova-Kirpichenok - Deputy Chairman of the Mogilev Regional Executive Committee (economic issues);

Maxim Gurin - Chairman of Bobruisk City Executive Committee;

Aleksey Zhernosekov - Chairman of the Cherikov District Executive Committee;

Eduard Tomilchik - Head of the Oktyabrsky District Administration of Minsk;

Oleg Panasyuk - General Director of OJSC Keramin;

Igor Yatskevich - Rector of the Belarusian State Academy of Aviation;

Svetlana Korotkevich - Deputy Minister of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade;

Andrei Karas - First Deputy Minister of Forestry;

Igor Malashevich - Deputy Minister of Forestry;

Vladislav Dolgiy - Deputy Minister of Energy;

Konstantin Anoshenko - Deputy Minister of Energy;

Vadim Shepelevich - Head of the Social Protection Fund of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection.

Deputy Prime Minister Nataliya Petkevich, who until now held the post of First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration, will supervise the social block of issues in the government.

"As for the Presidential Administration. I have already said that Natalia Vladimirovna (Petkevich. - Note) did not have to work on this job for a long time. Relatively. After all, she is not a new person (Natalia Petkevich has held various senior positions in the Presidential Administration in previous years. - Note), she knows the job. And well. I've considered her for the post of Deputy Prime Minister before," said Alexander Lukashenko. - The social block is probably the most complicated here. With your approach and discipline, demanding nature, I am sure that we will finally be able to solve not only the issues of producing normal films - we do not understand, it turns out, that we need to make films out of all ideological components. So I am sure that not only cinema, culture, but also sports, health care is very important, and education".

In this regard, Alexander Lukashenko mentioned co-operation with African countries, where Belarus' experience in healthcare, education, and other areas is in demand.

Vladimir Pertsov, who had been working as Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration until now, was appointed First Deputy Head of the Administration.

Addressing Head of the Presidential Administration Dmitry Krutoi, who was present at the appointment, Alexander Lukashenko said: "Please make up your mind before the meeting that we will hold on the lines of the Presidential Administration. Make up your mind, distribute your duties.

The head of state does not rule out that after Natalia Petkevich goes to work in the government, another deputy will be appointed to the leadership of the Presidential Administration. "But for now, says the Head of Administration, he doesn't need it. Let him work, we'll decide at the meeting whether he needs it or not. We should not forget that the Deputy Head of Administration is still a cadre for the future. He undergoes a good run-in and training there. Therefore, it is not so costly for us to have not three, but four deputies. Look together, discuss, you are experienced people, you know what you need and what you don't need. As you decide, so it will be," said Alexander Lukashenko.

"As for the head of the Government Apparatus, we have always had a military man there, a trained man, a man of experience. This is a ministerial position. And it is a very serious position - you have to organise the work of the Government Apparatus. It is a very serious position. You will find common ground there with Natalia Vladimirovna (Petkevich). As systematic and demanding people, I think you will be a good fit for the current Government. At least, Alexander Henrikhovich (Prime Minister Alexander Turchin. - Ed.) had no objections to you. He was even pleased with you," the President said.