Aleksandr Turchin
Aleksandr Turchin | |
|---|---|
Алекса́ндр Турчи́н | |
 Turchin in 2019 | |
| Chairman of Minsk Region | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2019 | |
| President | Alexander Lukashenko |
| Preceded by | Anatoly Isachenko |
| First Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus | |
| In office 18 August 2018 – 3 December 2019 | |
| President | Alexander Lukashenko |
| Prime Minister | Sergey Rumas |
| Preceded by | Vasily Matyushevsky |
| Succeeded by | Dmitry Krutoy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 July 1975 Novogrudok, Byelorussian SSR, USSR |
| Nationality | Belarusian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Belarus State Economic University Academy of Public Administration |
Aleksandr Genrikhovich Turchin (Template:Lang-ru, Template:Lang-be; born 2 July 1975) is a Belarusian politician serving as the chairman of the Minsk Region since 3 December 2019.[1] He previously served as the first deputy prime minister of Belarus from 2018 to 2019.[2]
On 17 December 2020, Turchin was sanctioned by the European Union.[3] Albania, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway and Switzerland aligned themselves with these sanctions.[4][5] Turchin is also banned from entering the United Kingdom since 18 February 2021.[6]
References
- ^ "Turchin approved as Minsk Oblast Governor". Belta. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
- ^ "On the meeting of the First Deputy Prime-Minister of Belarus Alexander Turchin with the WTO Director General Roberto Azevêdo and the Chairman of the Working Party Kemal Madenoğlu - Permanent Mission of the Republic of Belarus to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva". geneva.mfa.gov.by. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
- ^ Свабода, Радыё (20 December 2020). "Два бізнэсоўцы і кампаніі ВПК: хто трапіў пад чарговыя санкцыі і што гэта за кампаніі". Радыё Свабода (in Belarusian). Retrieved 2022-05-01.
- ^ "Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain countries concerning restrictive measures against Belarus". Council of the European Union. 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
- ^ "Searching for subjects of sanctions". Archived from the original on 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
- ^ Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions in the UK