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Aleksandr Turchin

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Alexander Turchin
Алексaндр Турчин
Turchin in 2019
Chairman of Minsk Region
Assumed office
3 December 2019
PresidentAlexander Lukashenko
Preceded byAnatoly Isachenko
First Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus
In office
18 August 2018 – 3 December 2019
PresidentAlexander Lukashenko
Prime MinisterSergei Rumas
Preceded byVasily Matyushevsky
Succeeded byDmitry Krutoy
Personal details
Born (1975-07-02) 2 July 1975 (age 49)
Novogrudok, Belarusian SSR, USSR
Political partyIndependent
Alma materBelarus State Economic University
Academy of Public Administration

Alexander Genrikhovich Turchin (Russian: Алексaндр Гeнрихович Турчин, romanizedAleksandr Genrihovič Turčin, Belarusian: Аляксaндaр Гeнрыхавіч Турчын, romanizedAlaksandar Hienrychavič Turčyn; 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

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  1. ^ "Turchin approved as Minsk Oblast Governor". Belta. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Searching for subjects of sanctions". Archived from the original on 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  6. ^ Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions in the UK