The government portal (government.gov.by) returned errors and the President's portal does not name office holders in its text, so every claim is sourced. The cabinet follows the Russian-language Wikipedia list of the Turchin Government, cross-checked against the English list (labelled as of 2023); Vladimir Karanik (Deputy Prime Minister) and Alexei Kushnarenko (Energy) appear only in the Russian list. Heads of state committees, who also sit on the Council of Ministers, are not recorded. Party affiliations and individual start dates are not recorded.
Belarus is a semi-presidential republic (president-parliamentary)[1]. The head of state is President Alexander Lukashenko[3][4]. The government is led by Prime Minister Alexander Turchin, in office since 10 Mar 2025[4][5][6]. Govpedia records 30 members of its cabinet.
Leadership
Head of state
SourcedDeclared winner of the 26 January 2025 presidential election with 87.48% and sworn in for a seventh term on 25 March 2025. The European Commission and the EU's foreign policy chief called the vote a sham, the European Parliament urged non-recognition, and the exiled opposition rejects the result. He holds the office in practice.
Head of government
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0 of 30 verified on official pages
Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.
Digital government
UN E-Government Development Index[9]
2024
0.744rank 77 of 193
Record of changes
25 Mar 2025
Alexander Lukashenko is sworn in for a seventh term as President.[3]
Sourced10 Mar 2025
President Lukashenko appoints Alexander Turchin Prime Minister by decree.[5][6]
Sourced26 Jan 2025
Alexander Lukashenko is declared winner of the presidential election, which the EU and the opposition reject as a sham.[3]
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