Roman Golovchenko
Roman Golovchenko | |
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| Роман Головченко Раман Галоўчэнка | |
.jpg) Golovchenko in 2021 | |
| 10th Prime Minister of Belarus | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2020 | |
| President | Alexander Lukashenko |
| Preceded by | Sergei Rumas |
| Belarusian Ambassador to the Gulf states | |
| In office 22 April 2013 – 18 August 2018 | |
| President | Alexander Lukashenko |
| Deputy Director of the General Prosecution of Belarus | |
| In office 2002–2005 | |
| President | Alexander Lukashenko |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 August 1973[1] Zhodino, Minsk Region, Soviet Union (now Belarus) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Moscow State Institute of International Relations Academy of Public Administration (Belarus) |
Roman Alexandrovich Golovchenko[a] (born 10 August 1973) is a Belarusian politician who has served as Prime Minister of Belarus since 4 June 2020.
Prior to his premiership, he was a diplomat and worked in the country's general prosecution.
Early life
[edit]He was born on 10 August 1973 in Zhodzina as an only child. His father Alexander Nikolaevich Golovchenko graduated from the Belarusian Polytechnic Institute and worked as an engineer in the design bureau of Minsk Tractor Works.[2] Roman Golovchenko lived in Zhodzina up until the age of 10, when he moved with his parents to Minsk, where he graduated from high school.[3] He graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1996. He also graduated from the Academy of Public Administration in 2003.[4]
Career
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In 2013, he was made Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, and was then also responsible for representing the country in Qatar, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia.[1]
He was appointed to his current position by President Alexander Lukashenko two months prior to the 2020 Belarusian presidential election.[5][6] Prior to his appointment, he served as the chairman of the State Military-Industrial Committee. He offered his resignation amid a cabinet reshuffle on 17 August 2020, during the 2020 Belarusian protests.[7][8] However, he was retained as Prime Minister of the new government.[9]
In June 2022, Golovchenko was blacklisted by Canada.[10]
Awards
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Medal "100 years of the formation of the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic" (2021, Republic of Tatarstan)[11]
Personal life
[edit]He has a son from his first marriage and two daughters from his current marriage. His son Georgy Yatskovsky, is a student of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University. He is fluent in English, Arabic, German and Polish.[12][13]
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Belarusian: Раман Аляксандаравіч Галоўчэнка, romanized: Raman Alaksandaravič Hałoŭčenka; IPA: [ra'man alʲak'sandravʲit͡ʂ ɣa'ɫɔwt͡ʂɛnka]; Russian: Роман Александрович Головченко, romanized: Roman Aleksandrovič Golovčenko
Sources
[edit]- ^ a b "Pantus Dmitry Alexandrovich". www.vpk.gov.by.
- ^ "Краснознаменное Торпедо. Дети войны". Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Женат второй раз, сын пишет стихи по-белорусски: что известно о семье нового премьер-министра Романа Головченко". Наша Ніва. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Biography of Roman Golovchenko: what is known about the new Prime Minister of Belarus". ncomment.com. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Belarus leader names new prime minister two months before election". 4 June 2020 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ "Aleksandr Lukashenko makes new appointments | Official Internet Portal of the President of the Republic of Belarus". president.gov.by. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Belarusian government resigns". eng.belta.by. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Prime minister: All the enterprises are working, there are protesters at some of them". eng.belta.by. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Lukashenko appoints new government". eng.belta.by. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations". Cabinet of Canada. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Photo Report".
- ^ Александр ИГОРЕВ | Сайт «Комсомольской правды» (4 June 2020). "Биография Романа Головченко: что известно о новом премьер-министре Белоруссии". kp.by - Сайт «Комсомольской правды». Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Биография Романа Головченко". РИА Новости (in Russian). 4 June 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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