The prime minister of the Republic of Belarus (; ) is the deputy
head of government
The head of government is the highest or the second-highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presides over a cabinet, a gro ...
of
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
. Until 1991, it was known as the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic as the head of the government of the constituent republic of the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
.
The prime minister leads the
Council of Ministers of Belarus
The Government of the Republic of Belarus ( be, Урад Рэспублікі Беларусь), which consists of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus (), is the executive branch of state power in Belarus, and is appointed by the ...
, the central government body, and is accountable to the president. The prime minister is appointed by the
president of Belarus
The president of the Republic of Belarus ( be, Прэзідэнт Рэспублікі Беларусь; russian: Президент Республики Беларусь) is the head of state and head of government of Belarus. The office was cre ...
. Once the prime minister is appointed they form a 30-member cabinet which consists of ministers and chairmen, the latter of which is a
non-ministerial post.
As Belarus is a
presidential republic
A presidential system, or single executive system, is a form of government in which a head of government, typically with the title of president, leads an executive branch that is separate from the legislative branch in systems that use separation ...
the prime minister has no real power or control over government affairs and it is ultimately under direct control of the president who has the real power over government and its activities.
![House of Representatives of Belarus](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/House_of_Representatives_of_Belarus.jpg)
The activities of the prime minister in managing the government include:
*Signing government legislation
*Inform the President on the basic guidelines of the government
*Draft budget
*Enforce a uniform financial, monetary, education, health care, and labour policy
*Ensure the implementation of decrees and instructions of the president
The official workplace of the prime minister is at
Government House
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Gover ...
on
Independence Square.
List of prime ministers of Belarus since 1991
See also
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List of rulers of Belarus
Belarusian statehood can be traced to the medieval Principality of Polotsk. From the 13th century, the lands of modern-day Belarus became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania which later evolved into the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In the 19t ...
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List of national leaders of Belarus
This is a comprehensive chronological list of national leaders of Belarus since its first independence, in 1918, including its presidents both before and after the Soviet era, and the Soviet leaders themselves, who, unlike the Presidents, were no ...
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President of Belarus
The president of the Republic of Belarus ( be, Прэзідэнт Рэспублікі Беларусь; russian: Президент Республики Беларусь) is the head of state and head of government of Belarus. The office was cre ...
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List of prime ministers of Belarus
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National Assembly of Belarus
The National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus ( be, Нацыянальны сход Рэспублікі Беларусь, Nacyjanalny schod Respubliki Bielaruś; russian: Национальное собрание Республики Бел ...
References
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Prime Ministers of Belarus
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