The Security Council of Belarus (

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: Савет бяспекі Рэспублікі Беларусь,

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: Совет безопасности Республики Беларусь) is an interdepartmental body with a mandate to ensure the security of the

Republic of Belarus A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th c ...

. It considers internal and external affairs of the state with regard to the interest of maintaining security and defense. The Council was established upon the adoption of Resolution +1249 on 15 November 1991. The current Secretary of the Council is Alexander Volfovich.

History

It was established on November 15, 1991, when the

Supreme Soviet of Belarus The Supreme Council of the Republic of Belarus, sometimes translated as Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Belarus ( be, Вярхоўны Савет Рэспублікі Беларусь), was the unicameral legislature of Belarus between 1991 an ...

approved decision No. 1249, which established a 14 member Security Council, which included the then Commander of the

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. In accordance with the 1994 Belarusian Constitution, the chairman of the council was 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 ...

, in their position as head of state and Commander-in-chief. In 1997, the Security Council apparatus, headed by the State Secretary, was renamed to the secretariat.

Powers

Security Council's powers include: * Submitting proposals to the President regarding domestic and foreign policies * Coordinate activities of government authorities * Put forward early solutions to prevent emergency situations

Increased powers

In April 2021, President Lukashenko announced intentions to amend existing statutes for the emergency transfer of presidential power, making the Security Council the collective head of state should the President be killed. The Prime Minister would head the security council in place of the president. He signed the decree on 9 May, after the

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celebrations. Justifying the decision, he noted that two-thirds of the council are civilians.

Composition of members

It is currently composed of 20 people: *

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*Chairman of the

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*Chairman of the Council of the Republic *Chairman of the

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* Head of the Presidential Administration of Belarus *State Secretary *

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*Chairman of the

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*Chairman of the

State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus The State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus (KGB RB; russian: Комитет государственной безопасности Республики Беларусь, КГБ РБ; be, Камітэт дзяржаўнай бяс ...

Minister of Defense A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...

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* Minister of Emergency Situations *Chairman of the Investigation *

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Viktor Lukashenko Viktor Aleksandrovich Lukashenko; or Viktar Alaksandravič Łukašenka; (born 28 November 1975) is a Belarusian politician and the eldest son of the Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko. He is the current President of the National Oly ...

, the senior son of President

Alexander Lukashenko Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (as transliterated from Russian language, Russian; also transliterated from Belarusian language, Belarusian as Alyaksand(a)r Ryhoravich Lukashenka;, ; rus, Александр Григорьевич Лука� ...

, is also a member of the council (since January 2007), being the

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State Secretaries

Viktor Sheiman Viktor Vladimirovich Sheiman ( be, Віктар Уладзіміравіч Шэйман, translit=Viktar Uladzimiravich Sheyman, russian: Виктор Владимирович Шейман, translit=Viktor Vladimirovich Sheyman; born 26 May 195 ...

(1994—November 27, 2000) *

Ural Latypov Ural Ramdrakovich Latypov (russian: Ура́л Рамдракович Латы́пов, be, Урал Рамдракавіч Латыпаў, translit=Ural Ramdrakavich Latypaw, tt-Cyrl, Урал Рамдрак улы Латыйпов, born 28 Feb ...

(November 27, 2000—September 12, 2001) *

Gennady Nevyglas Gennady ( rus, Геннадий, p=ɡʲɪˈnadʲɪj), also spelled Gennadi or Gennadiy, is a Russian male name. They are derived from the Greek given name Gennadius. People *Gennady Gladkov, Soviet and Russian composer *Gennady Golovkin, Kazakh bo ...

(September 12, 2001—July 15, 2008) *

Yuri Zhadobin Lieutenant-General Yuri Viktorovich Zhadobin (Belarusian: Юрый Віктаравіч Жадобін) was the Chairman of the KGB of the Republic of Belarus from 2007 to 2008 and the Minister of Defence of Belarus from 4 December 2009 to 27 No ...

(July 15, 2008—December 4, 2009) *

Leonid Maltsev Colonel General Leonid Semenovich Maltsev ( Belarusian:Леанід Сямёнавіч Мальцаў; born August 29, 1949) was the Minister of Defence of Belarus from 1995–96 and 2001–09. Biography He served in the Soviet Army from 1967 aft ...

(December 4, 2009—December 5, 2013) * Alexander Mezhuyev (December 5, 2013—November 4, 2015) *

Stanislav Zas Lieutenant General Stanislav Vasilievich Zas (, ) is a Ukrainian-born Belarusian general and politician who is a former Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization and was formerly the State Secretary of the Security Council ...

(November 4, 2015—January 20, 2020) *

Andrei Ravkov Lieutenant General Andrei Alekseyevich Ravkov ( be, Андрэй Аляксеевіч Раўкоў, born on 25 June 1967 in Revyaki, Vitebsk Region) is a Belarusian General and military leader who last served as the State Secretary of the Secur ...

(January 20-September 3, 2020) *

Valery Vakulchik Valery Pavlovich Vakulchik ( Belarusian: Валерый Паўлавіч Вакульчык, Russian: Валерий Павлович Вакульчик, born 19 June 1964) is a Belarusian civil servant and soldier. He was the Chairman of Stat ...

(September 3, 2020—October 29, 2020) * Alexander Volfovich (since January 26, 2021)

References

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