Dmitry Aleksandrovich Lukashenko (russian: Дмитрий Александрович Лукашенко, be, Дзмітры Лукашэнка, Dzmitry Alaksandravič Łukašenka; born 23 March 1980) is a Belarusian businessman and son of
Alexander Lukashenko, 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 ...
, who is frequently thought to be the last dictator in Europe.
Early life and education
Dmitry Lukashenko was born on 23 March 1980 to
Galina Lukashenko
Galina Rodionovna Lukashenko ( be, Галіна Радзівонаўна Лукашэнка, Halina Radzivonaŭna Łukašenka, russian: Галина Родионовна Лукашенко), née Zhelnerovich ( be, Жэлняровіч, russian: ...
and
Alexander Lukashenko.
Dmitry Lukashenko graduated from the
International Relations faculty of the
Belarusian State University
Belarusian State University (BSU) ( be, links=no, Белару́скі дзяржа́ўны ўніверсітэ́т, ; russian: links=no, Белору́сский госуда́рственный университе́т) is a university in Mins ...
. He served in the
Border Guard Service of Belarus.
Career
He is the head of the
Presidential Sports Club.
Accusations, EU sanctions
In 2011, after the wave of repressions that followed the
2010 presidential election in Belarus, Lukashenko became subject to an
EU travel ban and asset freeze as part of a sanctions list of 208 individuals responsible for political repressions, electoral fraud and propaganda. In the
EU Council
The Council of the European Union, often referred to in the treaties and other official documents simply as the Council, and informally known as the Council of Ministers, is the third of the seven Institutions of the European Union (EU) as ...
's decision,
[Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP of 15 October 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Belarus]
/ref> Lukashenko has been described as "Businessman, with active participation in financial operations involving the Lukashenka family.” The sanctions were lifted in 2016.
On 21 June 2021, Dmitry Lukashenko was again banned from entering the European Union. Switzerland joined the sanctions on 7 July.
On December 2, 2021, Dmitry Lukashenko and the Presidential Sports Club were added to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List by the United States Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury (USDT) is the national treasury and finance department of the federal government of the United States, where it serves as an executive department. The department oversees the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and t ...
as well as to the Canadian sanctions list.
See also
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References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lukashenko, Dmitry
Living people
1980 births
Belarusian diplomats
Belarusian businesspeople
Children of national leaders
Dmitry
Belarusian State University alumni
People from Mogilev
Belarusian individuals subject to the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List