Gennady Novitsky

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Gennady Vasilievich Novitsky [a] (born January 2, 1949) is a Belarusian politician, born in Mogilev.

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He was a Deputy Prime Minister from 1997 to 2001. [1] He has held various positions including the position as the 5th Prime Minister of Republic of Belarus. Novitsky served in his Prime Ministerial office under the Presidency of Alexander Lukashenko. He held this position from October 2001 until Sergei Sidorsky's appointment in July 2003. [2]

More recently, Novitsky held the post of speaker of Council of the Republic of Belarus. [3]

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  1. Belarusian: Гена́дзь Васі́левіч Наві́цкі, romanized: Hienádz Vasilevič Navicki, [ʝeˈnadzʲnaˈvʲitsci] ; Russian: Генна́дий Васи́льевич Нови́цкий, romanized: Gennadij Vasiljevič Novickij

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References

  1. "Belarussian Parliament Approves Appointment Of Gennadi Novitski As Prime Minister". PravdaReport. Oct 10, 2001. Retrieved Dec 9, 2020.
  2. "Alexander Lukashenko Holds a Meeting with Members of the Government, Chairpersons of the Regional Executive Committees and Minsk City Executive Committee". The State for the People!: The Official Internet Portal of the President of the Republic of Belarus. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  3. "Belarus welcomes Uzbekistan's joining Eurasian body". Belarus News and Analysis. 26 May 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Belarus
2001–2004
Succeeded by
Preceded by Speaker of the Council of the Republic
2004–2008
Succeeded by