The Government of the Republic of Belarus, 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 President of Belarus. The head of the Government is the President of Belarus, who manages the main agenda of the government and direct the ministers. The National Assembly of Belarus is the continuation of the Supreme Soviet of the BSSR and acts as the functioning parliament for Belarus.
Sergei Sergeevich Sidorsky was a prime minister of Belarus from 11 July 2004 to 28 December 2010. He was appointed acting prime minister on July 11, 2004 to replace the dismissed Gennady Novitsky, and was confirmed as permanent Prime Minister on December 19, 2004.
The Union State of Russia and Belarus, officially also referred to as Union State, is a supranational union consisting of Belarus and Russia, with the stated aim of deepening the relationship between the two states through integration in economic and defence policy. Originally, the Union State aimed to create a confederation; however, both countries currently retain their independence.
The Belarusian Presidential Guard or officially the Presidential Security Service is a law-enforcement body that was designed to protect the President of Belarus and other high-ranking officials and officers.
The president of the Republic of Belarus is the head of state and head of government of Belarus. The office was created in 1994 with the passing of the Constitution of Belarus by the Supreme Council. This replaced the office of Chairman of the Supreme Council as the head of state. The tasks of the president include executing foreign and domestic policy, defending the rights and general welfare of citizens and residents, and upholding the Constitution. The president is mandated by the Constitution to serve as a leader in the social affairs of the country and to act as its main representative abroad. The duties, responsibilities and other transitional clauses dealing with the presidency are listed in Chapter Three, Articles 79 through 89, of the Constitution.
The House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus is the lower house of the parliament of Belarus, while the upper house is the Council of the Republic. It was established after the Constitution of Belarus was amended in 1996, replacing the Supreme Council of Belarus.
Mikhail Khvostov has served as the ambassador of Belarus to the United States since May 23, 2003. He is also accredited as a nonresident ambassador to Mexico.
Gennady Vasilievich Novitsky is a Belarusian politician, born in Mogilev.
Belarus and Israel established diplomatic relations in 1992. In 1947, Belarus voted in favor for the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine. Belarus operates an embassy in Tel Aviv, while Israel operates an embassy in Minsk. Around 130,000 Belarusian citizens immigrated to Israel during the 1990s under the Law of Return.
Anatoly Aleksandrovich Malofeyev was a first secretary of the communist party of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic during the Soviet Union era and Belarusian parliament speaker. In March 1985, Malofeyev became the Minsk regional Communist Party leader upon the removal of Vladimir A. Mikulich. He served as First Secretary of the Byelorussian Communist Party from November 1990 to April 1993.
Mikhail Vladimirovich Myasnikovich is a Belarusian politician who was Prime Minister of Belarus from 2010 to 2014. He was the Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission in 2020-24.
Mikhail Nikolayevich Chigir or Michaił Mikalajevič Čyhir is a Belarusian politician who served as the second Prime Minister of Belarus from 21 July 1994 to 18 November 1996.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Makei was a Belarusian politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus from 2012 until his death in 2022.
The Embassy of Belarus in London is the diplomatic mission of Belarus in the United Kingdom. It is situated just south of Kensington Gardens between the Embassy of Azerbaijan and the Embassy of Mongolia.
Andrei Vladimirovich Kobyakov is a Belarusian politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Belarus between 2014 and 2018, appointed by president Alexander Lukashenko on 27 December 2014. Before this appointment, Kobyakov served as Lukashenko's Chief of Staff from 2012 to 2014.
Aleksandr Petrovich Chumakov is a retired Belarusian Army colonel general and former Minister of Defence of Belarus.
Ural Ramdrakovich Latypov is a Belarusian jurist, diplomat and politician.
The Chief of Staff to the President of Belarus also known as the Head of the Presidential Administration is the head of the Presidential Administration of Belarus. The position was created by President Lukashenko in July 1994. The Chief of Staff is responsible for general management of presidential activity. The incumbent Chief of Staff is Dmitry Krutoi, who assumed the position in June 2024.
Roman Alexandrovich Golovchenko is a Belarusian politician who has served as Prime Minister of Belarus since 4 June 2020.
The Mayor of Minsk, officially the Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee is the chief executive of the city of Minsk, the capital of Belarus. The mayor of Minsk is appointed by the President of Belarus, and has existed in its current form since the Russian Revolution of 1917 established the Minsk Urban Executive Committee in the city. Previously, Minsk was self-governing from the granting of Magdeburg rights in 1496 until its integration into the Russian Empire.
