7th Council of the Republic of Belarus

Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus of the 7th convocation (Belarusian: Савет Рэспублікі Нацыянальнага сходу Рэспублікі Беларусь VII склікання) is the current convocation of the upper house of the Belarusian Parliament, elected in indirect elections by the regional Councils of Deputies on 7 November 2019.

Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus of the 7th convocation
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Parties in the Council of the Republic
Overview
Legislative bodyCouncil of the Republic of the National Assembly
Jurisdiction Belarus
Meeting placeKrasnoarmeyskaya 9, Minsk
Term6 December 2019 (2019-12-06) –
Websitesovrep.gov.by
Members60
ChairwomanNatalya Kochanova
Deputy ChairmanAnatoly Isachenko

On 12 November 2019, at a meeting of the Central Commission of the Republic of Belarus for elections and holding republican referendums, the results of the elections of members of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus of the seventh convocation were established. Eight members of the Council of the Republic were elected from each region, the city of Minsk, and 4 more members were appointed by the President of the Republic of Belarus. A total of 60 members of the Council of the Republic were elected.[1]

Formation procedure
Map of the Republic of Belarus, numbers indicate: 1 - the city of Minsk; 2 - Brest Region; 3 - Gomel Region; 4 - Grodno Region; 5 - Mogilev Region; 6 - Minsk Region; 7 - Vitebsk Region

The Council of the Republic is the chamber of territorial representation. In accordance with part two of Article 91 of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, eight members of the Council of the Republic are elected from each region and the city of Minsk by secret ballot at meetings of deputies of local Councils, deputies of the base level of each region and the city of Minsk. Eight members of the Council of the Republic are appointed by the President of the Republic of Belarus.

In accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, elections of a new composition of the Council of the Republic are appointed by the President of the Republic of Belarus no later than four months and are held no later than 30 days before the end of the powers of the Council of the Republic of the current convocation. Extraordinary elections of the Council of the Republic are held within three months from the date of early termination of its powers.

A citizen of the Republic of Belarus who has reached the age of 30 and has lived in the territory of the relevant region, the city of Minsk for at least five years may be a member of the Council of the Republic. A member of the Council of the Republic cannot be a member of the House of Representatives or a member of the Government at the same time; it is not allowed to combine the duties of a member of the Council of the Republic with the simultaneous holding of the position of the President of the Republic of Belarus or a judge.

The first session of the Council of the Republic after the elections is convened by the Central Commission for Elections and Republican Referendums and begins its work no later than 30 days after the elections.

Composition

Leadership
  • Natalya Kochanova — Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus
  • Anatoly Isachenko — Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus.[2]

Presidium of the Council of the Republic
  • Viktor Liskovich — Chairman of the Standing Commission of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus on Education, Science, Culture and Social Development
  • Sergey Rachkov — Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus on International Affairs and National Security
  • Tatyana Runets — Chairwoman of the Standing Commission of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus on Economy, Budget and Finance
  • Mikhail Rusy — Chairman of the Standing Commission of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus on Regional Policy and Local Self-Government
  • Sergey Sivets — Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus on Legislation and State Building.

Composition

The Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus of the 7th convocation consists of the following members:[3]

Region Deputy Party Birth year Notes
Brest Aleksandr Karpitsky Independent 1960
Vasily Markevich Independent 1958
Yuri Narkevich Independent 1964
Grigory Prostosovitsky Independent 1961
Irina Sachkovskaya Independent 1968
Vladimir Khrolenko Independent 1963
Tamara Shatlikova Independent 1961
Anatoly Sholtanyuk Independent 1962
Vitebsk Dmitry Demidov Independent 1975
Yuri Derkach Independent 1962
Oleg Zhingel Independent 1967
Irina Levkovich Independent 1964
Vladimir Matveyev Independent 1964
Yelena Pantyukhova Independent 1972
Tatyana Polushkina Independent 1957
Anatoly Shchastny Independent 1961
Gomel Tatyana Abel Independent 1964
Vladimir Kotovich Independent 1962
Aleksandr Lyakhov Independent 1962
Alexey Neverov Independent 1973
Oleg Slinko Independent 1975
Alla Smolyak Communist Party 1973
Andrey Shishkin Independent 1972
Feliks Yashkov Independent 1964
Grodno Valentin Bayko Independent 1969
Igor Gedich Independent 1971
Viktor Liskovich Independent 1960 Presidium member
Oleg Romanov Independent 1975
Yekaterina Serafinovich Independent 1965
Viktor Snezhitsky Independent 1959 Resigned on 8 October 2020[4]
Elvira Soroko Independent 1968
Aleksandr Shishko Independent 1959
Minsk Aleksandr Bachilo Independent 1961
Valery Gaidukevich Independent 1953
Ivan Golovaty Independent 1976
Yelena Zyablikova Independent 1967
Kalina Kaputskaya Independent 1975
Vladimir Lukyanov Independent 1972
Oleg Sukonko Independent 1951
Natalya Yakubitskaya Independent 1971
Mogilev Viktor Ananich Independent 1963
Segey Anyukhovsky Independent 1980
Dmitry Voronyuk Independent 1987
Oleg Dyachenko Independent 1971
Igor Kasko Independent 1971
Aleksey Kushnarenko Independent 1975
Valery Polischuk Independent 1963
Oleg Portnik Independent 1959
Minsk City Konstantin Drozdovsky Independent 1974
Andrey Ivanets Independent 1984
Marina Ilyina Independent 1970
Oleg Rummo Independent 1970
Tatyana Runets Independent 1969 Presidium member
Andrey Rusakovich Independent 1965
Sergey Sivets Independent 1973 Presidium member
Viktor Chaychits Independent 1960
Appointed
by President		 Anatoly Isachenko Independent 1966 Presidium member, Deputy Chairman
Natalya Kochanova Independent 1960 Presidium member, Chairwoman
Sergey Rachkov Independent 1960 Presidium member
Mikhail Rusy Agrarian Party 1954 Presidium member
Dzmitry Baskau Independent 1978

See also

References
  1. "Сообщение Центральной комиссии Республики Беларусь по выборам и проведению республиканских референдумов" (PDF). 12 November 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  2. "Руководство Совета Республики". Официальный сайт Совета Республики. Archived from the original on 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  3. "Об итогах выборов членов Совета Республики Национального собрания Республики Беларусь седьмого созыва" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  4. "Бывший ректор Гродненского медицинского университета Виктор Снежицкий больше не сенатор". Tut.by. 8 October 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-10-11. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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