Not to be confused with Oleksandr Turchynov.
In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Genrikhovich and the family name is Turchin.

Alexander Genrikhovich Turchin (Russian: Алексaндр Гeнрихович Турчин, romanized: Aleksandr Genrihovič Turčin, Belarusian: Аляксaндaр Гeнрыхавіч Турчын, romanized: Alaksandar Hienrychavič Turčyn; born 2 July 1975) is a Belarusian politician serving as the 11th prime minister of Belarus since 10 March 2025.[1] He was previously the chairman of the executive committee of Minsk Region from 3 December 2019[2] and was the first deputy prime minister of Belarus from 2018 to 2019.[3]

On 17 December 2020, Turchin was sanctioned by the European Union.[4] Albania, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway and Switzerland aligned themselves with these sanctions.[5][6] Turchin is also banned from entering the United Kingdom since 18 February 2021.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Lukashenko appoints Alexander Turchin as Belarus's new PM". The Kyiv Independent. 10 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Turchin approved as Minsk Oblast Governor". Belta. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  3. ^ "On the meeting of the First Deputy Prime-Minister of Belarus Alexander Turchin with the WTO Director General Roberto Azevêdo and the Chairman of the Working Party Kemal Madenoğlu - Permanent Mission of the Republic of Belarus to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva". geneva.mfa.gov.by. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  4. ^ Свабода, Радыё (20 December 2020). "Два бізнэсоўцы і кампаніі ВПК: хто трапіў пад чарговыя санкцыі і што гэта за кампаніі". Радыё Свабода (in Belarusian). Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  5. ^ "Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain countries concerning restrictive measures against Belarus". Council of the European Union. 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  6. ^ "Searching for subjects of sanctions". Archived from the original on 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  7. ^ Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions in the UK
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Turchin
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