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Belarus

Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest.
See also: Russia

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 2,687 entities connected with Belarus. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Belarus. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Belarus

We include 4 programs targeting entities located in Belarus.

IDTitleIssuerTarget countries
[US-BRUS]Belarus SanctionsOFAC United StatesBelarus  
[SECO-BRUS]Measures Against BelarusSECO SwitzerlandBelarus  
[EU-BRUS]Restrictive Measures In View Of The Situation In Belarus And The Involvement Of Belarus In The Russian Aggression Against UkraineCouncil European UnionBelarus  
[UK-BLR]UK sanctions relating to the Republic of BelarusOFSI United KingdomBelarus  

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 1,062 entities identified as PEPs connected with Belarus.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Prime Minister4--
President1--
Prime Minister2--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus-12
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus-2-
Deputy Minister of Health-42
First Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus-1-
Minister of Agriculture & Food1--
Minister of Antimonopoly Regulation & Trade1--
Minister of Architecture & Construction1--
Minister of Communications & Informatization1--
Minister of Culture1--
Minister of Defense1--
Minister of Economy1--
Minister of Education1--
Minister of Emergency Situations1--
Minister of Energy111
Minister of Finance1--
Minister of Foreign Affairs1--
Minister of Forestry1--
Minister of Housing & Communal Services1--
Minister of Industry1--
Minister of Information1--
Minister of Internal Affairs1--
Minister of Justice1--
Minister of Labor & Social Protection1--
Minister of Natural Resources & Environmental Protection1--
Minister of Public Health1--
Minister of Sports & Tourism1-1
Minister of Taxes and Duties1--
Minister of Transport & Communication1--
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the House of Representatives-10983
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus--1
Chairman, National Bank1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of Angola to Belarus--1
ambassador of Azerbaijan to Belarus-1-
ambassador of Belarus--2
ambassador of Estonia to Belarus-1-
ambassador of France to Belarus-42
ambassador of Georgia to Belarus-1-
ambassador of Hungary to Belarus-21
ambassador of Kazakhstan to Belarus-1-
Ambassador of Mozambique to Belarus-1-
ambassador of Slovakia to Belarus-1-
ambassador of Spain to Belarus-5-
ambassador of the European Union to Belarus--3
ambassador of the United Kingdom to Belarus-51
ambassador of Ukraine to Belarus-2-
Permanent Representative of Belarus to the United Nations--5
United States Ambassador to Belarus-21

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
member of the House of Representatives of Belarus-188101
member of the 12th convocation of the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian SSR--74
member of the Council of the Republic of Belarus of the 4th convocation--55
member of the Council of the Republic of Belarus of the 6th convocation-351
member of the Council of the Republic of Belarus of the 3rd convocation--53
member of the Council of the Republic of Belarus--38
member of the Council of the Republic of Belarus of the 7th convocation-321
member of the Council of the Republic of Belarus of the 2nd convocation--29
member of the Council of the Republic of Belarus of the 1st convocation--27
Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus145
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus-24
Minister of Finance of the Republic of Belarus-31
conseiller municipal de Minsk--3
Defence Minister of Belarus-12
First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus-21
Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Belarus-21
Minister of Health of the Republic of Belarus-21
Minister of Industry of the Republic of Belarus-21
Minister of Information of the Republic of Belarus-21
Deputy Prosecutor General of the Republic of Belarus-11
member of the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian SSR of the 5th convocation--2
Minister of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade of the Republic of Belarus-11
Minister of Culture of the Republic of Belarus-11
Minister of Economy of the Republic of Belarus-11
Minister of Education of the Republic of Belarus-11
Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus-11
Minister of Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Belarus-11
Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus-11
Minister of Justice of the Republic of Belarus-11
Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus-11
Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Belarus--2
Prime Minister of Belarus-11
Q17334463--2
chairman of the Kalinkavičy District Council of Deputies--1
chairman of the Lahojsk District Council of Deputies--1
Chairman, Ctte. for State Security (BKGB)1--
Chairman, State Border Ctte.1--
Chief, Presidential Admin.1--
Disputed President1--
First Deputy Prime Minister1--
First Lady of Belarus--1
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus1--
Minister of Architecture and Construction of the Republic of Belarus--1
Minister of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus--1
Minister of Taxes and Duties of the Republic of Belarus--1
Mufti of the Muslim Spiritual Board in the Republic of Belarus--1
President of Belarus--1
President of the Republic of Belarus1--
Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus1--
Prosecutor General1--
Q114684938--1
Q14900549--1
Q17330842--1
Speaker of the Coordination Council--1
Vice Speaker of the Coordination Council--1

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...