Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus
Alexander Turchin
Born in 1975. Graduated from the Belarusian State University of Economics in 2002; the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Belarus in 2009.
| 1997 – 1998 | director of the store of the Avangard collective farm, Novogrudok district, Grodno region |
| January 1999 – July 1999 | state tax inspector of the inspectorate of the State Tax Committee of the Republic of Belarus for the Novogrudok district of the Grodno region |
| 1999 – 2002 | chief controller-auditor of the control and audit department at the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Belarus for the Novogrudok district of the Grodno region |
| 2003 – 2004 | chief controller-auditor of the control and audit department of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Belarus for the Grodno region |
| 2004 – 2007 | head of the finance department of the Korelichi district executive committee of the Grodno region |
| 2007 – 2010 | deputy chairman of the Korelichi district executive committee of the Grodno region |
| 2010 – 2012 | chairman of the economics committee of the Minsk regional executive committee |
| 2012 – 2015 | deputy chairman of the Minsk regional executive committee |
| 2015 – 2016 | aide to the President of the Republic of Belarus – chief inspector for Gomel region |
| 2016 – 2018 | Chief of Staff of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus |
| 2018 – 2019 | First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus, acting Chief of Staff of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus |
| 2019 – 2025 | chairman of the Minsk regional executive committee |
| 2025 | Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus |
A meeting of the Supervisory Board of the Hi-Tech Park chaired by Belarus’ Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin was held at the Government headquarters on 27 February.
Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin participated in the final board meeting of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection.
Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin outlined how Belarus will increase exports and stimulate domestic demand while presenting the Government’s report to the Head of state.
The Prime Minister held a working meeting on the implementation of the planned targets for the production and export of industrial products in January 2026, with the participation of heads of relevant ministries, departments, and enterprises.
A telephone conversation took place between Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin and Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin on 12 February.
Prime Minister of Belarus Aleksandr Turchin has been made familiar with key R&D products of the Hi-Tech Park as part of the forum “Technological sovereignty: IT resource for industry”.
Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin has visited the new bus production facility of the Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ).
Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin and State Secretary of the Union State of Belarus and Russia Sergey Glazyev held a meeting to discuss the agenda for the upcoming Union State Council of Ministers meeting in Moscow.
Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin introduced the new head to the Finance Ministry staff on 23 January.
One of the largest investment projects of Agrokombinat Dzerzhinsky is nearing completion - an 80,000-tonne per year plant for processing inedible raw materials of animal origin in the Fanipol area. Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin was briefed on its implementation progress.
Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin commented on the performance of the Belarusian economy at the beginning of 2026 on the air of the Belarus 1 TV channel.
“As the economy was not in decline, there is no need to change course. It is functioning, and functioning quite well. But we certainly cannot afford to relax, as the economy faces many challenges. The Government is now working intensively in several areas,” Aleksandr Turchin said.
According to him, the start of the year for the economy as a whole is progressing in line with the planned parameters.
Belarus expects to boost trade with Uzbekistan to $2 billion by 2030, Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin said during a meeting with Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov on 24 February.
Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin continued his official visit to Uzbekistan with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Independence Monument in Tashkent.
The Prime Minister of Belarus Aleksandr Turchin visited the production complex of TEXNOPARK, located in the Yashnabad district of the capital on the territory of the former Tashkent Aircraft Plant.
Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin and Uzbekistan Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov held an informal meeting on 23 February to discuss current issues on the bilateral agenda.
The meeting took place as part of the official visit of the Belarusian delegation to Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan is a reliable, time-tested partner for Belarus. An active dialogue is maintained between the governments and parliaments of the two countries, and interregional cooperation is expanding. Mutual trade is constantly growing and approaching $1 billion.
Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin, heading a government delegation, has departed for an official visit to Uzbekistan.
Tomorrow Tashkent will host the meeting of the Uzbekistan-Belarus Business Council, and also the Uzbekistan-Belarus Business Forum.
The program of the two-day visit also includes negotiations with Uzbekistan’s Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov and visits to a number of production sites.
Issues of deepening bilateral cooperation will be discussed during a meeting with Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
Prime Minister of Belarus Aleksandr Turchin visited an Air Force and Air Defense Command training area.
Aleksandr Turchin observed how weapons designed to counteract unmanned aerial vehicles work.
Promising products of the Belarusian military-industrial complex and the Russian one were presented in the military training area.
Participants of the event examined the unmanned aerial vehicles that had been shot down during practical tests.
