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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Overview
Legislative body	Council of the Republic of the National Assembly
Jurisdiction	Belarus
Meeting place	Krasnoarmeyskaya 9, Minsk
Term	6 December 2019 (2019-12-06) –
Website	sovrep.gov.by
Members	60
Chairwoman	Natalya Kochanova
Deputy Chairman	Anatoly 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 [ru]		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 [ru]		Independent	1966	Presidium member, Deputy Chairman
	Natalya Kochanova		Independent	1960	Presidium member, Chairwoman
	Sergey Rachkov [ru]		Independent	1960	Presidium member
	Mikhail Rusy [ru]		Agrarian Party	1954	Presidium member
	Dzmitry Baskau		Independent	1978

See also

• 7th House of Representatives of Belarus

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.