Chief of the General Staff (Belarus)

The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian: Начальнік Генеральнага штаба Узброеных Сіл Рэспублікі Беларусь) is the head of the Armed Forces of Belarus and the Belarusian Ground Forces. The office is also dual-hatted as the First Deputy Minister of Defense.

Chief of the General Staff
Начальнік Генеральнага штаба Узброеных Сіл Рэспублікі Беларусь (Belarusian)
Emblem of the General Staff
Flag of the General Staff
Incumbent Pavel Muraveiko since 23 May 2024
General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus
Member of	Ministry of Defence
Reports to	Minister of Defence
Seat	Minsk, Belarus
Appointer	President of Belarus
Formation	1992; 33 years ago (1992)
First holder	Nikolai Churkin [be]
Website	Official website

Between 1992 and 2001 the position was the Chief of the Main Staff (Начальнік Галоўнага штаба).

List of chiefs

No.	Portrait	Chief of the General Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch	Ref.
1		Churkin, NikolayLieutenant General Nikolai Churkin [be] (born 1949)	1992	1994	1–2 years	Belarusian Ground Forces	-
2		Maltsev, LeonidLieutenant General Leonid Maltsev (born 1949)	1994	1995	0–1 years	Belarusian Ground Forces	-
3		Chumakov, Aleksandr PetrovichLieutenant General Aleksandr Chumakov (born 1941)	1995	1996	0–1 years	Belarusian Ground Forces	-
4		Kozlov, Mikhail FyodorovichLieutenant General Mikhail Kozlov [be] (born 1949)	1997	2001	3–4 years	Belarusian Ground Forces	-
5		Gurulyov, SergeyLieutenant General Sergey Gurulyov [be] (born 1953)	2001	2009	7–8 years	Belarusian Ground Forces	-
6		Tihonovsky, PyotrMajor General Pyotr Tihonovsky [be] (born 1958)	2009	11 January 2014	4–5 years	Belarusian Ground Forces	-
7		Belokonev, OlegMajor General Oleg Belokonev (born 1965)	11 January 2014	20 January 2020	6 years, 9 days	Belarusian Ground Forces	[1]
8		Volfovich, AlexanderMajor General Alexander Volfovich (born 1967)	20 January 2020	11 March 2021	1 year, 50 days	Belarusian Ground Forces	[2]
9		Gulevich, ViktorMajor General Viktor Gulevich (born 1969)	11 March 2021	10 May 2024	3 years, 60 days	Belarusian Ground Forces	[3][4][5] [6]
10		Muraveiko, PavelMajor General Pavel Muraveiko (born 1971)	23 May 2024	Incumbent	228 days	Belarusian Ground Forces	[7]

References

1. "Начальником Генштаба Вооруженных сил назначен Олег Белоконев". 12 January 2014.
2. "Belarus' new defense minister, chief of General Staff introduced to Defense Ministry team". eng.belta.by. Belarusian Telegraph Agency. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
3. "Лукашенко назначил Виктора Гулевича начальником Генштаба Вооруженных сил Белоруссии". ТАСС. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
4. "Лукашенко назначил начальника генерального штаба Белоруссии". regnum.ru. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
5. "Лукашенко назначил Гулевича начальником Генштаба Вооруженных сил Беларуси". Российская газета. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
6. Tetyana Oliynyk (May 10, 2024). "Lukashenko dismisses chief of Belarusian General Staff". Ukrainska Pravda.
7. "Lukashenko replaces chief of Belarusian military's General Staff". Ukrainska Pravda. May 23, 2024.