Belarus announces new appointments for ministerial positions and seven district governors
New Appointments Announced in Belarus
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has made several new appointments across ministries, local government, and diplomatic missions, effective as of August 14, 2025.
Diplomatic Missions
Igor Bely has been appointed as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (non-resident). He is also concurrently accredited to Bahrain and Kuwait, and previously served as Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.
Dmitry Derevinsky has been appointed as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Plurinational State of Bolivia (non-resident). He is also the Ambassador to Venezuela.
Yevgeny Sobolevsky has been appointed as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Sudan (non-resident). He is also the Ambassador to Egypt and the Permanent Representative to the Arab League.
Ministries
Elena Bogdan has been appointed as the First Deputy Healthcare Minister. Prior to this, she served as a deputy head of the Ministry of Health.
Ivan Veznovets, who previously served as the first deputy head of the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade, has been appointed as the First Deputy Economy Minister.
Anton Alekseyev has been appointed as a Deputy Communications and Informatization Minister.
Vitaly Kulak and Aleksandr Yakovchits have been appointed as Deputy Ministers of Agriculture and Food.
Vitaly Garmashuk has been appointed as the Director of the State Signs Department at the Finance Ministry.
Local Government
Nikolai Bortnik has been appointed as the Chairman of the Ivanovo District Executive Committee.
Vladimir Senchuk has been appointed as the Chairman of the Kamenets District Executive Committee.
Grigory Panasyuk has been appointed as the Chairman of the Brest District Executive Committee.
Piotr Belus has been appointed as the Chairman of the Glubokoye District Executive Committee.
Oleg Makarevich has been appointed as the Chairman of the Dubrovno District Executive Committee.
Aleksandr Klyachin has been appointed as the Chairman of the Senno District Executive Committee.
Dmitry Stankevich has been appointed as the Chairman of the Chashniki District Executive Committee.
Zoya Kulesha has been appointed as the Head of the Oktyabrsky District Administration of Grodno.
Snezhana Titova has been appointed as the Chief Administrator of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee.
In addition to these appointments, Elena Bogdan was previously the First Deputy Minister of Health from December 2020 to October 2021. Alexander Yakovchits was formerly deputy chairman of the "Belgospichteprom" concern.
These personnel changes affect the leadership of several ministries, local government verticals, and diplomatic missions in Belarus. The specific roles and responsibilities of these new appointees within their respective ministries are not specified in the provided text.
Policy changes may be expected in the health sector with Elena Bogdan's new role as First Deputy Healthcare Minister.
The foreign policy and diplomatic landscape of Belarus could witness shifts, given the appointments of Igor Bely, Dmitry Derevinsky, and Yevgeny Sobolevsky to key diplomatic positions.
