Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus of the 7th convocation () 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.
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.
Formation procedure
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.
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 Sergei 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:
RegionDeputyPartyBirth yearNotesBrestAleksandr KarpitskyIndependent1960Vasily MarkevichIndependent1958Yuri NarkevichIndependent1964Grigory ProstosovitskyIndependent1961Irina SachkovskayaIndependent1968Vladimir KhrolenkoIndependent1963Tamara ShatlikovaIndependent1961Anatoly SholtanyukIndependent1962VitebskDmitry DemidovIndependent1975Yuri DerkachIndependent1962Oleg ZhingelIndependent1967Irina LevkovichIndependent1964Vladimir MatveyevIndependent1964Yelena PantyukhovaIndependent1972Tatyana PolushkinaIndependent1957Anatoly ShchastnyIndependent1961GomelTatyana AbelIndependent1964Vladimir KotovichIndependent1962Aleksandr LyakhovIndependent1962Alexey NeverovIndependent1973Oleg SlinkoIndependent1975Alla SmolyakCommunist Party1973Andrey ShishkinIndependent1972Feliks YashkovIndependent1964GrodnoValentin BaykoIndependent1969Igor GedichIndependent1971Viktor LiskovichIndependent1960Presidium memberOleg RomanovIndependent1975Yekaterina SerafinovichIndependent1965Independent1959Resigned on 8 October 2020Elvira SorokoIndependent1968Aleksandr ShishkoIndependent1959MinskAleksandr BachiloIndependent1961Valery GaidukevichIndependent1953Ivan GolovatyIndependent1976Yelena ZyablikovaIndependent1967Kalina KaputskayaIndependent1975Vladimir LukyanovIndependent1972Oleg SukonkoIndependent1951Natalya YakubitskayaIndependent1971MogilevViktor AnanichIndependent1963Segey AnyukhovskyIndependent1980Dmitry VoronyukIndependent1987Oleg DyachenkoIndependent1971Igor KaskoIndependent1971Aleksei KushnarenkoIndependent1975Valery PolischukIndependent1963Oleg PortnikIndependent1959Minsk CityKonstantin DrozdovskyIndependent1974Andrey IvanetsIndependent1984Marina IlyinaIndependent1970Oleg RummoIndependent1970Tatyana RunetsIndependent1969Presidium memberAndrey RusakovichIndependent1965Sergei SivetsIndependent1973Presidium memberViktor ChaychitsIndependent1960Appointedby PresidentAnatoly IsachenkoIndependent1966Presidium member, Deputy ChairmanNatalya KochanovaIndependent1960Presidium member, ChairwomanIndependent1960Presidium memberAgrarian Party1954Presidium memberDzmitry BaskauIndependent1978
See also
7th House of Representatives of Belarus
References