Alexander Turchin | |
Native Name Lang: | ru |
Office2: | First Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus |
Termstart2: | 18 August 2018 |
Termend2: | 3 December 2019 |
Primeminister2: | Sergei Rumas |
President2: | Alexander Lukashenko |
Predecessor2: | Vasily Matyushevsky |
Successor2: | Dmitry Krutoy |
Office1: | Chairman of Minsk Region |
Termstart1: | 3 December 2019 |
President1: | Alexander Lukashenko |
Birth Place: | Novogrudok, Belarusian SSR, USSR |
Predecessor1: | Anatoly Isachenko |
Birth Date: | 2 July 1975 |
Party: | Independent |
Alma Mater: | Belarus State Economic University Academy of Public Administration |
Nationality: | Belarusian |
Alexander Genrikhovich Turchin (; born 2 July 1975) is a Belarusian politician serving as the chairman of the Minsk Region since 3 December 2019.[1] He previously served as the first deputy prime minister of Belarus from 2018 to 2019.[2]
On 17 December 2020, Turchin was sanctioned by the European Union.[3] Albania, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway and Switzerland aligned themselves with these sanctions.[4] [5] Turchin is also banned from entering the United Kingdom since 18 February 2021.[6]