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Vladimir Andreichenko

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Andreichenko in 2019

Vladimir Pavlovich Andriejczenko (Belarusian: Уладзімір Паўлавіч Андрэйчанка; Russian: Владимир Павлович Андрейченко; born 2 January 1949) is a Belarusian agronomist and politician who was Chair of the House of Representatives from October 2008 to March 2024.

Early life

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Andreichenko was born on 2 January 1949 in the village of Marjanova, which was part of the Lyozna district in the Byelorussian SSR when he was born.[1] In 1968 he graduated from the Luzhesno (Vitebsk district) Technical School of Sovkhoz.[2] In 1968, he briefly worked as an agronomist of the collective farm "Victory of Socialism", before serving in the Soviet Army for two years.[2]

Political career

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In 1972 he first entered politics, becoming an instructor and head of the organizational department of the Lyozna district committee of the Komsomol,[3] and was also an instructor of the Lyozna district committee of the Communist Party of Belarus.[2]

From October 2008 to March 2024 he was Chair of the House of Representatives, when he was replaced by Igor Sergeenko.[4][5] He was previously Chairman of the Vitebsk Executive Committee from November 1994 until his election.[6] During his time as chair, the Russian invasion of Ukraine started, and he subsequently criticized organizations that blocked Belarus, saying it was a "fictitious pretext" of supporting the war against Ukraine.[7] He has also accused NATO's expansion, revolutions he stated were stirred by the west, and revisionism of World War II as helping start World War III.[8] In 2019, he attended the 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement.[9]

He stated that after his retirement as chairman, he wanted to move back to Vitsebsk.[10]

Personal life

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He owns a house in the village of Drazdy located near Minsk, which is where the majority of Alexander Lukashenko's associates live.[11] His son, Vladislav, was General Director of the mobile operator company MTC.[12] In 2024 he became director of the state-owned Minskintercaps.[13]

Sanctions

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In December 2022, Andreichenko was added to the Canadian sanctions list.[14]

Honours and awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Палата прадстаўнiкоў Нацыянальнага сходу Рэспублiкi Беларусь: Андрэйч…". archive.is. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Кто есть кто в Беларуси (in Russian). Мэджик Бук. 2001. p. 15. ISBN 978-985-6544-16-6. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  3. ^ Belaruskai︠a︡ dumka (in Russian). Belaruskai︠a︡ dumka. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Belarusian parliament speaker re-elected". www.belarus.by. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Сергеенко избран председателем Палаты представителей". belta.by (in Russian). 22 March 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Without options". Charter 97. 18 October 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Andreichenko: International situation remains very complicated". eng.belta.by. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Andreichenko: A group of countries is trying to replace the international law with invented rules". eng.belta.by. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Ministerial Meeting (CoB-NAM)". Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Спикер нижней палаты парламента Андрейченко решил вернуться на Витебщину Читайте на". KP. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Ад Абельскай да Ярмошынай: 113 уладальнікаў катэджаў у Драздах, поўны…". Наша Ніва. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  12. ^ "Руководство". 2 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  13. ^ "Куда трудоустроился бывший гендиректор МТС". Online Brest (in Russian). 19 July 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  14. ^ "Regulations Amending the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations: SOR/2022-240". Canada Gazette. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  15. ^ "Igor Sergeenko was Elected as Speaker of House of Representatives of National Assembly of Belarus". iacis.ru. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
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