Lukashenko appoints new Election Commission chief
<p> MINSK, Dec 13 - PrimePress. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko 13 Dec 2021 appointed Igor Karpenko, former Education Minister, as Chairman of Belarus’ Central Election Commission (CEC), the president’s press-service reports. </p> <p> </p> <p> In his new position, Karpenko takes over from Lidia Yermoshina, which chaired the CEC since 1996. </p> <p> </p> <p> Igor Karpenko was born in Russia’s Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Oblast, in 1964. He graduated from the Minsk State Pedagogical University named after A.M.Gorky in 1989, and the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Belarus in 2008. </p> <p> </p> <p> From 2004 to 2008 he was a member of the Standing Committee of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus on Healthcare, Physical Education, Family and Youth Affairs. </p> <p> </p> <p> From 2008 to 2011 he was Deputy Chairman of the Standing Committee on International Affairs and Relations with CIS of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus. </p> <p> </p> <p> In 2011-2016, he was Minsk vice mayor. In December 2016, he was appointed Education Minister. </p> <p> </p> <p> It is worth noting that from October 2012 to May 2017 Karpenko was First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus. End </p> <p> </p>
2021-12-14
Primepress
Lukashenko appoints new Election Commission chief
MINSK, Dec 13 - PrimePress. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko 13 Dec 2021 appointed Igor Karpenko, former Education Minister, as Chairman of Belarus’ Central Election Commission (CEC), the president’s press-service reports.
In his new position, Karpenko takes over from Lidia Yermoshina, which chaired the CEC since 1996.
Igor Karpenko was born in Russia’s Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Oblast, in 1964. He graduated from the Minsk State Pedagogical University named after A.M.Gorky in 1989, and the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Belarus in 2008.
From 2004 to 2008 he was a member of the Standing Committee of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus on Healthcare, Physical Education, Family and Youth Affairs.
From 2008 to 2011 he was Deputy Chairman of the Standing Committee on International Affairs and Relations with CIS of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus.
In 2011-2016, he was Minsk vice mayor. In December 2016, he was appointed Education Minister.
It is worth noting that from October 2012 to May 2017 Karpenko was First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus. End