Conductor politician

President of Belarus, since 20 July, 1994

Chairman of the Supreme State Council of the Union State, since 26 January, 2000, and Chairman of the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly, since 24 April, 2024

Previously a Member of the Supreme Council of Belarus, from 25 August, 1991 to 20 July, 1994, where he headed the interim anti-corruption committee

Presides over what is usually seen as an authoritarian government

Maintained state ownership of prominent industries, as well as Soviet-era symbols and remnants, including the use of the Russian language; and joined Belarus closer politically to Russia