Supreme Soviet of Belarus

Supreme Council of Belarus Вярхоўны Савет Рэспублікі Беларусь
13th Belarusian Supreme Council
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Chairman	Syamyon Sharetski, Agrarian Party
Seats	360

The Supreme Soviet of Belarus (1991–1996) was the immediate continuation of the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (BSSR Supreme Soviet) (1938–1991), which it its turn was the successor of the Central Executive Committee of Byelorussian SSR (1920–1938), and all of them were the highest organs of state power in Belarus during 1920–1990.^[1] During 1990–1996 it functioned as permanent parliament.

Since 1994 the head of state has been President of Belarus, with the executive power being the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus. Since 1996 the National Assembly of Belarus has been the parliament.

Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet

Name	Period
Nadezhda Grekova	July 25, 1938–March 12, 1947
Vasily Kozlov	March 12, 1947–March 17, 1948
Evgeny Bugaev	March 17–April 14, 1949
Iosif Belsky	April 14, 1949–March 28, 1955
Timofey Gorbunov	March 28, 1955–March 28, 1963
Vasily Shauro	March 28, 1963–December 22, 1965
Yevgeny Skurko	December 22, 1965–July 15, 1971
Ivan Shamiakin	July 15, 1971–March 28, 1985
Ivan Naumenko	March 28, 1985–May 15, 1990
Mikalay Dzyemyantsyey	May 18, 1990–August 25, 1991
Stanislav Shushkevich (acting)	August 25, 1991–September 18, 1991
Stanislav Shushkevich	September 18, 1991–January 26, 1994
Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (acting)	January 26, 1994–January 28, 1994
Myechyslaw Hryb	January 28, 1994–January 10, 1996
Syamyon Sharetski (acting)	January 10, 1996–November 28, 1996

First Deputy Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet

Name	Period
Stanislav Shushkevich	May 19, 1990–September 18, 1991
Vyacheslav Kuznetsov	March 24, 1992–April 10, 1995
Syamyon Sharetski	1995–1996

References

1. "Высшие органы государственной власти Белорусской ССР" (Russian)