Qualifications
Doctor of Science (Economics).

Previous Positions
From 1972 - Engineer of the Technical Department at the Minskproject Design Istitute. From 1973 to 1977 - Engineer, Chief Engineer at the Production Association Minskvodokanal. From 1977 - Chief Engineer, and from 1979 - Chief of the Directorate for Public Service Enterprises of the Minsk City Executive Committee. From 1983 - Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Sovietsky District Soviet of People's Deputies of Minsk City. From 1984 - Deputy Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee. From 1985 to 1986 - Secretary of Minsk City Committee of the Communist Party of Byelorussia. From 1986 - Minister of Housing and Communal Services of BSSR. From 1990 - Vice-Chairman of the Council of Ministers of BSSR, Chairman of the BSSR State Committee for Economy and Planning, First Deputy Chairman of the BSSR Council of Ministers. From 1994 - Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus. From 1995 to 2001 - Head of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Belarus.

Current Position
Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, The Chairman of the Presidium.
66 Independence Avenue, Minsk BY-220072, Republic of Belarus
Tel.: +375 (17) 284-18-01, 292-21-23. E-mail: office@presidium.bas-net.by

Member of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus

Research areas
Macroeconomics, economic integration, economic security.

Main Publications
1. Rise and Development of Market Economy in the Republic of Belarus. Minsk: BGEU, 1995.
2. Formation of Financial and Industrial Groups in Transition Economies (The Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation as case studies). St-Peterburg, 1997.
3. Integration Economic Processes in CIS Countries and their Intensification (1998).
4. The Scientific Principles of Innovative Activity. Minsk, 2003.
5. National Security of the Republic of Belarus: Contemporary State and Prospects. Minsk: Pravo i ekonomika, 2003 (in co-authorship)
6. Innovation Activities in the Republic of Belarus: Theory and Practice. Minsk: Pravo i ekonomika, 2004.
7. Sources and Prospects of Steady Economic Growth of Belarus. Minsk: Pravo i ekonomika, 2004 (with S.M. Dedkov).
8. Socio-economic development of the Republic of Belarus: sources and prospects of steady growth. Minsk, 2005.
9. Management of the system of economic security maintenance. Minsk: Pravo i ekonomika, 2006 (with S.S. Polonik, V.V. Puzikov).
10. Science of Belarus at Current Stage. Minsk: Belaruskaya Navuka, 2006 (with A.I. Lesnikovich, S.M. Dedkov).