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Igor Karpenko (politician)

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Igor Karpenko
Karpenko in 2019
Chairman of the Central Election Commission
Assumed office
13 December 2021
PresidentAlexander Lukashenko
Preceded byLidia Yermoshina
Minister of Education
In office
15 December 2016 – 13 December 2021
PresidentAlexander Lukashenko
Prime MinisterAndrei Kobyakov
Syarhey Rumas
Roman Golovchenko
Preceded byMikhail Zhuravkov
Succeeded byAndrei Ivanets
First Secretary of the Communist Party
In office
20 October 2012 – 14 May 2017
Preceded byTatyana Golubeva
Succeeded byAliaksiej Sokal
Personal details
Born (1964-04-28) 28 April 1964 (age 60)
Political partyCommunist Party of Belarus

Igor Vasilievich Karpenko (Russian: Игорь Васильевич Карпенко; born 28 April 1964) is a Belarusian politician serving as chairman of the Central Election Commission since 2021.[1] From 2016 to 2021, he served as minister of education.[2] From 2012 to 2017, he served as first secretary of the Communist Party.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "New Belarus' Central Election Commission chief pledges to be open, outspoken". Belarusian Telegraph Agency. 13 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Лукашенко сменил главу ЦИК Беларуси" (in Russian). Deutsche Welle. 13 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Новым председателем ЦИК Беларуси назначен Игорь Карпенко". Prime Press (in Russian). 13 December 2021.