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

Executive Committee

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 of Byelorussian SSR

Byelorussian SSR

The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic was one of fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union. It was one of the four original founding members of the Soviet Union in 1922, together with the Ukrainian SSR, the Transcaucasian SFSR and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic...

(1920-1938), and all of them were the highest organs of state power in Belarus

Belarus

Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

 during 1920-1990. During 1990-1996 it functioned as permanent parliament

Parliament

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Since 1994 the head of state has been President of Belarus

President of Belarus

The office of President of Belarus is the head of state of Belarus. The office was created in 1994 with the passing of the Constitution of Belarus by the Supreme Soviet. This replaced the office of Chairman of the Supreme Soviet as the head of state...

, 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 Nadezhda Grigoryevna Grekova Nadezhda Grigoryevna Grekova, or Nadežda Grekova , was a Soviet Belarusian politician. She was Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Belorussian SSR 1938-1947. Her office as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet nominally made her "Head of the Republic" in 1938...	July 25, 1938-March 12, 1947
Vasily Kozlov Vasily Kozlov (politician) Vasil Ivanavich Kazlow was a Soviet politician.-Early life:...	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 Maxim Tank Maksim Tank was a Belarusian Soviet poet and translator. People's Poet of Belarus, 1968. He was Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic 1965-1971...	December 22, 1965-July 15, 1971
Ivan Shamiakin Ivan Shamiakin Ivan Shamiakin — a Soviet Belarusian writer, he was perhaps one of the most prolific writers of the Soviet BSSR, writing in a socialist realist style....	July 15, 1971-March 28, 1985
Ivan Naumenko	March 28, 1985-May 15, 1990
Mikalay Dzyemyantsyey Mikalay Dzyemyantsyey Mikalay Dzyemyantsyey was a chairman of the Belarusian Supreme Soviet. A former member of the Communist Party of Belarus, he was replaced by Stanislav Shushkevich as chairman because he sided with the leaders of the August 1991 coup against Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev....	May 18, 1990-August 25, 1991
Stanislav Shushkevich Stanislav Shushkevich Stanislau Stanislavavich Shushkevich is a Belarusian politician and scientist. From September 28, 1991 to January 26, 1994 he was the first leader and head of state of independent Belarus after the dissolution of the Soviet Union...  (acting)	August 25, 1991-September 18, 1991
Stanislav Shushkevich Stanislav Shushkevich Stanislau Stanislavavich Shushkevich is a Belarusian politician and scientist. From September 28, 1991 to January 26, 1994 he was the first leader and head of state of independent Belarus after the dissolution of the Soviet Union...	September 18, 1991-January 26, 1994
Vyacheslav Kuznetsov Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Kuznetsov Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Kuznetsov is a Belarussian politician and diplomat.During 1992-1995 he was First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Belarus. In particular, during 26-28 January 1994 he was Acting Chairman of the Supreme Soviet, acting between the terms of Shushkevich and Hryb....  (acting)	January 26, 1994-January 28, 1994
Myechyslaw Hryb	January 28, 1994-January 10, 1996
Semyon Sharetsky (acting)	January 10, 1996-November 28, 1996

First Deputy Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet

Name	Period
Stanislav Shushkevich Stanislav Shushkevich Stanislau Stanislavavich Shushkevich is a Belarusian politician and scientist. From September 28, 1991 to January 26, 1994 he was the first leader and head of state of independent Belarus after the dissolution of the Soviet Union...	1990-1991
Vyacheslav Kuznetsov Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Kuznetsov Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Kuznetsov is a Belarussian politician and diplomat.During 1992-1995 he was First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Belarus. In particular, during 26-28 January 1994 he was Acting Chairman of the Supreme Soviet, acting between the terms of Shushkevich and Hryb....	1992-1995
Semyon Sharetsky	1995-1996