Alexander Gerasimenko
Belarusian politician and diplomat (1946–2017)
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Alexander Mikhailovich Gerasimenko[a] (15 January 1946 – 2 August 2017) was a Belarusian politician and diplomat. He served as the mayor of Minsk, the nation's capital, from 1991 until 1995.[1] (The office of mayor is also known as the Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee). He was also a member of the Supreme Council of Belarus until 1995.[2] Gerasimenko was later appointed chairman of the Council of the Elders.[1] Additionally, Gerasimenko served as the Ambassador of Belarus to Bulgaria and Greece (1995–2000), as well as Latvia.[3]
Alexander Gerasimenko | |
|---|---|
| Аляксандр Герасіменка Александр Герасименко | |
Gerasimenko in 2013 | |
| Mayor of Minsk | |
| In office 1991–1994 | |
| Preceded by | Mikhail Marynich |
| Succeeded by | Vladimir Yermoshin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1946 |
| Died | 2 August 2017 (aged 71) Minsk, Belarus |
On 4 September 1994 Gerasimenko held a joint opening ceremony for the Minsk International Educational Centre (IBB Minsk) together with Herbert Schnoor, the State-Minister of Northern Rhine-Westphalia.[4]
Gerasimenko joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1995 after completed his term as Mayor of Minsk.[5] He served as the concurrent Ambassador of Belarus to both Bulgaria and Greece from 1995[6] to 2000,[7] after which he also served as the Deputy Foreign Minister from 11 September 2000.[7] He was later appointed Ambassador to Latvia, a post he held from 13 April 2006[8] until 10 October 2013.[9]
Gerasimenko was born on 15 January 1946.[10] He died on 2 August 2017, at the age of 71.[1] His funeral was held at the House of Writers in Minsk on 3 August.[1]
Notes
- Belarusian: Алякса́ндр Міха́йлавіч Герасіме́нка, romanized: Aliaksandr Mikhaylavich Hierasimienka; Russian: Александр Михайлович Герасименко
