Vasily Panasyuk

Vasily Panasyuk was born on 13 February 1966 in Mukhavets, then part of the Byelorussian SSR.^[3] In 1988, he graduated from the Faculty of Power Engineering at Belarusian National Technical University with a degree in electrical engineering.^[4] Afterwards, he obtained another degree in 1994 from Belarus State Economic University in economic management.^{[citation needed]}

He started working in 1988 as an electrician for the repair of electrical machines at CHPP-4 in Minsk, then worked as an engineer and foreman at the site.^[5] Eventually, he became Deputy Head of the Production and Technical Department of CHPP-4 and was elected chairman of the trade union representing CHPP-4.^[5] In 2003 he was elected a deputy of the Minsk City Council of the 24th convocation and also became Director of the CHPP-4 branch of RUE Minskenergo.^[6] On 6 February 2013, he was elected chairman of the Minsk City Council for the 26th convocation while representing constituency no. 36.^[7] Upon being elected, he said his goals as chairman were to make a turning point in the economy with modernization and improving and well-being of Minsk while taking feedback.^[7] During his time as a representative of Minsk he allocated funding to a polyclinic, a kindergarten, Tivoli Park, and expanding Matsuevich Street.^[8]

As of 2019, he lives in Minsk.^[9]