Vyacheslav Kebich

Who is Vyacheslav Kebich?

Vyacheslav Frantsevich Kebich is a political figure from Belarus. He was the first Prime Minister of Belarus, serving from 1991 until 1994, having held the equivalent office of the Byelorussian SSR since 1990. Kebich was also one of two candidates in the final running for President of Belarus in 1994, but losing to current leader Alexander Lukashenko by a wide margin. After that election, he has led the Belarusian Commerce and Financial Union and was member of the House of Representatives. Before his career as a politician, Kebich worked as an engineer.