Myechyslaw Hryb
Myechyslaw Hryb | |
|---|---|
| Мечыслаў Грыб Мечислав Гриб | |
Hryb in 2015 | |
| 2nd Chairman of the Supreme Council Of Belarus | |
| In office 28 January 1994 – 10 January 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Vyacheslav Kebich Mikhail Chigir |
| Preceded by | Stanislav Shushkevich Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Lukashenko (as President) Syamyon Sharetski (as the Chairman of the Supreme Council) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Myechyslaw Ivanavich Hryb 25 September 1938 Sawicze, Nowogródek Voivodeship, Poland |
| Party | SDP |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Militsiya (Belarus) |
| Years of service | 1959-1994 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
Myechyslaw Ivanavich Hryb (Belarusian: Мечыслаў Іванавіч Грыб, IPA: [mʲɛt͡ʂɨˈslaw iˈvanavʲit͡ʂ ˈɣrɨp]; Russian: Мечислав Иванович Гриб, IPA: [mʲɪtɕɪˈslaf ɨˈvanəvʲɪtɕ ˈɡrʲip].) (born 25 September 1938) is a Belarusian politician who was the second head of state of Belarus from January to July 1994 and the second chairman of the Supreme Council of Belarus of Belarus from 1994 to 1996.
In his capacity as the head of state, Hryb adopted the first Constitution of Belarus. He also held the 1994 presidential elections where Alexander Lukashenko replaced him in the new office called president, which became the new head of state office. He retained his role continued as a parliamentary speaker. Hryb is now a politician in the opposition and a member of the Social-Democratic Party.