Born May 6, 1950, at Novy Snov, Nesvizh District, Minsk Region.

1972: Graduated from the Brest Institute of Construction Engineers with a degree in planning.

1989: Graduated from the Minsk Higher Party School.

Doctor of Economics.

1973 – 1977: Engineer, Vodokanal (Water Services); Section Head, Chief Engineer, Directorate for Waterworks Construction, Minskvodokanal.

1977 – 1983: Chief Engineer, Head of Directorate for Utilities, Minsk City Executive Committee.

1983 – 1985: Chairman of the Sovetsky District Executive Committee, Minsk; Deputy Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee.

1985 – 1986: Secretary of the Minsk City Committee of the Communist Party of Byelorussia.

1986: Appointed Minister of Housing and Utilities of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic.

1990: Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the BSSR; Chairman of the BSSR State Committee for Economy and Planning.

1991: First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Belarus.

1994 – 1995: Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus.

1995 – 2001: Chief-of-Staff of the Executive Office of the President of Belarus.

2001: Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.

December 28, 2010: Appointed Prime Minister of Belarus.

Married, with two children.

In December 2009, awarded the Russian Order of Friendship for his contribution to Russian-Belarusian relations.