{"id":171803,"date":"2026-01-15T20:11:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/171803\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"ex-social-security-minister-appointed-to-upper-house","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/171803\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-social security minister appointed to upper house"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>January 15, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has appointed the only female minister he dismissed today to the Council of the Republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Natalla Pa\u016dlu\u010denka, the former minister of labor and social security, has joined the 64-seat upper house of the Belarusian National Assembly. She has been replaced by Andrej \u0141abovi\u010d, the former deputy chairman of the State Control Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0141uka\u0161enka suggested that female ministers \u2014 Antanina Morava (2001\u20132006), Marjana \u0160\u010dotkina (2000\u20132017), Iryna Kascievi\u010d (2017\u20132024) and Pa\u016dlu\u010denka (2024\u20132025) \u2014 had not been sufficiently outspoken in their roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMaybe that\u2019s a good thing? The ministry must sound convincing\u2026 There must be results,\u201d the Belarusian ruler\u2019s press office quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to D\u017amitryj Krutoj, head of \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s administration, Pa\u016dlu\u010denka has been offered the position of chairwoman of the parliamentary commission on social issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">\u0141uka\u0161enka dismisses Belarus\u2019 envoy to Russia after 18 months in office<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">January 15, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has appointed Alaksandar Raho\u017enik as chair of the Viciebsk Regional Executive Committee, removing him from his position as Belarusian ambassador to Russia, the Belarusian leader&#039;s press office reports. Raho\u017enik was dismissed just after 18 months &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/171744\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 15, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has appointed the only female minister he dismissed today to the Council of the Republic. Natalla Pa\u016dlu\u010denka, the former minister of labor and social security, has joined the 64-seat upper house of the Belarusian National Assembly. She has been replaced by Andrej \u0141abovi\u010d, the former deputy chairman of the State [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":63993,"template":"","rubric":[14,13],"class_list":["post-171803","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ex-social security minister appointed to upper house | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"January 15, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has appointed the only female minister he dismissed today to the Council of the Republic. 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