Chief of Staff to the President of Belarus
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| post = Head
| body = the Presidential Administration of Belarus
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Главы Администрации президента Республики Беларусь}}
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| department = Presidential Administration of Belarus
| incumbent = Dmitry Krutoi
| incumbentsince = 27 June 2024
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| appointer = President of Belarus
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| formation = 22 July 1994
| inaugural = Leanid Sinitsyn
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The Chief of Staff to the President of Belarus also known as the Head of the Presidential Administration ({{Langx|be|Кіраўнік Адміністрацыі Прэзідэнта Рэспублікі Беларусь|translit=Kirawnik Administratsyi Prezidenta}}, {{langx|ru|Глава Администрации президента Республики Беларусь}}) is the head of the Presidential Administration of Belarus. The position was created by President Lukashenko in July 1994. The Chief of Staff is responsible for general management of presidential activity. The incumbent Chief of Staff is Dmitry Krutoi, who assumed the position in June 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://president.gov.by/en/president/administration/rukovodstvo|title=Senior Officials of the Belarus President Administration|website=president.gov.by}}
The following responsibilities are entrusted to the chief of staff:{{Cite web|url=http://www.pravo.by/gosudarstvo-i-pravo/administratsiya-prezidenta-respubliki-belarus/|title=Администрация Президента Республики Беларусь|website=www.pravo.by}}
- Providing management of the departments heads;
- Allocate responsibilities to Deputy Chief of Staff;
- Coordinate the activities of Presidential aids and advisors;
- Enact the proposal of draft laws, decrees and orders;
- Presents candidates for official positions;
Office holders
First Deputy Heads
- {{Ill|Mikhail Sazonaw|be|Міхаіл Юр’евіч Сазонаў}} (15 July 1995 — 5 March 1997)
- Uladzimir Rusakevich (15 July 1997 — 19 June 2000)
- Vladimir Zametalin (19 June 2000 — 12 September 2001)
- Stanislav Knyazev (12 September 2001 — 25 March 2003)
- {{Ill|Alyaksandr Papkow|be|Аляксандр Андрэевіч Папкоў}} (18 August 2003 — 4 January 2006)
- Anatoli Rubinov (4 January 2006 — 30 October 2008)
- Natallya Pyatkyevich (9 January 2009 — 28 December 2010)
- Alexander Radkov[http://electionguide.org/election.php?ID=1949 Election Profile] IFES[https://archive.today/20121126235607/http://sharkovshchina.vitebsk-region.gov.by/en/news/republic?id=9559 Alexander Radkov: No personal success without love for one’s own country] Sharkovshchina Regional Executive Committee, 16 March 2012/Konstantin Martynetsky (28 December 2010 — 5 December 2016)
- Maxim Ryzhenkov (21 December 2016 — 27 June 2024)
- Natallya Pyatkyevich (27 June 2024 — present)