Myechyslaw Hryb

Chairman of the Supreme Council Of Belarus

Myechyslaw Ivanavich Hryb 25 September 1938 Sawicze, Second Polish Republic

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28 January 1994 – 10 January 1996

In this Eastern Slavic naming convention, the patronymic is Ivanavich and the family name is Hryb. Myechyslaw Ivanavich Hryb (born on 25 September 1938) was the eleventh Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Belarus from 28 January 1994 to 10 January 1996. In his capacity as the head of state, Hryb adopted the first Constitution of Belarus. He succeeded Stanislav Shushkevich and was head of state from 28 January to 20 July 1994 until Alexander Lukashenko replaced him in the new office called President of Belarus, which became the new head of state office. He continued as a parliamentary speaker. Hryb is now a politician in the opposition and a member of the Social-Democratic Party. In October 2020, Hryb was appointed by opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to a Public Constitutional Commission as its Chairman, tasked with proposing democratic reforms to the Constitution of Belarus. This opposition panel is not recognized by the government of Alexander Lukashenko. Notes ^ Belarusian: Мечыслаў Іванавіч Грыб , , Russian: Мечислав Иванович Гриб ,