The Mayor of Minsk,[a] officially the Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee[b] is the chief executive of the city of Minsk, the capital of Belarus.

The mayor of Minsk is appointed by the President of Belarus,[2][3] and has existed in its current form since the Russian Revolution of 1917 established the Minsk Urban Executive Committee in the city.

Previously, Minsk was self-governing from the granting of Magdeburg rights in 1496[4] until its integration into the Russian Empire.

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