Lyavon Barshchewski

Lyavon Barshchewski
Born
Лявон Баршчэўскі

(1958-03-24) March 24, 1958
NationalityBelarusian
EducationMinsk State Linguistic University
Occupation(s)Philologist, politician

Lyavon Barshchewski (Belarusian: Лявон Баршчэўскі) (born March 4, 1958) is a Belarusian philologist and opposition politician.

He was a deputy to the Supreme Soviet of Belarus from 1990 to 1996. He is a member of PEN International. From 2007–2009 he was head of the BPF Party, succeeded by Alaksiej Janukievich.