Where do the wives of top officials work and what do they look like?
Despite the public nature of their positions, Belarusian officials prefer not to draw unnecessary attention to themselves. And even more so, not to reveal family matters. With the help of « Belpol » and « Cyberpartisans », «Nasha Niva» continues to tell about the chosen ones of the people in whose hands power in Belarus is concentrated. This is the third part of the article series.
Where do the wives of top officials work and what do they look like? Part One
Where do the wives of top officials work and what do they look like? Part Two
Inna Turchyna
Prime Minister Alyaksandr Turchyn comes from Navahrudak. His wife was also previously an official — Inna once worked in the Navahrudak District Executive Committee, the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Minsk Regional Executive Committee. Her last known place of work is the Belarusian Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics (according to database information for 2024).
The couple has an adult daughter: Darya was born in 1995. The girl dreamed of connecting her life with law enforcement agencies, but she graduated from Minsk State Linguistic University (which, by Lukashenka's voluntaristic decision, had its Soviet name, University of Foreign Languages, restored) and married Ilya Bodnar, an employee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
Ilya Bodnar, deputy head of the search and rescue and fire extinguishing center of the RASN "Zubr" — Alyaksandr Turchyn's son-in-law
Today, the girl signs herself on social media as a «creator and photographer».
Ella Valfovich
Ella Valfovich is the wife of State Secretary of the Security Council Alyaksandr Valfovich. According to the latest available database information, she works for the company «Alteres», which provides hairdressing services and operates dry cleaning points.
The Valfovichs' only son, Maksim, followed in his father's footsteps and also became a military officer. In 2022, he graduated from the General Staff Faculty of the Military Academy.
Volha Markava
The wife of Minister of Culture Marat Markau, Volha, is 14 years younger than him. And only eight years older than Markau's media-savvy daughter from his first marriage — Nastassia, who now tells Belarusians about history from television screens.
While still busy in the media sphere, Markau told how his daughter came to television. The minister's wife also works in television — according to the latest available information in databases, she worked at Belteleradiocompany.
Iryna Hara
Iryna Hara is the wife of the Prosecutor General of Belarus. For the last 20 years, the woman has worked at the National Bank.
It is known that the couple's only daughter, Aliaksandra, was born in 1991. In 2013, their daughter graduated from BSEU (Belarusian State Economic University).
Maryia Krutaya
Head of Lukashenka's administration Dzmitry Kruty is married to Maryia, an engineer from «Beldzyarzhles».
The family has two minor daughters — Ksenia, who will celebrate her 18th birthday next year, and 14-year-old Hanna.
Darya Bychak
Kanstantsin Bychak, a KGB officer and head of the Investigative Committee, who likes publicity and media presence, strives to keep his personal life off-camera.
It is known that the security officer's wife, Darya, previously worked in various medical institutions. Among her last positions — from 2019 to early 2022, she was at the Belarusian Prosthetic-Orthopedic Rehabilitation Center. And from 2022 — at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection.
The Bychaks have two children — a daughter and a son.
Nadzeya Isachanka
Nadzeya Isachanka, wife of the head of Mahilioŭ region, Anatol Isachanka, worked at "Priorbank". Now, she might be retired.
In contrast to many other officials, the chairman of the regional executive committee actively maintains social media accounts — updating both Instagram and Telegram channels. His wife Nadzeya, however, has a closed profile on Instagram.
The couple has two adult children — daughter Maryna, who works as a psychologist, and son Dzmitry, who in 2025 headed the Mahilioŭ state association «Miasamalpram».