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Viktor Liskovich:
“I have something to compare with...” The Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Council of the Republic on Education, Science, Culture and Social Development told the interviwer about his family dynasty, life universities and plans for the future
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беларусь. belarus 2020
education, culture, just “social”, it is the core of our lives. Which sphere in your opinion as a lawmaker needs improvement now? — As long as people are alive, they never stop, and this process cannot end at all. And the social sphere is our life from birth to old age, so it’s very important not to miss any aspect. A child is born — we need quality medical care so that the parents are healthy, children grow up and develop well, so that in nursery schools they get the initial guidelines for devotion and love for their country — these values can be formed from the age of three. Then they go to school, where it is already necessary to build relationships with other children and study. When a person becomes a stu-
dent or gets a job, it is important to be accepted as one of the team, to go through the first stage of training and to use the gained knowledge. Then a person enters the active phase of life, e, g, they become production workers, scientists, managers, and at this stage it is important to show their talents. Then comes the retirement age, and we need social protection — there are also points that need to be included in the relevant bills with regard to our living conditions and the country’s economy. And it is very important for these documents to be based on life, on the interests of the majority of people, not on its minor group. But I would like to emphasise once again that as long as a person is alive, he or she will always develop, and accordingly yan khvedchin
— You are one of the few parliamentarians who have quite extensive experience in legislative work: you used to work in the specialized commission in the lower house, headed a similar commission in the upper house. Does previous experience have an impact on your current status? — I would like to start with the fact that managerial, organisational experience, i. e. working as an ordinary doctor, head of a department, chief obstetrician-gynecologist of the Grodno Region, chief doctor of a large medical institution, deputy chairman of the regional executive committee, is one of my activities. The other is related to public work. I was chairman of the trade union organisation of the Ostrovets Central District Hospital, which employed over 600 people. And, of course, it was bound to have an impact — I gained tremendous experience! Then I was a member of the Grodno City Council of Deputies, twice of the regional council, and in the House of Representatives of the fifth convocation I worked in the permanent commission on health, physical culture, family and youth policy. And knowledge of the law enforcement practice and the process of developing draft laws makes it possible to take meaningful, specific, accurate and quick decisions on the issues raised in citizens’ appeals, to make amendments to the draft laws that are supervised by our commission within its competence. — The specialized commission that you chair is more understandable and close to people than any other, i. e. health,
Viktor Liskovich
