Boris Belousov (politician)

Boris Belousov (born 18 June 1934) is a former Soviet politician who held different cabinet posts, including minister of defense industry.

For the Soviet scientist, see Boris Belousov (chemist).

Boris Belousov
Minister of Defense Industry
In office
17 July 1989 – 24 August 1991
PremierNikolai Ryzhkov
Preceded byPavel Finogenev
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Minister of Machine Building
In office
7 June 1987 – 17 July 1989
PremierNikolai Ryzhkov
Preceded byVjatsheslav Bakhirov
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born
Boris Mikhailovich Belousov

(1934-06-18) 18 June 1934
Goryachy Klyuch, Krasnodar Krai, RSFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Political partyCommunist Party
Alma materTaganrog Radio Technical Institute

Early life and education

Belousov was born in 1934.[1] He received a degree in electronic engineering from the Taganrog Radio Technical Institute.[1][2]

Career

Belousov was a member of the Communist Party.[1] He worked in Izhevsk in the field of general machine-building.[1] He served as the department head at the Udmur Obkom and director of the Izhevsk mechanical plant.[2]

In 1980 Belousov was appointed deputy minister of defense industry which he held until 1985.[2][3] Between 1985 and 1987 he served as the first deputy minister of defense industry.[2] In 1987 he was appointed the minister of machine building and served in the post until 1989.[2][4] Next he was appointed the minister of defense industry in July 1989 replacing Pavel Finogenev in the post and served in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Nikolai Ryzhkov.[4][5] Belousov's tenure as minister of defense industry ended in August 1991 when the ministry was also disestablished.[4]

References
  1. "Soviet Union: Political Affairs" (PDF). JPRS: 4. 12 December 1989. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2022.
  2. David Lane; Cameron Ross (March 1994). "Limitations of Party Control: The Government Bureaucracy in the USSR". Communist and Post-Communist Studies. 27 (1): 27. doi:10.1016/0967-067X(94)90028-0. JSTOR 45301884.
  3. Thane Gustafson; Dawn Mann (July–August 1987). "Gorbachev's Next Gamble". Problems of Communism. XXXVI: 3-PA12.
  4. Peter Almquist (1990). Red Forge. Soviet Military Industry Since 1965. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 139, 150. doi:10.7312/almq92558. ISBN 9780231925587.
  5. "Soviet Deputies Reject 2d Cabinet Candidate". The New York Times. AP. 6 July 1989. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
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