Boris Belousov (politician)

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

Boris Belousov
Minister of Defense Industry
In office 17 July 1989 – 24 August 1991
Premier	Nikolai Ryzhkov
Preceded by	Pavel Finogenev
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Minister of Machine Building
In office 7 June 1987 – 17 July 1989
Premier	Nikolai Ryzhkov
Preceded by	Vjatsheslav Bakhirov
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Born	Boris Mikhailovich Belousov (1934-06-18) 18 June 1934 (age 90) Goryachy Klyuch, Krasnodar Krai, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Political party	Communist Party
Alma mater	Taganrog Radio Technical Institute

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

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.