Boris Mikhailovich Belousov (Russian: Борис Михайлович Белоусов; 18 June 1934 – January 2026) was a Soviet politician who held different cabinet posts, including Minister of Defense Industry from July 1989 to August 1991.
Boris Belousov | |
|---|---|
Борис Белоусов | |
| 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 18 June 1934 |
| Died | January 2026 (aged 91) |
| Party | Communist Party |
| Taganrog Radio Technical Institute | |
Early life and education
editCareer
editBelousov 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]
Death
editBelousov died in January 2026, at the age of 91.[6]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 "Soviet Union: Political Affairs" (PDF). JPRS: 4. 12 December 1989. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 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.
- ↑ Thane Gustafson; Dawn Mann (July–August 1987). "Gorbachev's Next Gamble". Problems of Communism. XXXVI: 3-PA12.
- 1 2 3 Peter Almquist (1990). Red Forge. Soviet Military Industry Since 1965. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 139, 150. doi:10.7312/almq92558. ISBN 9780231925587.
- ↑ "Soviet Deputies Reject 2d Cabinet Candidate". The New York Times. AP. 6 July 1989. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ↑ "Умер последний министр оборонной промышленности СССР". RBC. 24 January 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.