Ministries of the Soviet Union

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Contents 1 Foreign affairs 2 Defense 3 Interior 4 State Security 5 Finance 6 State Planning Committee (Gosplan)

[edit] Foreign affairs

People's commissars (from 15 March 1946, ministers) :

• 6 July 1923 - 21 July 1930 : Georgy Chicherin
• 21 July 1930 - 3 May 1939 : Maksim Litvinov
• 3 May 1939 - 4 March 1949 : Vyacheslav Molotov (first time)
• 4 March 1949 - 5 March 1953 : Andrey Vyshinsky
• 5 March 1953 - 1 June 1956 : Vyacheslav Molotov (second time)
• 1 June 1956 - 15 February 1957 : Dmitri Shepilov
• 15 February 1957 - 2 July 1985 : Andrey Gromyko
• 2 July 1985 - 15 January 1991 : Eduard Shevardnadze (first time)
• 15 January 1991 - 23 August 1991 : Aleksandr Bessmertnykh
• 28 August 1991 - 14 November 1991 : Boris Pankin
• 19 November 1991 - 25 December 1991 : Eduard Shevardnadze (second time)

[edit] Defense

People's commissars (from 15 March 1946, ministers) :
- Military and Navy Affairs -

• 6 July 1923 - 25 January 1925 : Leon Trotsky
• 25 January 1925 - 31 October 1925 : Mikhail Frunze
• 6 November 1925 - 20 June 1934 : Kliment Voroshilov

- Defense -

• 20 June 1934 - 7 May 1940 : Kliment Voroshilov
• 7 May 1940 - 19 July 1941 : Semyon Timoshenko
• 19 July 1941 - 25 February 1946 : Joseph Stalin

- Armed Forces -

• 25 February 1946 - 3 March 1947 : Joseph Stalin
• 3 March 1947 - 24 March 1949 : Nikolay Bulganin (first time)
• 24 March 1949 - 25 February 1950 : Aleksandr Vasilevsky

- Military -

• 25 February 1950 - 5 March 1953 : Aleksandr Vasilevsky
• 5 March 1953 - 15 March 1953 : Nikolay Bulganin (second time)

- Defense -

• 19 March 1953 - 9 February 1955 : Nikolay Bulganin
• 9 February 1955 - 26 October 1957 : Georgy Zhukov
• 26 October 1957 - 31 March 1967 : Rodion Malinovsky
• 12 April 1967 - 26 April 1976 : Andrey Grechko
• 29 April 1976 - 20 December 1984 : Dmitry Ustinov
• 22 December 1984 - 30 May 1987 : Sergey Sokolov
• 30 May 1987 - 22 August 1991 : Dmitry Yazov
• 22 August 1991 - 23 August 1991 : Mikhail Moiseyev (acting)
• 23 August 1991 - 25 December 1991 : Yevgeny Shaposhnikov

[edit] Interior

People's commissars (from 15 March 1946, ministers) :

• 10 July 1934 - 26 September 1936 : Genrikh Yagoda
• 26 September 1936 - 25 November 1938 : Nikolay Yezhov
• 25 November 1938 - 29 December 1945 : Lavrenty Beria (first time)
• 29 December 1945 - 5 March 1953 : Sergey Kruglov (first time)
• 5 March 1953 - 26 June 1953 : Lavrenty Beria (second time)
• 26 June 1953 - 31 January 1956 : Sergey Kruglov (second time)
• 31 January 1956 - 13 January 1960 : Nikolay Dudorov

- Preservation of Public Order -

• 17 September 1966 - 25 November 1968 : Nikolay Shchelokov

- Interior -

• 25 November 1968 - 17 December 1982 : Nikolay Shchelokov
• 17 December 1982 - 25 January 1986 : Vitaly Fedorchuk
• 25 January 1986 - 10 October 1988 : Aleksandr Vlasov
• 20 October 1988 - 1 December 1990 : Vadim Bakatin
• 1 December 1990 - 22 August 1991 : Boris Pugo
• 22 August 1991 - 23 August 1991 : Vasily Trushin (acting)
• 23 August 1991 - 19 December 1991 : Viktor Barannikov

[edit] State Security

Directors of the Joint Main Political Department (State Security) :

• 18 September 1923 - 20 July 1926 : Feliks Dzerzhinsky
• 30 July 1926 - 10 May 1934 : Vyacheslav Menzhinsky
• May 1934 - Merged with the People's Commissariat of the Interior, see above
• February 3, 1941 - People's Commissariat of State Security split from the People's Commissariat of the Interior

People's commissars (from 15 March 1946, ministers) :

• 3 February 1941 - 20 July 1941 : Vsevolod Merkulov (first time)
• July 20, 1941 - People's Commissariat of State Security merged with the People's Commissariat of the Interior -- see above
• April 14, 1943 - People's Commissariat of State Security again split from the People's Commissariat of the Interior
• 14 April 1943 - 7 May 1946 : Vsevolod Merkulov (second time)
• 7 May 1946 - 14 July 1951 : Viktor Abakumov
• 14 July 1951 - 9 August 1951 : Sergey Ogoltsov (acting)
• 9 August 1951 - 5 March 1953 : Semyon Ignatyev
• March 5, 1953 - Ministry of State Security merged with the Ministry of Internal Affairs
• March 13, 1954 - Committee for State Security split from the Ministry of Internal Affairs

Directors of the Committee for State Security (KGB) :

• 13 March 1954 - 8 December 1958 : Ivan Serov
• 25 December 1958 - 13 November 1961 : Aleksandr Shelepin
• 13 November 1961 - 18 May 1967 : Vladimir Semichastny
• 18 May 1967 - 26 May 1982 : Yuri Andropov
• 26 May 1982 - 17 December 1982 : Vitaly Fedorchuk
• 17 December 1982 - 1 October 1988 : Viktor Chebrikov
• 1 October 1988 - 22 August 1991 : Vladimir Kryuchkov
• 22 August 1991 - 23 August 1991 : Leonid Shebarshin (acting)
• 23 August 1991 - 22 October 1991 : Vadim Bakatin

[edit] Finance

People's commissars (from 15 March 1946, ministers) :

• 6 July 1923 - 17 January 1926 : Grigory Sokolnikov
• 17 January 1926 - 18 October 1930 : Nikolai Bryukhanov
• 18 October 1930 - 16 August 1937 : Grigory Grinko
• 16 August 1937 - 19 January 1938 : Vlas Chubar
• 19 January 1938 - 17 February 1948 : Arseny Zverev (first time)
• 17 February 1948 - 28 December 1948 : Aleksey Kosygin
• 28 December 1948 - 16 May 1960 : Arseny Zverev (second time)
• 16 May 1960 - 12 November 1985 : Vasily Garbuzov
• 14 December 1985 - 17 July 1989 : Boris Gostev
• 17 July 1989 - 7 March 1991 : Valentin Pavlov
• 7 March 1991 - 25 December 1991 : Vladimir Orlov

[edit] State Planning Committee (Gosplan)

Chairmen : - State Planning Commission -

• 13 August 1923 - 11 December 1923 : Gleb Krzhizhanovsky (first time)
• 11 December 1923 - 18 November 1925 : Aleksandr Tsyurupa
• 18 November 1925 - 10 November 1930 : Gleb Krzhizhanovsky (second time)
• 10 November 1930 - 25 April 1934 : Valerian Kuybyshev
• 25 April 1934 - 25 February 1937 : Valery Mezhlauk (first time)
• 25 February 1937 - 17 October 1937 : Gennady Smirnov
• 17 October 1937 - 1 December 1937 : Valery Mezhlauk (second time)
• 19 January 1938 - 10 March 1941 : Nikolay Voznesensky (first time)
• 10 March 1941 - 8 December 1942 : Maksim Saburov (first time)
• 8 December 1942 - 9 January 1948 : Nikolay Voznesensky (second time)

- State Planning Committee -

• 9 January 1948 - 5 March 1949 : Nikolay Voznesensky
• 5 March 1949 - 5 March 1953 : Maksim Saburov (second time)
• 5 March 1953 - 29 June 1953 : Grigory Kosyachenko
• 29 June 1953 - 25 May 1955 : Maksim Saburov (third time)

- State Commission for Advanced Planning of the National Economy -

• 25 May 1955 - 3 May 1957 : Nikolay Baybakov (first time)
• 3 May 1957 - 10 May 1957 : Iosif Kuzmin

- State Planning Committee -

• 10 May 1957 - 20 March 1959 : Iosif Kuzmin
• 20 March 1959 - 4 May 1960 : Aleksey Kosygin
• 4 May 1960 - 17 July 1962 : Vladimir Novikov
• 17 July 1962 - 24 November 1962 : Veniamin Dymshits
• 24 November 1962 - 2 October 1965 : Pyotr Lomako
• 2 October 1965 - 14 October 1985 : Nikolay Baybakov (second time)
• 14 October 1985 - 5 February 1988 : Nikolay Talyzin
• 5 February 1988 - 1 April 1991 : Yury Maslyukov