Mikhail Solomentsev
| Mikhail Solomentsev Михаи́л Соло́менцев | |
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| Chairman of the Party Control Committee of the Central Committee | |
| In office 15 June 1983 – 30 September 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Arvīds Pelše |
| Succeeded by | Boris Pugo |
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers – Government of the Russian SFSR | |
| In office 28 July 1971 – 24 June 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Gennady Voronov |
| Succeeded by | Vitaly Vorotnikov |
| Full member of the 26th, 27th Politburo | |
| In office 26 December 1983 – 30 September 1988 | |
| Member of the 23rd, 24th Secretariat | |
| In office 13 December 1966 – 23 November 1971 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 November 1913 Yeletsky District, Imperial Russia |
| Died | 15 February 2008 (aged 94) Moscow, Russian Federation |
| Nationality | Soviet, Russian |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
Mikhail Sergeyevich Solomentsev (Russian: Михаи́л Серге́евич Соло́менцев; 7 November 1913 – 15 February 2008) was a high-ranking Soviet politician. He was born near Yelets and graduated from the Leningrad Technological Institute in 1940. Solomentsev was a leading Communist party functionary in Kazakhstan in 1962–1964 and was in charge of the Rostov-on-Don obkom in 1964–1966. He served as a secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union over the years 1966–1971. Solomontsev was Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian RSFR starting from 1971 and ending in 1983. He sat in the Politburo from 1983 until he was sacked by Mikhail Gorbachev five years later.
Decorations and awards
- Hero of Socialist Labour (1973 and 1983)
- Four Orders of Lenin
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour, twice
- Order of the Red Star
References
- Martin McCauley, Who's Who in Russia Since 1900, Routledge, 1997, ISBN 0-415-13898-1; pp. 194–195
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