Iosif Ivanovich Kuzmin (Russian: Ио́сиф Ио́сифович Кузьми́н; 19 May [O.S. 1 June] 1910 – 12 January 1996) was a Soviet-Russian statesman who was First Deputy of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union from 1957 to 1958 and Chairman of the State Planning Committee from 1957 to 1959.[1]

Iosif Kuzmin
Иосиф Кузьмин
Chairman of the State Planning Committee
In office
10 May 1957 – 20 March 1959
PremierNikita Khrushchev
Preceded byNikolai Baibakov
Succeeded byAlexei Kosygin
First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union
In office
3 May 1957 – 31 March 1958
PremierNikita Khrushchev
Preceded byMaksim Saburov
Succeeded byFrol Kozlov
Personal details
Born(1910-05-19)19 May 1910
Astrakhan, Imperial Russia
Died12 January 1996(1996-01-12) (aged 85)
Moscow, Russian Federation
NationalityRussian (1905–1996), Soviet (1918–1991), Russian
Political partyCommunist Party of the Soviet Union (1930–1961)

Kuzmin was awarded the Order of Lenin, Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class, Order of the Red Star and the Order of the Badge of Honour.

References edit

  1. ^ Ivkin, V.I. (1999). State power of the USSR. The highest authorities and management and their leaders. 1923-1991 Historical and biographical reference book. Moscow.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)