The Ministry of Geology (Mingeo; Russian: Министерство геологии СССР) was a government ministry in the Soviet Union.
Established as Committee for Geology in 1939; renamed Ministry of Geology in 1946; responsible for the exploration and surveying of the geological resources of the USSR, the expansion of proven mineral reserves, and the development of new technology. In September 1987 the Ministry changed from union-republic ministry to all-union ministry.[1]
List of ministers edit
- Ilya Malyshev (14.6.1946 - 11.4.1949)
- Pyotr Zakharov (11.4.1949 - 15.3.1953)
- Pyotr Antropov (31.8.1953 - 24.2.1962)
- Aleksandr Sidorenko (27.2.1962 - 29.12.1975)
- Yevgeny Kozlovsky (29.12.1975 - 17.7.1989)
- Grigory Gabrielyants (17.7.1989 - 24.8.1991)
References edit
- ^ Directory of Soviet officials. National organizations. National Foreign Assessment Center. February 1989. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Governments of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1917-1964". Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Governments of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1964-1991". Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
External links edit
Works related to Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR of August 31, 1953 on the formation of the Ministry of Geology and Conservation of the USSR at Wikisource- Works related to Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR of 12.01.1956 on the transformation of the All-Union Ministry of Geology and Conservation of the USSR and ... at Wikisource
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