| Boris Belousov | |
| Office1: | Minister of Machine Building |
| Premier1: | Nikolai Ryzhkov |
| Term Start1: | 7 June 1987 |
| Term End1: | 17 July 1989 |
| Predecessor1: | Vjatsheslav Bakhirov |
| Successor1: | Office abolished |
| Office: | Minister of Defense Industry |
| Premier: | Nikolai Ryzhkov |
| Term Start: | 17 July 1989 |
| Term End: | 24 August 1991 |
| Predecessor: | Pavel Finogenev |
| Successor: | Office abolished |
| Birth Name: | Boris Mikhailovich Belousov |
| Birth Date: | 18 June 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Goryachy Klyuch, Krasnodar Krai, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Party: | Communist Party |
| Alma Mater: | Taganrog Radio Technical Institute |
| Nationality: | Russian |
Boris Belousov (Russian: Борис Белоусов; born 18 June 1934) is a former Soviet politician who held different cabinet posts, including minister of defense industry.
Belousov was born in 1934.[1] He received a degree in electronic engineering from the Taganrog Radio Technical Institute.[1] [2]
Belousov 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] 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]