Ministry of the Medical Industry explained

The Ministry of Medical Industry (Minmedprom; Russian: Министерство медицинской промышленности СССР) was a government ministry in the Soviet Union.

History

The Ministry of Medical Industry USSR existed from 14 June 1946 to 1 March 1948. The law which established it stated that it was to be "formed on a basis of enterprises of the chemical-pharmaceutical industry, the medical instrument industry, and the prosthetic industry of the Ministry of Health USSR, the union-republic ministries of health, and the union-republic ministries of social security." Enterprises and organizations were transferred to it "according to a list confirmed by the Council of Ministers USSR."^[1]

List of ministers

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• Andrei Tretjakov (14.6.1946 - 1.3.1948)
• Pjotr Gusenko (25.4.1967 - 28.1.1975)
• Afanasi Melnitshenko (23.5.1975 - 22.11.1985)
• Valeri Bykov (22.11.1985 - 24.8.1991)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Organization Of The Ministry of Medical Industry USSR. https://web.archive.org/web/20170123001924/https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP80-00809A000700250040-8.pdf. dead. January 23, 2017. CIA. 18 November 2017.
2. Web site: Governments of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1917-1964. 28 November 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171128144410/http://www.kolumbus.fi/taglarsson/dokumentit/sov.htm. 28 November 2017.
3. Web site: Governments of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1964-1991. 28 November 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171128142837/http://www.kolumbus.fi/taglarsson/dokumentit/sov1.htm. 28 November 2017.