Ministry of Geology explained
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
Source:[2] [3]
- 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)
Notes and References
- Book: Directory of Soviet officials. National organizations. February 1989. National Foreign Assessment Center. 19 November 2017.
- 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.
- 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.
