Ministry of the Medical Industry

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

Source:^[2][3]

• 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)

References

1. "Organization Of The Ministry of Medical Industry USSR" (PDF). CIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 23, 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
2. "Governments of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1917-1964". Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
3. "Governments of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1964-1991". Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.