Boris Kravtsov
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Boris Kravtsov | |
|---|---|
Борис Кравцов | |
_(2022-02-02).jpg) Kravtsov in 2022 | |
| Minister of Justice of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 12 April 1984 – 7 June 1989 | |
| President | |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Terebilov |
| Succeeded by | Veniamin Yakovlev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 December 1922 |
| Party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1943–1991) |
| Spouse | Tatyana Ivanovna Kravtsova |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Moscow Law School |
Boris Vasilyevich Kravtsov (Russian: Борис Васильевич Кравцов; born 28 December 1922) is a Russian former jurist and politician who served as the justice minister of the Soviet Union between 1984 and 1989.
Kravtsov was born in Moscow on 28 December 1922.[1] In 1941 he graduated from high school and joined the Red Army.[2] He was part of the Soviet military forces which liberated Ukraine from the Nazi invasion.[3] In September 1945 Kravtsov began his studies at the Moscow Law School and graduated in 1947.[1] Following his graduation he worked as a judge in different regions.[1] He also graduated from the All Union Correspondence Law Institute in 1952.[1] He was named the deputy prosecutor of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) in 1960 and in 1971 he became the prosecutor of the RSFSR.[1] On 12 April 1984 he was appointed minister of justice of the Soviet Union replacing Vladimir Terebilov in the post.[4] Kravtsov was in office until 7 June 1989.[1]
Kravtsov was a member of the Communist Party between 1943 and 1991.[1] He served as a deputy at the Supreme Soviet in the 11th convocation from 1984 to 1989.[2] He retired from public office in 1989.[1]
