First Ryzhkov Government
Cabinet of the Soviet Union
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The First Ryzhkov Government was the cabinet of the Soviet Union established on 27 September 1985.[1] with Nikolay Ryzhkov as head of government, serving as Chairman of the Council of Ministers. The government was formed during the early perestroika reforms under Mikhail Gorbachev and continued until its reorganization on 7 September 1989.[2]
Date formedSeptember 27, 1985
Date dissolvedJuly 17, 1989
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme SovietAndrei Gromyko (until 1 October 1988), Mikhail Gorbachev (from 1 October 1988)
President of the SovminNikolay Ryzhkov
First Government of Nikolay Ryzhkov | |
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| Soviet Union 26th Government of the Soviet Union | |
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| Date formed | September 27, 1985 |
| Date dissolved | July 17, 1989 |
| People and organisations | |
| Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet | Andrei Gromyko (until 1 October 1988), Mikhail Gorbachev (from 1 October 1988) |
| President of the Sovmin | Nikolay Ryzhkov |
| First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union | Vsevolod Murakhovsky, Ivan Arkhipov (1985–1986), Heydar Aliyev (1985–1987), Nikolay Talyzin (1985–1988, Yuri Maslyukov (1988–1989) |
| Member party |  All-Union Communist Party (Bolshevik) |
| History | |
| Election | 1984 Soviet Union legislative election |
| Outgoing election | 1989 Soviet Union legislative election |
| Predecessor | Tikhonov's Second Government |
| Successor | Ryzhkov's Second Government |
Composition
| Ministry Name[3] | Name | Party | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier of the Soviet Union | Nikolay Ryzhkov | CPSU | [1] |
| First Deputy Premiers of the Soviet Union | Vsevolod Murakhovsky | CPSU | [4] |
| Ivan Arkhipov (1985-1986) | CPSU | [5] | |
| Heydar Aliyev (1985–1987) | CPSU | [6] | |
| Nikolay Talyzin (1985-1988) | CPSU | [7] | |
| Yuri Maslyukov (1988–1989) | CPSU | [8] | |
| Deputy Chairmen of the Council of Ministers | Yury Batalin | CPSU | |
| Lev Voronin | CPSU | ||
| Boris Shcherbina | CPSU | ||
| Ivan Silayev | CPSU | ||
| Venyamin Dymshits (1985) | CPSU | ||
| Nikolai Baibakov (1985) | CPSU | ||
| Nikolay Talyzin (1985–1986) | CPSU | ||
| Alexey Antonov (1985–1988) | CPSU | ||
| Yakov Ryabov (1985–1986) | CPSU | ||
| Yury Marchuk (1985–1986) | CPSU | ||
| Nikolay Martinov (1985) | CPSU | ||
| Yuri Maslyukov (1985–1988) | CPSU | ||
| Alexey Antonov (1985) | CPSU | ||
| Ziya Nuriyev (1985) | CPSU | ||
| Leonid Smirnov (1985) | CPSU | ||
| Vladimir Gusev (politician) (1986–1989) | CPSU | ||
| Vladimir Kamentsev (1986–1989) | CPSU | ||
| Alexandera Biriukova (1988–1989) | CPSU | ||
| Gennady Vedernikov (1986–1989) | CPSU | ||
| Boris Tolstoy (1987–1989) | CPSU | ||
| Igor Belousov (1988–1989) | CPSU | ||
| Minister of Agriculture | Valentin Mesyats | CPSU | |
| Minister of Automotive Industry | Viktor Polyakov (1985–1986) | CPSU | |
| Nikolay Pugin (1986–1989) | CPSU | ||
| Minister of Aviation Industry | Ivan Silayev (1985) | CPSU | |
| Apollon Sistov (1985–1989) | CPSU | ||
| Minister of Chemical Industry | Vladimir Listov (1985–1986) | CPSU | |
| Yury Bespalov (1986–1989) | CPSU | ||
| Minister of Petrochemical Machinery Construction | Konstantin Brejov (1985–1986) | CPSU | |
| Vladimir Lukyanenko (1986–1989) | CPSU | ||
| Minister of Civil Aviation | Boris Bugayev (1985–1987) | CPSU | |
| Alexander Volkov (1987–1989) | CPSU | ||
| Minister of Coal Industry | Boris Bratchenko (1985) | CPSU | |
| Mikhail Shchadov (1985–1989) | CPSU | [9][10] | |
| Minister of Communications | Vasily Shamshin | CPSU | |
| Minister of Media Production | Erien Pervyshin | CPSU | |
| Minister of Construction | Georgy Karavayev (1985–1986) | CPSU | |
| Vladimir Reshetilov (1986) | CPSU | ||
| Minister of Heavy Industrial Construction | Nikolay Goldin (1985–1986) | CPSU | |
| Sergey Bashilov (1986) | CPSU | ||
| Minister of Construction Materials Industry | Sergey Voyenushkin | CPSU | |
| Minister of Construction of Oil and Gas Industries | Vladimir Chirskov | CPSU | |
| Minister of Road Machine Construction | Yevgeny Varnachev | CPSU | |
| Minister of Culture | Pyotr Demichev (1985–1986) | CPSU | |
| Vasily Zajarov (1986–1989) | CPSU | ||
| Minister of Defense | Sergey Sokolov (1985–1987) | CPSU | [11] |
| Dmitry Yazov (1987-1989) | CPSU | [12] | |
| Minister of Arms Industry | Pavel Finogenov | CPSU | |
| Minister of Trade | Grigory Vashchenko (1985–1986) | CPSU | |
| Kondrat Tereh (1986–1989) | CPSU | ||
| Minister of Education | Sergey Scherbakov | CPSU | |
| Minister of Electronic Engineering | Gennady Voronovsky (1985–1986) | CPSU | |
| Oleg Anfimov (1986–1989) | CPSU | [13] | |
| Minister of Electronic Industry | Alexandr Shokin (1985) | CPSU | |
| Vladislav Kolesnikov (1985–1989) | CPSU | ||
| Minister of Finance | Vasily Garbuzov (1985) | CPSU | [14] |
| Boris Gostev (1985-1989) | CPSU | [15] | |
| Minister of Fishing Industry | Vladimir Kamentsev (1985–1986) | CPSU | |
| Nikolai Kotlyar (1987–1989) | CPSU | ||
| Minister of Food Industry | Voldemar Lein | CPSU | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Eduard Shevardnadze | CPSU | [16] |
| Minister of Foreign Trade (1985-1988) | Nikolay Patolichev (1985) | CPSU | |
| Boris Aristov (1985–1989) | CPSU | ||
| Minister of Foreign Economic Relations (1988–1989) | Konstantin Katushev | CPSU | |
| Minister of Horticulture (1985) | Nikolay Koslov | CPSU | |
| Minister of Gas Industry | Viktor Chernomyrdin | CPSU | |
| Minister of General Engineering | Oleg Baklanov (1985–1988) | CPSU | |
| Vitaly Doguzhiyev (1988–1989) | CPSU | ||
| Minister of Geology | Yevgeny Kozlovsky | CPSU | |
| Minister of Purchases of Agricultural Products (1985) | Grigory Zolotujin | CPSU | |
| Minister of Grain Products (1985–1989) | Grigory Zolotujin (1985–1987) | CPSU | |
| Alexander Budyka (1987–1989) | CPSU | ||
| Minister of Health | Sergey Burenkov (1985–1986) | CPSU | |
| Yevgeny Chazov (1986–1989) | CPSU | ||
| Minister of Heavy Construction Machinery | Sergey Afanasiev | CPSU | |
| Minister of Higher Education | Gennady Yogadin | CPSU | |
| Minister of Industrial Construction | Arkady Schepetilnikov | CPSU | |
| Minister of Special Facilities and Constructions | Boris Bakin | CPSU | |
| Minister of Instrumentation, Automation and Control Systems | Mikhail Shkabardnya | CPSU | [17]
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| Minister of Internal Affairs | Vitaly Fedorchuk (1985–1986) | CPSU | [18] |
| Alexander Vlasov (1986-1988) | CPSU | [19] | |
| Vadim Bakatin (1988-1989) | CPSU | [20] | |
| Minister of Iron and Steel Industry | Serafim Kolpakov | CPSU | |
| Justice | Boris Kravtsov | CPSU | |
| Minister of Land Reclamation and Water Conservation | Nikolay Vasiliev | CPSU | |
| Light Industry | Vladimir Kliuyev | CPSU | |
| Minister of Machine Building | Vyacheslav Bajirov (1985–1987) | CPSU | |
| Boris Belousov (1987–1989) | CPSU | ||
| Minister of Livestock Breeding and Feeding Machinery | Konstantin Belyak (1985–1986) | CPSU | |
| Leonid Jitrun (1986) | CPSU | ||
| Minister of Machine Construction for Light and Food Industries | Lev Vasiliev | CPSU | |
| Minister of Tool and Machine Building Industry | Boris Balmont (1985–1986) | CPSU | |
| Nikolay Panichev (1986–1989) | CPSU | ||
| Minister of Meat and Dairy Industry | Yevgeny Sizenko | CPSU | |
| Minister of Medical Industry (1985) | Afanasy Melnichenko | CPSU | |
| Minister of Medical and Microbiological Industry(1985–1989) | Valery Býkov | CPSU | |
| Minister of Medium Mechanics | Yefim Slavsky (1985–1986) | CPSU | |
| Lev Ryabev (1986–1989) | CPSU | ||
| Minister of Merchant Navy | Timofey Guzenko (1985–1986) | CPSU | |
| Yury Volmer (1986–1989) | CPSU | ||
| Minister of Mineral Fertilizer Production | Alexey Petrishchev (1985–1986) | CPSU | |
| Nikolay Olshansky (1986–1989) | CPSU | ||
| Minister of Non-Ferrous Metallurgy | Pyotr Lomako (1985–1986) | CPSU | |
| Vladimir Durasov (1986–1989) | CPSU | ||
| Minister of Petroleum Industry | Vasily Dinkov | CPSU | |
| Minister of Petroleum and Petrochemical Industry | Viktor Fyodorov (1985) | CPSU | |
| Nikolay Lemayev (1985–1989) | CPSU | ||
| Minister of Energy and Electrification | Anatoly Mayorets | CPSU | |
| Minister of Power Plant Construction | Vladimir Velichko | CPSU | [21] |
| Minister of Radio Industry | Pyotr Pleshakov (1985–1987) | CPSU | |
| Vladimir Shimko (1987–1988) | CPSU | ||
| Railways | Nikolay Konariev | CPSU | |
| Minister of Agricultural Production | Viktor Danilenko | CPSU | |
| Minister of Naval Construction | Igor Belousov (1985–1988) | CPSU | |
| Igor Koksanov (1988–1989) | CPSU | ||
| Minister of Forestry Industry and Wood Processing (Soviet Union) | Mikhail Busygin | CPSU | |
| Minister of Agricultural and Automobile Machinery | Alexander Yezhevsky | CPSU | |
| Minister of Transport Construction | Vladimir Brezhnev | CPSU | |
| Minister of Construction of the Far East and Transbaikal Region | Alexander Babenko | CPSU | |
| Minister of Construction of the Northern and Western Regions (1986–1989) | Vladimir Reshetilov | CPSU | |
| Minister of Construction of the Southern Region (1986–1989) | Arkady Schepetilnikov | CPSU | |
| Minister of Construction in the Urals and Western Siberya Regions (1986–1989) | Sergey Bashilov | CPSU | |
| Minister of Construction in the Eastern Regions (1986–1989) | Alexander Babenko | CPSU | |
| Minister of Nuclear Energy Industry | Nikolay Lukonin | CPSU | |
| Minister of Agricultural and Automobile Machinery | Nikolay Pugin | CPSU | |
| Chairman of the People's Control Commission | Alexey Shkolnikov (1985–1987) | CPSU | |
| Sergey Manyakin (1987–1989) | CPSU | ||
| Chairman of the State Planning Committee | Nikolay Baibakov (1985) | CPSU | [22] |
| Nikolay Talyzin (1985-1988) | CPSU | [23] | |
| Yuri Maslyukov (1988-1989) | CPSU | [24] | |
| State Security Committee | Viktor Chebrikov (1985-1988) | CPSU | |
| Vladimir Kryuchkov (1988-1989) | CPSU |