Malenkov's first government
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Malenkov's first government was created on 6 March 1953 and was dissolved on 27 April 1954, with the creation of Malenkov's second government.
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Date formed6 March 1953
Date dissolved27 April 1954
Head of stateKliment Voroshilov
Head of governmentGeorgy Malenkov
Malenkov's first government | |
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14th government of the Soviet Union | |
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| Date formed | 6 March 1953 |
| Date dissolved | 27 April 1954 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Kliment Voroshilov |
| Head of government | Georgy Malenkov |
| Deputy head of government | Lavrenti Beria |
| No. of ministers | 51 |
| Member parties | CPSU |
| Status in legislature | One Party State |
| History | |
| Election | 1950 Soviet Union legislative election |
| Outgoing election | 1954 Soviet Union legislative election |
| Predecessor | Stalin III |
| Successor | Malenkov II |
Ministries
The government consisted of:[1]
| Ministry | Minister | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman of the Council of Peoples' Commissars | Georgy Malenkov | 6 March 1953 | 27 April 1954 |
| First Deputy chairman of the Council of Peoples' Commissars | Lavrenti Beria | 6 March 1953 | 26 June 1953 |
| Deputy chairman of the Council of Peoples' Commissars | Vyacheslav Molotov | 6 March 1953 | 27 April 1954 |
| Nikolai Bulganin | 6 March 1953 | 27 April 1954 | |
| Anastas Mikoyan | 6 March 1953 | 27 April 1954 | |
| Lazar Kaganovich | 6 March 1953 | 27 April 1954 | |
| Aleksei Kosygin | 6 March 1953 | 27 April 1954 | |
| Maksim Saburov | 6 March 1953 | 27 April 1954 | |
| Vjatsheslav Malyshev | 6 March 1953 | 27 April 1954 | |
| Ivan Tervosyan | 6 March 1953 | 27 April 1954 | |
| Minister of Agriculture | Aleksei Kozlov | 6 March 1953 | 26 September 1953 |
| Ivan Benediktov | 26 September 1953 | 27 April 1954 | |
| Minister of Automotive Industry | Ivan Likhatshev | 16 September 1953 | 27 April 1954 |
| Minister of Aviation Industry | Pyotr Dementev | 24 August 1953 | 27 April 1954 |
| Minister of Chemical Industry | Sergei Tikhomirov | 6 March 1953 | 27 April 1954 |
| Minister of Chemical Industry | Sergei Tikhomirov | 6 March 1953 | 27 April 1954 |
| Minister of Coal Industry | Alexander Zasyadko | 6 March 1953 | 27 April 1954 |
| Minister of Commerce | Anastas Mikoyan | 6 March 1953 | 3 March 1954 |
| Vasili Zavoronkov | 3 March 1954 | 21 April 1954 | |
| Minister of Communications | Nikolai Psurtshev | 6 March 1953 | 27 April 1954 |
| Minister of Construction | Nikolai Dygai | 6 March 1953 | 27 April 1954 |
| Minister of Culture | Panteleimon Ponomarenko | 15 March 1953 | 9 March 1954 |
| Georgy Aleksandrov | 9 March 1954 | 27 April 1954 | |
| Minister of Defence | Nikolai Bulganin | 6 March 1953 | 27 April 1954 |
| Minister of Ferrous Metallurgy | Anatoli Kuzmin | 8 February 1954 | 27 April 1954 |
| Minister of Finance | Arseny Zverev | 6 March 1953 | 27 April 1954 |
| Minister of Fish Industry | Aleksandr Ishkov | 6 April 1954 | 27 April 1954 |
| Minister of Food Industry | Vasili Zotov | 24 August 1953 | 21 April 1954 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Vyacheslav Molotov | 6 March 1953 | 27 April 1954 |
| Minister of Geology | Pyotr Antropov | 31 August 1953 | 27 April 1954 |
| Minister of Foreign Trade | Ivan Kabanov | 15 September 1953 | 27 April 1954 |
| Minister of Health | Andrei Tretiakov | 6 March 1953 | 3 March 1954 |
| Maria Kovrigina | 6 March 1953 | 27 April 1954 | |
| Minister of Heavy Machine Building | Vjatsheslav Malyshev | 6 March 1953 | 13 July 1953 |
| Ivan Nosenko | 13 July 1953 | 27 April 1954 | |
| Minister of Education | Vjatsheslav Yeljutin | 9 March 1953 | 27 April 1954 |
| Minister of the Interior | Lavrentiy Beria | 13 March 1953 | 26 July 1953 |
| Sergei Kruglov | 26 July 1953 | 27 April 1954 | |
| Minister of Justice | Konstantin Gorshenin | 6 March 1953 | 27 April 1954 |
| Minister of Machine Building | Maksim Saburov | 6 March 1953 | 29 June 1953 |
| Stepan Akopov | 29 June 1953 | 21 April 1954 | |
| Minister of Medium Machine Building | Vjatsheslav Malyshev | 17 July 1953 | 27 April 1954 |
| Minister of Non-Ferrous Metallurgy | Pjotr Lomako | 8 February 1954 | 27 April 1954 |
| Minister of Oil Industry | Nikolai Baibakov | 6 March 1953 | 27 April 1954 |
| Minister of Power Plants & Electrical Industry | Mikhail Pervukhin | 15 March 1953 | 17 April 1954 |
| Aleksei Pavlenko | 17 April 1954 | 27 April 1954 | |
| Minister of Railways | Boris Beshchev | 6 March 1953 | 27 April 1954 |
| Minister of Radio Industry | Valeri Kalmykov | 21 January 1954 | 27 April 1954 |
| Minister of State Farms | Aleksei Kozlov | 15 March 1953 | 21 April 1954 |
| Minister of Transport | Vjatsheslav Malyshev | 6 March 1953 | 13 July 1953 |
| Ivan Nosenko | 13 July 1953 | 27 April 1954 | |
Committees
| Committee | Chairman | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman of the State Control Commission | Vsevolod Merkulov | 6 March 1953 | 27 April 1954 |
| Chairman of the State Planning Commission | Grigori Kosyachenko | 6 March 1953 | 29 June 1953 |
| Maksim Saburov | 29 June 1953 | 27 April 1954 | |
| Chair of State Committee for State Security (KGB) | Ivan Serov | 13 March 1954 | 27 April 1954 |