TheMinistry of Coal Industry (Minugleprom;Russian:Министерство угольной промышленности СССР) was agovernment ministry in theSoviet Union.
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Aukase of thePresidium Supreme Soviet USSR of 28 December 1948 created the all-union Ministry of the Coal Industry USSR by merging theMinistry of the Coal Industry of Western Regions USSR, theMinistry of the Coal Industry of Eastern Regions USSR, and theMinistry for Construction of Fuel Enterprises USSR.[1]
Early Soviet predecessor-organisations included the Main Fuel Administration (Russian:Главное топливное управление («Главтоп»),romanized: Glavnoe toplivoe upravlenie - Glavtop), founded in 1918.[2]The Sovietcoal industry formed part of the all-unionPeople's Commissariat of Heavy Industry (established in 1932). A ukase of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on 24 January 1939 established the all-unionPeople's Commissariat of Fuel Industry, which included the coal, shale and petroleum industries. A ukase of 12 October 1939 subdivided the all-union People's Commissariat of Fuel Industry into the all-union People's Commissariat of the Coal Industry USSR and the all-unionPeople's Commissariat of Petroleum Industry USSR.[1]
The all-union People's Commissariat of the Coal Industry USSR was split by a 19 January 1946 ukase into the all-union People's Commissariat of the Coal Industry of Western Regions USSR and the all-union People's Commissariat of the Coal industry of Eastern Regions USSR. A ukase of 28 January 1946 established thePeople's Commissariat for Construction of Fuel Enterprises USSR. The three commissariats became ministries on 15 March 1946.[1]
| No. | Portrait | Minister of Coal Industry | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Cabinet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .jpg) | Vakhrushev, VasilyVasily Vakhrushev (1902–1947) | 12 October 1939 | 19 January 1940 | 99 days | Molotov IV |
| 2 |  | Zasyadko, AleksandrAlexander Zasyadko (1910–1963) | 28 December 1948 | 2 March 1955 | 6 years, 64 days | Stalin II–III Malenkov I–II Bulganin |
| 3 | | Alexander N. ZademidkoAlexander N. Zademidko [ru] (1908–2001) | 2 March 1955 | 10 May 1957 | 2 years, 69 days | Bulganin |
| 4 | | Bratshenko, BorisBoris Bratshenko [ru] (1912–2004) | 2 October 1965 | 15 December 1985 | 20 years, 74 days | Kosygin I–II–III–IV–V Tikhonov I–II Ryzhkov I |
| 5 | | Shchadov, MikhailMikhail Shchadov (1927–2011) | 15 December 1985 | 24 August 1991 | 5 years, 252 days | Ryzhkov I–II Pavlov |
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.In December 1918 a chief committee for fuel (Glavtop) was organized. [...]Glavtop was made responsible for drawing up the overall plan for distributing fuel among national sectors [...] and for the overall estimation of fuel demand.
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