When was Alexei Kosygin born?

Alexei Kosygin was born on 8 February 1904 in Saint Petersburg.

What positions has Alexei Kosygin held?

Positions held by Alexei Kosygin include: Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (1964–1980); First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (1960–1964); Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (1960–1980); Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1957–1960); Candidate member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (1957–1960).

Where did Alexei Kosygin study?

Alexei Kosygin was educated at Saint Petersburg State University of Technology and Design.

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Alexei Kosygin

Soviet statesman, public officer, cabinet officer

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Alexei Nikolayevich Kosygin was a Soviet statesman who served as the Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1964 to 1980. Following Nikita Khrushchev's removal from power, he briefly led the Soviet Union as part of a triumvirate in the mid-to-late 1960s.

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Born: 8 February 1904 wd
Place of birth: Saint Petersburg wd
Died: 18 December 1980 wd
Place of death: Moscow wd
Citizenship: Russian Empire, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic wd
Occupation: politician, engineer, statesperson, civil servant, minister wd
Political party: Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1927–1980) wd
Education: Saint Petersburg State University of Technology and Design wd
Spouse: Klavdia Kosygina wd

Positions held wd

Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (15 October 1964 – 23 October 1980)
First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (4 May 1960 – 15 October 1964)
Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (4 May 1960 – 21 October 1980)
Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers (5 July 1957 – 4 May 1960)
Candidate member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (29 June 1957 – 4 May 1960)
Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers (7 December 1953 – 25 December 1956)
Candidate member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (16 October 1952 – 5 March 1953)
Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (4 September 1948 – 16 October 1952)
Minister of Finance of the USSR (16 February 1948 – 28 December 1948)
Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers (19 March 1946 – 15 March 1953)
Candidate member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (18 March 1946 – 4 September 1948)
head of government of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) (15 March 1946 – 23 March 1946)
Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian SFSR (23 June 1943 – 15 March 1946)
Deputy Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (17 April 1940 – 15 March 1946)
deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union

Awards wd

Order of Lenin (1939)
Order of the October Revolution (1979)
Order of the Red Banner (1943)
Gold Star Order
Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru‎ (1970)
Order of José Martí
"Hammer and Sickle" gold medal (1964)
Order of Klement Gottwald (1979)
Order of the White Lion (1970)
Medal "Veteran of Labour"
Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad"
Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

Questions

When was Alexei Kosygin born?: Alexei Kosygin was born on 8 February 1904 in Saint Petersburg.
What positions has Alexei Kosygin held?: Positions held by Alexei Kosygin include: Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (1964–1980); First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (1960–1964); Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (1960–1980); Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1957–1960); Candidate member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (1957–1960).
Where did Alexei Kosygin study?: Alexei Kosygin was educated at Saint Petersburg State University of Technology and Design.

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