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Lavrentiy Beria

Soviet politician and NKVD police chief

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Lavrentiy Pavlovich Beria was a Soviet politician and one of the longest-serving and most influential of Joseph Stalin's secret police chiefs, serving as head of the NKVD from 1938 to 1945 during the country's involvement in the Second World War.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Merkheuli wd
Died
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Place of death
Moscow wd
Citizenship
Russian Empire, Azerbaijan Democratic Republic wd
Occupation
politician, military personnel wd
Political party
Communist Party of the Soviet Union (since March 1917), Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (bolshevik) wd
Education
Azerbaijan State Oil and Industrial University wd
Spouse
Nino Gegechkori, Nino Gegechkori wd

Positions held wd

  • First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (5 March 1953 – 26 June 1953)
  • Minister of Internal Affairs (5 March 1953 – 26 June 1953)
  • deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (12 June 1950 – 23 December 1953)
  • Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers (19 March 1946 – 5 March 1953)
  • Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (18 March 1946 – 7 July 1953)
  • deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (12 March 1946 – 12 June 1950)
  • Candidate member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (22 March 1939 – 18 March 1946)
  • People's Commissar for Internal Affairs (24 November 1938 – 29 December 1945)
  • member of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR (17 January 1938 – 31 May 1939)
  • deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (12 January 1938 – 12 March 1946)
  • First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party (14 November 1931 – 31 August 1938)

Awards wd

  • Hero of Socialist Labour (1943)
  • Order of Suvorov, 1st class (1944)
  • Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army" (1938)
  • Medal "For the Defence of Moscow" (1944)
  • Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad" (1943)
  • Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus" (1944)
  • Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (1945)
  • Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow" (1948)
  • Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy" (1948)
  • Order of Sukhbaatar (1949)
  • Order of the Red Banner (1942)
  • Order of the Republic (1943)
  • Honorary worker of the NKVD
  • Order of the Red Banner of Labour of the Georgian SSR (1931)
  • Order of the Red Banner of Labour of the Azerbaijan SSR (1932)

Questions

When was Lavrentiy Beria born?
Lavrentiy Beria was born on 17 March 1899 in Merkheuli.
What positions has Lavrentiy Beria held?
Positions held by Lavrentiy Beria include: First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (1953–1953); Minister of Internal Affairs (1953–1953); deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1950–1953); Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1946–1953); Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (1946–1953).
Where did Lavrentiy Beria study?
Lavrentiy Beria was educated at Azerbaijan State Oil and Industrial University.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Lavrentiy Beria · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q141829 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Lavrentiy Beria portrait 2.jpg by Unknown, presumed official (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 10 November 2026

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