The Ministry of Light Industry (russian: Министерство лёгкой промышленности), also known as Minlegprom, was a
government ministry in the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
which was responsible for consumer goods production.
History
The People's Commissariat of Light Industry (NKIP SSSR) was established by decree of the
Central Executive Committee and the
Council of People's Commissars
The Councils of People's Commissars (SNK; russian: Совет народных комиссаров (СНК), ''Sovet narodnykh kommissarov''), commonly known as the ''Sovnarkom'' (Совнарком), were the highest executive authorities of ...
USSR on 5 January 1932. It was reorganized by the
Stalin Constitution of 1936 into a union-republic commissariat. The Central Executive Committee and the Council of People's Commissars USSR confirmed the formation of union-republic commissariats of light industry in the
RSFSR and the
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
on 19 September 1936.
People's Commissariats of Light Industry (NKLP) were set up in the remaining union republics by the government decrees of 22 December 1936 and 3, 8, 10, and ll January 1937. On 2 January 1939 the NKIP SSSR was divided into the NKTP SSSR (
People's Commissariat of Textile Industry USSR) and the NKLP SSSR.
When on 15 March 1946 all people's commissariats became ministries, the NKTP SSSR and the NKLP USSR became the
Ministry of Textile Industry USSR and the Ministry of Light Industry USSR, respectively. These two Ministries were reunited into the Ministry of Light Industry USSR by ukase of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet USSR on 28 December 1948.
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List of ministers
''Source'':
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Isidor Lyubimov (5.1.1932 - 7.9.1937)
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Vasili Shestakov (8.9.1937 - 1.1.1938)
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Sergei Lukin (2.1.1939 - 11.6.1947)
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Nikolai Tshesnokov
Nikolai or Nikolay is an East Slavic variant of the masculine name Nicholas. It may refer to:
People Royalty
* Nicholas I of Russia (1796–1855), or Nikolay I, Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855
* Nicholas II of Russia (1868–1918), or Nik ...
(11.6.1947 - 28.12.1948)
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Alexei Kosygin
Alexei Nikolayevich Kosygin ( rus, Алексе́й Никола́евич Косы́гин, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ kɐˈsɨɡʲɪn; – 18 December 1980) was a Soviet statesman during the Cold War. He served as the Premi ...
(28.12.1948 - 24.8.1953)
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Nikolai Mirovortsev (22.9.1955 - 31.5.1956)
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Nikita Ryzhov (31.5.1956 - 22.2.1957)
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Nikolai Tarasov (2.10.1965 - 6.7.1985)
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Vladimir Klyuyev (6.7.1985 - 14.4.1989)
See also
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Consumer goods in the Soviet Union
Consumer goods in the Soviet Union were usually produced by a two-category industry. Group A was "heavy industry", which included all goods that serve as an input required for the production of some other, final good. Group B was "consumer goods ...
References
Light Industry
Light industry are industries that usually are less capital-intensive than heavy industry and are more consumer-oriented than business-oriented, as they typically produce smaller consumer goods. Most light industry products are produced for ...
1989 disestablishments in the Soviet Union
1932 establishments in the Soviet Union
Industry in the Soviet Union
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