Alexander Vlasov (politician)
| Aleksandr Vlasov | |
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| Александр Власов | |
| Head of the Economic and Social Policy Department of the Central Committee | |
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In office 14 July 1990 – 29 August 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Vladimir Shimko |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished |
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers – Government of the Russian SFSR | |
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In office October 1988 – June 1990 |
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| President | Vitaly Vorotnikov |
| Preceded by | Vitaly Vorotnikov |
| Succeeded by | Ivan Silayev |
| Minister of Interior of the Russian SFSR | |
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In office January 1986 – 10 October 1988 |
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| Preceded by | Vitaly Fedorchuk |
| Succeeded by | Vadim Bakatin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
20 January 1932 Babushkin, Buryat-Mongol ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Died | 9 June 2002 (aged 70) Moscow, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Political party | Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Irkutsk Mining Metallurgical Institute |
Aleksandr Vladimirovich Vlasov (Russian: Александр Владимирович Власов; 20 January 1932 – 9 June 2002) was a Soviet politician, who held different positions, including interior minister and prime minister. He was the last communist prime minister of Russia, and a close ally of Mikhail Gorbachev.
Vlasov was born into a Russian family in Babushkin, Buryat-Mongol ASSR, Russian SFSR (now Buryatia, Russia) on 20 January 1932. He attended the Irkutsk Mining Metallurgical Institute and graduated with a degree in mining engineering in 1954.
Vlasov worked as a foreman in an eastern Siberia mine. In 1956, he joined the communist party. In 1965, he was named as second secretary of Yakut party obkom. He also worked a member of the military council of the North Caucasian military district when Gorbachev was working there. Vlasov began to work at the central committee of the communist party in Moscow in 1972. He was promoted to first secretary of the party in 1975. Then Vlasov became first secretary of the party in Rostov in southern Russia in 1984.
In January 1986, he was appointed interior minister, replacing Vitaly Fedorchuk in the post. Vlasov was appointed to the Politburo as a non-voting member in late September 1988. His tenure as interior minister lasted until 10 October 1988.Vadim Bakatin replaced him as interior minister.
Vlasov was elected as prime minister of the Russian Republic by the supreme Soviet on 3 October 1988. He succeeded Vitaly Vorotnikov in the post.
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