Vladilen Nikitin
| Vladilen Nikitin | |
|---|---|
| First Deputy Prime Minister of the Council of Ministers | |
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In office 27 July 1989 – 31 August 1990 |
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| Premier | Nikolai Ryzhkov |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
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In office 28 May – 23 November 1985 |
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| Premier | Nikolai Ryzhkov |
| Preceded by | Vitaly Vorotnikov |
| Succeeded by | Victor Nikonov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 October 1936 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Political party | Communist Party |
| Alma mater |
Omsk Agricultural Institute Higher Party School |
Vladilen Nikitin (Russian: Владилен Никитин; born 30 October 1936) is a Russian engineer and politician. He served as first deputy premier during the Gorbachev Era.
Nikitin was born in 1936. He attended the Omsk Agricultural Institute and then the Higher Party School at the CPSU Central Committee and graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering.
Nikitin worked as senior engineer until 1976 when he was appointed chairman of the Tyumen Oblast. In 1985, he became minister of agriculture in 1985 and then first deputy chairman of the state agroindustrial committee, Gosagroprom. He served as first deputy prime minister under the Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. He was also appointed chairman of the state commission for food and purchasing, becoming the first executive of the body. He was fired by Gorbachev on 31 August 1990 due to cigarette shortage which caused demonstrations in Moscow.
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