Vladimir Gusev (politician)

Summary

Vladimir Kuzmich Gusev (Russian: Владимир Кузьмич Гусев, 19 April 1932 – 29 August 2022) was a Russian and Soviet politician.

Vladimir Gusev
Владимир Гусев
Gusev in 2005
Senator from Saratov Oblast
In office
28 April 2010 – 24 April 2012
Preceded bySergei Shuvalov
Succeeded byLyudmila Bokova
Senator from Ivanovo Oblast
In office
25 January 2001 – 28 April 2010
Preceded byVladislav Tikhomirov
Succeeded byYury Yablokov
Member of the State Duma
In office
11 January 1994 – 18 January 2000
Parliamentary groupLDPR
Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union
In office
20 June 1986 – 26 December 1990
PremierNikolay Ryzhkov
First Deputy Premier of the RSFSR
In office
11 April 1985 – 20 June 1986
PremierVitaly Vorotnikov
Personal details
Born(1932-04-19)19 April 1932
Saratov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died29 August 2022(2022-08-29) (aged 90)
Saratov, Russia

Biography edit

Vladimir Gusev was born on 19 April 1932, in Saratov. In 1957, he graduated from the chemical faculty of the Saratov State University as a chemist-technologist. From 1959 to 1975 he worked at the Engels chemical fiber plant, reaching the post of its director. In 1975 Gusev became first secretary of the Engels city committee of the CPSU and in fact head of the city. The next year he was appointed first secretary of the Saratov regional Party committee, a position he held to 1985.[1]

In 1985–86, Gusev was the first deputy premier of the Soviet Russia in the cabinet of Vitaly Vorotnikov. Until the end of 1990 he was deputy premier of the USSR, Chairman of the bureau for the chemical industry and forestry.[1] In 1986, he took part in the liquidation of the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster as chairman of the state commission.[2]

In December 1993, he was elected to the 1st State Duma by the Liberal Democratic Party list. He was the chairman of the Committee for industry, construction, transport and energy. From 2001 to 2010, Gusev represented Ivanovo Oblast in the Federation Council.[3] From 2010 to 2012, he was senator from his home region, Saratov Oblast.[4] Doctor of Technical Sciences.[5]

Awards edit

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References edit

  1. ^ a b "Владимир Гусев отмечает день рождения" [Vladimir Gusev celebrates his birthday]. Vzglyad-Info (in Russian). 19 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Гусев Владимир Кузьмич" [Gusev Vladimir Kuzmich]. garant.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Гусев Владимир Кузьмич" [Gusev Vladimir Kuzmich]. Federation Council of Russia (in Russian).
  4. ^ "Сменился представитель облправительства в СФ" [The representative of the regional government in the Federation Council was replaced]. SarBC.ru (in Russian). 24 April 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Гусев Владимир Кузьмич" [Gusev Vladimir Kuzmich]. Federation Council of Russia (in Russian). Archived from the original on 29 October 2010.