Aleksandr Shcherbakov (Soviet politician)
Aleksandr Shcherbakov | |
|---|---|
Александр Щербаков | |
1950 Soviet commemorative stamp | |
| First Secretary of the Moscow City Committee of the Communist Party | |
| In office 2 December 1938 – 10 May 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Aleksandr Ugarov |
| Succeeded by | Georgy Popov |
| Candidate member of the 18th Politburo | |
| In office 21 February 1941 – 10 May 1945 | |
| Member of the 18th Secretariat | |
| In office 5 May 1941 – 10 May 1945 | |
| Member of the 18th Orgburo | |
| In office 22 March 1939 – 10 May 1945 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 October 1901 |
| Died | 10 May 1945 (aged 43) |
| Resting place | Kremlin Wall Necropolis, Moscow |
| Party | Russian Communist Party (1918–1945) |
| Alma mater | Institute of Red Professors |
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Shcherbakov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Щербако́в; 10 October [O.S. 27 September] 1901 – 10 May 1945) was a Soviet politician and statesman who was a wartime head of the Main Political Directorate of the Red Army as well as the director of the Soviet Information Bureau.