Sergey Afanasyev (politician)
Sergey Afanasyev | |
|---|---|
Сергей Афанасьев | |
Portrait by Mikhail Evstafiev, 1998 | |
| Minister of General Machine Building | |
| In office 2 October 1965 – 8 April 1983 | |
| Premier | Alexei Kosygin Nikolai Tikhonov |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Oleg Baklanov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 August 1918 |
| Died | 13 May 2001 (aged 82) |
| Party | CPSU (1943–1991) |
Sergey Aleksandrovich Afanasyev (Russian: Сергей Александрович Афанасьев; 30 August 1918 – 13 May 2001) was a Russian engineer and later politician who was the leading figure in the Soviet Union's missile and space program. He was the Minister of General Machine Building from 1965 to 1983.