Sergey Afanasyev (politician)
Sergey Afanasyev | |
|---|---|
Сергей Афанасьев | |
Afanasyev in 1998 | |
| Minister of General Machine Building | |
| In office 2 October 1965 – 8 April 1983 | |
| Premier | Alexei Kosygin Nikolai Tikhonov |
| Succeeded by | Oleg Baklanov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sergey Aleksandrovich Afanasyev August 30, 1918 Klin, RSFSR |
| Died | May 13, 2001 (aged 82) |
| Political party | CPSU (1943–1991) |
Sergey Aleksandrovich Afanasyev (Russian: Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Афана́сьев; 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 (1965–1983).