Aleksandr Rudakov (Party figure)

Aleksandr Petrovich Rudakov (11 September 1910 – 10 July 1966) was a Soviet party figure and a Secretary of the Central Committee of CPSU from 1962 until his death in 1966. He was buried at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis.

Aleksandr Rudakov
Александр Рудаков
Rudakov before 1966
Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU
In office 23 November 1962 – 10 July 1966
Personal details
Born	11 September 1910 Pologi, Yekaterinoslav Province, Russian Empire
Died	10 July 1966 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Resting place	Kremlin Wall Necropolis
Citizenship	Soviet Union
Political party	CPSU (1931–1966)
Awards	2 Orders of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the Badge of Honour

Biography

Rudakov was born into a peasant family in the village of Polohy, Aleksandrovsky district, Yekaterinoslav province (now a city in the Zaporizhzhya region in Ukraine).^[1]

Rudakov joined the CPSU in 1931. From 1954, he was the head of the heavy industry department of the CPSU Central Committee. Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine (1952–1956), member of the Central Committee of the CPSU since 1962 (candidate since 1956).^[2]

In 1962, he was the Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee, responsible for industry. He was also a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of the 6th–7th convocations.

Death and awards

Rudakov died from natural causes in Moscow at the age of 55, he was buried at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis. He was awarded twice Orders of Lenin, an Order of the Red Banner of Labour and Order of the Badge of Honour.