Boris Gostev

Boris Ivanovich Gostev (Russian: Бори́с Ива́нович Го́стев; 15 September 1927 – 10 August 2015) was a Soviet engineer, economist and politician.

Boris Gostev
Борис Гостев
Gostev in 1988
Minister of Finance
In office 14 December 1985 – 17 July 1989
Premier	Nikolai Ryzhkov
Preceded by	Vasily Garbuzov
Succeeded by	Valentin Pavlov
Head of the Economic Department of the Central Committee
In office August – December 1985
Preceded by	Nikolai Ryzhkov
Succeeded by	Nikolay Slyunkov
In office September 1975 – 1982
Preceded by	Post established
Succeeded by	Nikolai Ryzhkov
Full member of the 26th, 27th of the Central Committee
In office 3 March 1981 – 14 July 1990
Candidate member of the 25th of the Central Committee
In office 5 March 1976 – 3 March 1981
Personal details
Born	Boris Ivanovich Gostev (1927-09-15)15 September 1927 Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Died	10 August 2015(2015-08-10) (aged 87) Moscow, Russia
Political party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1954–1990)
Education	Moscow Technological Institute of Light Industry
Profession	Engineer, economist

Biography

Gostev was born in 1927.^[1] He served an as aide to Prime Minister Nikolai Ryzhkov.^[2] He was a deputy under Ryzhkov in the economic department of the Communist Party Central Committee.^[3] Gostev was appointed minister of finance on 14 December 1985, replacing long-term finance minister Vasily Garbuzov in the post.^[2] Gostev's term ended on 17 July 1989.^[1] He died in 2015.^[4]