Dimitri Venediktov

Dimitri Dmitrievich Venediktov (Russian: Дмитрий Дмитриевич Венедиктов; June 8, 1929 – March 27, 2021) was a Soviet and Russian politician who was the Deputy Health Minister of the USSR from 1965 to 1981 under Ministers of Health Boris Petrovsky and Sergei Burenkov.^[1] In this role, he was instrumental in the campaign to eradicate smallpox and supplying vaccines for the program ^[2] He was also involved in organizing the Conference of Alma-Ata which was foundational in the field of public health.^[3] He was elected to the Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union from 1989 to its dissolution.^[1] He later served on the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, focusing on information storage in healthcare. Venediktov died in Moscow on March 27, 2021, at the age of 91.^[4]

Dimitri Venediktov
Дмитрий Венедиктов
Deputy Health Minister of the Soviet Union
In office 1965–1981
Minister	Boris Petrovsky Sergei Burenkov
Leader	Leonid Brezhnev
Personal details
Born	Dimitri Dmitrievich Venediktov (1929-06-08)June 8, 1929 Moscow, Soviet Union
Died	March 27, 2021(2021-03-27) (aged 91) Moscow, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Political party	CPSU
Spouse	Maria Grigorievna Pavlova
Education	Medicine
Alma mater	First Moscow State Medical University
Other offices held 1989–1991: People's Deputy of the Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union

Awards

Venediktov received two Orders of the Red Banner of Labour and one Order of the Badge of Honour amongst other awards.^[1]