Igor Denisov (politician)

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Igor Denisov (Russian: И́горь Никола́евич Дени́сов; 3 September 1941 – 17 November 2021) was a Soviet-Russian physician and politician.^[1] He served at Ryazan State Medical University [ru] from 1983 to 1987.^[2] A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, he served on its Central Committee from 1990 to 1991 and was the last Minister of Health of the Soviet Union.^[3]

Igor Denisov
Игорь Денисов
Minister of Health of the Soviet Union
In office 18 April 1990 – 18 August 1991
Preceded by	Yevgeniy Chazov
Succeeded by	position abolished
Rector of Ryazan State Medical University [ru]
In office November 1983 – 13 October 1987
Preceded by	Anatoly Nikulin
Succeeded by	Evgeny Stroyev [ru]
Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
In office 1990–1991
Personal details
Born	3 September 1941 Svobodny, Amur Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	17 November 2021(2021-11-17) (aged 80) Moscow, Russia
Political party	CPSU