Background
Solomentsev, Mikhail was born on November 7, 1913 in the Urals. Son of a peasant.
Solomentsev, Mikhail was born on November 7, 1913 in the Urals. Son of a peasant.
Graduated from the Leningrad Polytechnical Institute.
Engineer, workshop foreman, chief engineer, factory director Lipetsk and Chelyabinsk regions, 1940—1954. Secretary Chal-yabinsk Regional Committee of Communist Party Soviet Union, 1954—1957, 2d secretary, 1954—1957. Chairman Chelyabinsk National Economic Council, 1957—1959.
1st secretary Karaganda Regional Committee Communist Party of Kazakhstan, 1959—1962. 2d secretary Central Com, 1962—1964. 1st secretary Rostov District Committee of Communist Party of the Soviet Union, 1964—1966.
Secretary Communist Party of the Soviet Union Central Committee, 1966—1967. Head department heavy industry, 1967—1971. Chairman Council of Ministers of The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, 1971—1983, member, 1983—1988.
Chairman CP Control Committee, 1983—1988, Central Auditing Committee, 1984—1986. Member Central Committee of Communist Party of the Soviet Union, 1961—1989. Candidate member Politburo, 1971—1989.