Sergei Kurashov

Soviet politician (1910–1965)

Сергей Курашов

Minister of Health of the Soviet UnionIn office
12 January 1959 – 27 August 1965PremierNikita Khrushchev
Alexei KosyginPreceded byMaria KovriginaSucceeded byBoris Petrovsky Personal detailsBorn

Sergei Vladimirovich Kurashov

(1910-10-01)1 October 1910
Tambov, Russian EmpireDied27 August 1965(1965-08-27) (aged 54)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet UnionResting placeKremlin Wall Necropolis, MoscowNationalitySoviet

Sergei Kurashov (Russian: Серге́й Влади́мирович Курашов; 1 October [O.S. 18 September] 1910 – 27 August 1965) was the minister of public health of the USSR from 1959 until his death in 1965. The medical institute in Kazan is named for him. He served as the president of the World Health Organization's World Health Assembly in 1962.^[1]

His ashes were buried at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis.

References

^ Annexes. Annex 2. "World Health Assemblies, 1958-1967. Presidents, Vice-Presidents and Chairmen of Main Committees: The Second Ten Years." World Health Organization, Geneva. Page 320.