Ivan Benediktov

Ivan Benediktov
Minister of Agriculture
In office
1946–1953
In office
1953–1955
People's Commissars for Agriculture
In office
1938–1943
Preceded byRobert Eikhe
Succeeded byAndrey Andreyev
Personal details
Born
Ivan Aleksandrovich Benediktov

(1902-03-23)23 March 1902
Vichuga, Russian Empire
Died30 July 1983(1983-07-30) (aged 81)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Resting placeNovodevichy cemetery, Moscow, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Political partyCommunist Party
Alma materTimiryazev Agricultural Academy

Ivan Aleksandrovich Benediktov (Russian: Ива́н Александрович Бенеди́ктов; 23 March 1902 – 30 July 1983) was a Soviet official who served in different posts, including people's commissars for agriculture, then minister of agriculture and Soviet ambassador to India and to Yugoslavia. He was a long-term member of the central committee of the Communist Party.