Vsevolod Merkulov | |
|---|---|
Всеволод Меркулов | |
 Merkulov in 1945 | |
| Minister of State Control | |
| In office 27 October 1950 – 22 May 1953 | |
| Premier | Joseph Stalin Georgy Malenkov |
| Preceded by | Lev Mekhlis |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Paveliev |
| Minister of State Security | |
| In office 22 March 1945 – 7 May 1945 | |
| Premier | Joseph Stalin |
| Preceded by | Himself (as People's Commissar of State Security) |
| Succeeded by | Viktor Abakumov |
| First Deputy People's Commissar for Internal Affairs | |
| In office September 1938 – March 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Mikhail Frinovsky |
| Succeeded by | position dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 November 1895 Zagatala, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 23 December 1953 (aged 58) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Citizenship | Soviet |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg University |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Army General |
Vsevolod Nikolayevich (Boris) Merkulov (Russian: Всеволод Николаевич Меркулов; 27 November [O.S. 25 October] 1895 – 23 December 1953) was the head of NKGB from February to July 1941, and again from April 1943 to March 1946. He was a leading member of what was later derisively described as the "Beria gang".