# Nikolay Skvortsov (politician)

Nikolay Aleksandrovich Skvortsov (Russian: Николай Александрович Скворцов; 26 October 1899 – 15 January 1974) was a Soviet politician and the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Kazakh SSR from May 3, 1938 to September 14, 1945.

## Biography

Skvortsov was born in Tsvetnoye, Astrakhan Governorate during the Russian Empire.
In 1918 to 1919, he was the Red Army soldier, assistant head of the transit points of the military communication management of the Caspian-Caucasian Front. In 1919 to 1920, he was the Head of the financial subdepartment of the labor department of the Krasnoyarsk executive committee of the Astrakhan province. In 1920, he was the military commissioner of the 4th separate penal unit, Astrakhan province. In 1920 to 1921, he was the Deputy chairman of the Manych district commission for combating banditry and desertion. In 1921 to 1923, he was the Head of the agitation and propaganda department of the Manych district committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks), head of the district people's education department, deputy chairman of the Manych district executive committee.
In 1923 to 1924, he was the head of the district education department — deputy chairman of the Remontnensky district executive committee. In 1924 to 1925, he was the Secretary of the Remontnensky district committee of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks). In 1925 to 1928, he was the head of the Salsk district people's education department. In 1928 to 1930, he was the Deputy chairman of the Salsk district executive committee — chairman of the district planning department. In 1930 to 1934, he was the student at the Moscow Planning Institute and later graduated.
In 1933 to 1938, he was the department of leadership party organs of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks): instructor of the accounting department, head of the personnel accounting group, deputy head of the sector, head of the personnel accounting sector, head of the military personnel sector, and deputy head of the department. In 1938 to 1945, He was the Second (from May) and first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party (Bolsheviks) of Kazakhstan. In 1945 to 1947, he was the People's Commissar, Minister of Technical Cultures of the USSR. In 1947 to 1953, he was the Minister of State Farms of the USSR. In 1953, he was the member of the board of the Ministry of Agriculture and Procurement of the USSR.
In 1953 to 1957, he was the deputy head of the Agricultural Department of the Ministry of Food Industry of the USSR. In 1957 to 1965, he was the deputy head of the Main Directorate for the Supply of Raw Materials for the Food Industry at the State Planning Committee of the USSR. In 1959, he completed the Higher Economic Courses at the State Planning Committee of the USSR. In 1965 to 1966, he was the acting head of the Main Directorate for the Supply of Raw Materials for the Food Industry of the Ministry of Food Industry of the USSR.
Since July 1966, he was the personal pensioner of union significance. He died on 15 January 1974, in Moscow, Soviet Union, and was buried at Novodevichy Cemetery.

## Awards

* Order of Lenin, twice
* Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class
* Order of the Red Banner of Labour
* Order of the Badge of Honour