Nadezhda Grekova

Nadezhda Grekova
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Belarus
In office 1938–1947
Preceded by	First office holder
Succeeded by	Vasily Kozlov
Personal details
Born	September 17, 1910 Minsk
Died	January 6, 2001
Citizenship	Soviet
Nationality	Belarusian
Political party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union

Nadezhda Grigoryevna Grekova (Template:Lang-be; September 17, 1910 - January 6, 2001), was a Soviet Belarusian politician. She was Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Belorussian SSR 1938-1947. Her office as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet nominally made her Head of the Republic. At some point she was known as the "Iron Lady".

Life

Grekova started to work in a textile factory in Minsk in 1922, at the age of twelve. In 1932, she became a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, was appointed chairperson of the local workers union in 1933, and became secretary of the party in 1938-40; she graduated from the party school in 1941. From 1938 until 1947, she held the post of Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Belorussian SSR. This position nominally made her Head of the Republic. The post was created after a re-organization of the system and she was the first person appointed to it. During the Occupation of Belarus by Nazi Germany, she was evacuated to Kazan.

Nadezhda Grekova was a member of the Central Audit Commission of the All-Union Communist Party 1939-52, Deputy Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1943-46 and 1., secretary of the SUKP in Kazan in 1942-43, Deputy Minister of Food Industry of the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic 1949-52.

She was awarded two Orders of Lenin, Order of the Patriotic War, First Class, Order of the Red Banner, the Order of the Badge of Honor and other medals.

In her private life, she was married to general Mikhail Malinin.

In 2002, a park in Minsk was named after her.

References

• http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/womeninpower/Womeninpower1900.htm
• http://knowbysight.info/GGG/02192.asp
• "Белорусская ССР – краткая энциклопедия", T. 5, "Биографический справочник", Минск 1982
• http://history.museum.by/be/node/14243
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