Aleksey Kleshchev

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Aleksey Yefimovich Kleshchev
Алексе́й Ефи́мович Клещёв
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
In office 15 March 1948 – 25 June 1953
Preceded by	Panteleimon Ponomarenko
Succeeded by	Kirill Mazurov
Personal details
Born	25 February 1905 Mikhnovichi, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	13 December 1968(1968-12-13) (aged 63) Moscow, Soviet Union
Resting place	Novodevichy Cemetery
Political party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1928-1961)
Military service
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Branch/service	Red Army
Years of service	1927–1929 1941–1944
Rank	Major general
Commands	Pinsk Partisan Unit
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin (3) Order of the Red Banner Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class

Aleksey Yefimovich Kleshchev (Russian: Алексе́й Ефи́мович Клещёв, 25 February 1905 – 13 December 1968) was a Belarusian general and politician. He served as the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic from 17 March 1948 to 24 July 1953. Kleschchov led partisans in Pinsk as a major general during World War II, for which he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. He was a member of the Communist Party of Kazakhstan from 1955 until 1960. He was deputy member of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. From 1927 to 1929, he served in the Red Army. He was born in Minsk Governorate and died in Moscow on 13 December 1968, aged 63. He was decorated as the Order of the Red Banner.