Malenkov's second government was created on 27 April 1954 and was dissolved on 8 February 1955, with the creation of Bulganin's government.

Ministries The government consisted of:

Ministry Minister Took office Left office Chairman of the Council of Peoples' Commissars Georgy Malenkov 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 First Deputy chairman of the Council of Peoples' Commissars Vyacheslav Molotov 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Nikolai Bulganin 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Lazar Kaganovich 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Deputy chairman of the Council of Peoples' Commissars Anastas Mikoyan 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Maksim Saburov 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Mikhail Pervukhin 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Ivan Tervosyan 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Vjatsheslav Malyshev 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Aleksei Kosygin 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of Agriculture Ivan Benediktov 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of Automotive Industry Stepan Akopov 19 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of Aviation Industry Pyotr Dementev 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of Chemical Industry Sergei Tikhomirov 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of Coal Industry Alexander Zasyadko 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of Commerce Vasili Shavoronkov 27 April 1954 24 August 1954 3 February 1955 8 February 1955 Minister of Communications Nikolai Psurtshev 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of Construction Nikolai Dygai 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of Culture Georgy Aleksandrov 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of Defence Nikolai Bulganin 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of Ferrous Metallurgy Anatoli Kuzmin 27 April 1954 29 October 1954 Aleksandr Sherementjev 15 November 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of Finance Arseny Zverev 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of Fish Industry Aleksandr Ishkov 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of Food Industry Vasili Zotov 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of Foreign Affairs Vyacheslav Molotov 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of Foreign Trade Ivan Kabanov 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of Geology Pyotr Antropov 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of Health Maria Kovrigina 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of Heavy Machine Building Nikolai Kazakov 19 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of Education Vjatsheslav Yeljutin 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of the Interior Sergei Kruglov 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of Justice Konstantin Gorshenin 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of Machine Building Pjotr Parshin 19 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of Medium Machine Building Vjatsheslav Malyshev 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of Non-Ferrous Metallurgy Pjotr Lomako 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of Oil Industry Nikolai Baibakov 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of Power Plants Aleksei Pavlenko 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of Railways Boris Beshchev 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of Radio Industry Valeri Kalmykov 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of State Farms Aleksei Kozlov 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Minister of Transport Machines Construction Sergei Stepanov 19 April 1954 8 February 1955

Committees Committee Chairman Took office Left office Chairman of the State Control Commission Vasili Shavoronkov 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Chairman of the State Planning Commission Maksim Saburov 27 April 1954 8 February 1955 Chair of State Committee for State Security (KGB) Ivan Serov 27 April 1954 8 February 1955

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