Boris Ivanovich Gostev (; 15 September 1927 – 10 August 2015) was a Soviet engineer, economist and politician.

Biography

Gostev was born in 1927. He served an as aide to Prime Minister Nikolai Ryzhkov. He was a deputy under Ryzhkov in the economic department of the Communist Party Central Committee. Gostev was appointed minister of finance on 14 December 1985, replacing long-term finance minister Vasily Garbuzov in the post. Gostev's term ended on 17 July 1989. He died in 2015.

References

External links

• Encyclopedic Reference of Tver Oblast. Entry on Boris Gostev