Military-Industrial Commission of the USSR

The Military-Industrial Commission of the USSR or VPK (военно-промышленная комиссия) commission under the Soviet Council of Ministers from 1957 to 1991. The VPK was a Commission of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers, and a deputy chairman of the Council headed it. The Soviet VPK's primary function was to facilitate plan fulfillment by easing bottlenecks, enforcing inter-ministerial cooperation, and overseeing the availability of resources.

History
The VPK was officially formed in December 1957.

Chairmen of the VPK

 * 1957-63: Dmitriy Ustinov (Дми́трий Усти́нов)
 * 1963-85: Leonid Smirnov (Леонид Смирнов)
 * 1985-91: Yuri Maslyukov (Юрий Маслюков)