Military-Industrial Commission of the USSR

The Military-Industrial Commission of the USSR or VPK (военно-промышленная комиссия) served as a central management body for the Soviet defence industry 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 Dmitri Feodorovich Ustinov (Усти́нов, Дми́трий Фёдорович).
 * 1963-85 Leonid Vasil’evich Smirnov (Смирнов, Леонид Васильевич).
 * 1985-91 Yuri Dmitriyevich Maslyukov (Маслюков, Юрий Дмитриевич).