List of Governments of the Soviet Union
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Chronological list of governments of the Soviet Union
# | Government | Term | Time in office |
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1 | Lenin I | 1923–1924 | |
2 | Rykov I | 1924–1930 | |
3 | Molotov I | 1930–1941 | |
4 | Stalin I | 1941–1946 | |
5 | Stalin II | 1946–1953 | |
6 | Malenkov I | 1953–1954 | |
7 | Malenkov II | 1954–1955 | |
8 | Bulganin I | 1955–1958 | |
9 | Khrushchev I | 1958–1962 | |
10 | Khrushchev II | 1962–1964 | |
11 | Kosygin I Kosygin's first government The former government of Nikita Khrushchev was dissolved following his removal from the post of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers. Alexei Kosygin was elected Premier by the Politburo and the Central Committee following the removal of Khrushchev. His first government would last for two years,... |
1964–1966 | |
12 | Kosygin II Kosygin's second government Alexei Kosygin's second government would last four years, until the 1970 Soviet election held on 14 June. It saw the creation of many new ministries.The former government of Alexei Kosygin was dissolved following the Soviet legislative election of 1966... |
1966–1970 | |
13 | Kosygin III Kosygin's third government The former government of Alexei Kosygin was dissolved following the Soviet legislative election of 1970. Kosygin was once again elected Premier by the Politburo and the Central Committee following the election... |
1970–1974 | |
14 | Kosygin IV Kosygin's Fourth Government The former government of Alexei Kosygin was dissolved following the Soviet legislative election of 1974. Kosygin was once again elected Premier by the Politburo and the Central Committee following the election... |
1974–1979 | |
15 | Kosygin V Kosygin's Fifth Government The former government of Alexei Kosygin was dissolved following the Soviet legislative election of 1979. Kosygin was once again elected Premier by the Politburo and the Central Committee following the election... |
1979–1980 | |
16 | Tikhonov I Tikhonov's First Government The former government of Alexei Kosygin was dissolved following his resignation in October 1980. Nikolai Tikhonov took over the office of the Premier. The government was dissolved following the nationwide 1984 legislative election.-Ministries:-Committees:... |
1980–1984 | |
17 | Tikhonov II Tikhonov's Second Government The former government of Nikolai Tikhonov was dissolved following the Soviet legislative election of 1984 which gave a clear majority in favour of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union... |
1984–1985 | |
18 | Ryzhkov I | 1985–1989 | |
19 | Ryzhkov II | 1989–1991 | |
20 | Pavlov I | 1991 | |
21 | Silayev I Silayev's Government The former government of Valentin Pavlov was dissolved following the failed August Coup against Mikhail Gorbachev and his supporters. Ivan Silayev took over the office of the Premier... |
1991 |
List of governments of the Soviet Union by length
# | Government | Term | Time in office |
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1 | Molotov I | 1930–1941 | |
2 | Stalin II | 1946–1953 | |
3 | Rykov I | 1924–1930 | |
4 | Stalin I | 1941–1946 | |
5 | Kosygin IV Kosygin's Fourth Government The former government of Alexei Kosygin was dissolved following the Soviet legislative election of 1974. Kosygin was once again elected Premier by the Politburo and the Central Committee following the election... |
1974–1979 | |
6 | Khrushchev I | 1958–1962 | |
7 | Kosygin III Kosygin's third government The former government of Alexei Kosygin was dissolved following the Soviet legislative election of 1970. Kosygin was once again elected Premier by the Politburo and the Central Committee following the election... |
1970–1974 | |
8 | Kosygin II Kosygin's second government Alexei Kosygin's second government would last four years, until the 1970 Soviet election held on 14 June. It saw the creation of many new ministries.The former government of Alexei Kosygin was dissolved following the Soviet legislative election of 1966... |
1966–1970 | |
9 | Ryzhkov I | 1985–1989 | |
10 | Tikhonov I Tikhonov's First Government The former government of Alexei Kosygin was dissolved following his resignation in October 1980. Nikolai Tikhonov took over the office of the Premier. The government was dissolved following the nationwide 1984 legislative election.-Ministries:-Committees:... |
1980–1984 | |
11 | Bulganin I | 1955–1958 | |
12 | Khrushchev II | 1962–1964 | |
13 | Kosygin I Kosygin's first government The former government of Nikita Khrushchev was dissolved following his removal from the post of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers. Alexei Kosygin was elected Premier by the Politburo and the Central Committee following the removal of Khrushchev. His first government would last for two years,... |
1964–1966 | |
14 | Kosygin V Kosygin's Fifth Government The former government of Alexei Kosygin was dissolved following the Soviet legislative election of 1979. Kosygin was once again elected Premier by the Politburo and the Central Committee following the election... |
1976–1979 | |
15 | Ryzhkov II | 1989–1991 | |
16 | Tikhonov II Tikhonov's Second Government The former government of Nikolai Tikhonov was dissolved following the Soviet legislative election of 1984 which gave a clear majority in favour of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union... |
1984–1985 | |
17 | Malenkov I | 1953–1954 | |
18 | Malenkov II | 1954–1955 | |
19 | Pavlov I | 1991 | |
20 | Lenin I | 1923–1924 | |
21 | Silayev I Silayev's Government The former government of Valentin Pavlov was dissolved following the failed August Coup against Mikhail Gorbachev and his supporters. Ivan Silayev took over the office of the Premier... |
1991 |