List of Governments of the Soviet Union
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Chronological list of governments of the Soviet Union

# Government Term Time in office
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
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

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