Tikhonov's First Government
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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
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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...
of Alexei Kosygin was dissolved following his resignation
Resignation
A resignation is the formal act of giving up or quitting one's office or position. It can also refer to the act of admitting defeat in a game like chess, indicated by the resigning player declaring "I resign", turning his king on its side, extending his hand, or stopping the chess clock...
in October 1980. Nikolai Tikhonov
Nikolai Tikhonov
Nikolai Aleksandrovich Tikhonov was a Soviet Russian-Ukrainian statesman during the Cold War. He served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1980 to 1985, and as a First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers, literally First Vice Premier, from 1976 to 1980...
took over the office of the Premier. The government was dissolved following the nationwide 1984 legislative election
Soviet Union legislative election, 1984
On 4 March 1984, elections were held to the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.The Supreme Soviet was made up of two chambers, each of 750 deputies: the Soviet of the Union and the Soviet of Nationalities .In the...
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Ministries
| Ministry | Minister | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Chairman Premier of the Soviet Union The office of Premier of the Soviet Union was synonymous with head of government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics . Twelve individuals have been premier... of the Council of Ministers |
Nikolai Tikhonov Nikolai Tikhonov Nikolai Aleksandrovich Tikhonov was a Soviet Russian-Ukrainian statesman during the Cold War. He served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1980 to 1985, and as a First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers, literally First Vice Premier, from 1976 to 1980... |
23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers | Heydar Aliyev Heydar Aliyev Heydar Alirza oglu Aliyev , also spelled as Heidar Aliev, Geidar Aliev, Haydar Aliyev, Geydar Aliyev was the third President of Azerbaijan for the New Azerbaijan Party from June 1993 to October 2003, when his son Ilham Aliyev succeeded him.From 1969 till 1982, Aliyev was also the leader of Soviet... |
24 November 1982 – 11 April 1984 |
| Ivan Arkhipov Ivan Arkhipov Ivan Vasilyevich Arkhipov , – Moscow, 28 February 1998) was a Soviet-Russian statesman who was First Deputy of the Council of Ministers from 1980 to 1986.-Honours and awards:* Hero of Socialist Labour * Five Orders of Lenin... |
27 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 | |
| Andrei Gromyko Andrei Gromyko Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko was a Soviet statesman during the Cold War. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet . Gromyko was responsible for many top decisions on Soviet foreign policy until he retired in 1987. In the West he was given the... |
24 March 1983 – 11 April 1984 | |
| Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers | Nikolai Baibakov Nikolai Baibakov Nikolai Konstantinovich Baibakov was a Soviet statesman, economist and Hero of Socialist Labor. He finished secondary school in 1928 and entered the Azerbaijan Oil and Chemistry Institute, from which he graduated in 1931 as a mining engineer. In 1935, he was drafted into the armed forces... |
23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Venyamin Dymshits | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 | |
| Konstantin Katushev | 23 October 1980 – 30 July 1982 | |
| Nikolai Talyzin Nikolai Talyzin Nikolai Vladimirovich Talyzin was a Soviet statesman, economist and head of the Gosplan, or the State Planning Committee.... |
23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 | |
| Leonid Kostandov | 5 November 1980 – 11 April 1984 | |
| Juri Marchuk | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 | |
| Valentin Makejev | 23 October 1980 – 20 January 1983 | |
| Nikolai Martynov | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 | |
| Ignati Novikov | 23 October 1980 – 20 July 1983 | |
| Aleksei Antonov Aleksei Antonov Aleksei Innokentievich Antonov was a General of the Soviet Army, awarded the Order of Victory for his efforts in World War II.-Career:... |
20 December 1980 – 11 April 1984 | |
| Ziya Nurijev | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 | |
| Leonid Smirnov Leonid Smirnov (politician) Leonid Vasil’evich Smirnov was director of the the missile factory at Dnepropetrovsk in the late 1950s, developing strategic missiles for the defence of the USSR... |
23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 | |
| Ivan Bodyul | 19 December 1980 – 11 April 1984 | |
| Boris Shcherbina | 22 February – 11 April 1984 | |
| Minister of Agriculture Construction | Stepan Khitrov | 23 October 1980 – 8 December 1982 |
| Viktor Danilenko | 8 December 1982 – 11 April 1984 | |
| Minister of Agricultural Products Procurement | Grigori Zolotukhin | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Agriculture | Valentin Mesyats | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Aviation Industry | Vasili Kazakov | 23 October 1980 – 17 February 1981 |
| Ivan Silayev Ivan Silayev Ivan Stepanovich Silayev is a former Soviet official who became a Russian politician following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. He served as Premier of the Soviet Union through the offices of Chairman of the Interstate Economic Committee and Chairman of the Committee on the Operational... |
21 February 1981 – 11 April 1984 | |
| Minister of Assembling and Special Construction | Boris Bakin | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Automobile Industry | Viktor Poljakov | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Building Material Industry | Aleksei Jasin | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Chemical Industry | Leonid Kostandov | 23 October – 6 November 1980 |
| Vladimir Listov | 6 November 1980 – 11 April 1984 | |
| Minister of Civil Aviation | Boris Bugajev | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Coal Industry | Boris Bratshenko | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Communications Ministry of Communications (Soviet Union) The Ministry of Communications of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was the central state administration body on communications in the Soviet Union from 1946 to 1991... |
Nikolai Talyshin | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Construction | Georgi Karavajev | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Construction the Far East and Transbaikal Region | Sergei Bashilov | 23 October 1980 – 10 September 1983 |
| Aleksandr Babenko | 10 September 1983 – 11 April 1984 | |
| Ministry of Constructuction of Heavy Industry | Nikolai Goldin | 19 April 1979 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Construction of Oil and Gas Industry | Boris Shcherbina | 23 October 1980 – 22 February 1984 |
| Vladimir Chirskov | 22 February – 11 April 1984 | |
| Minister of Construction of Petrochemical Machinery | Konstantin Brekhov | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Construction of Power Plants | Viktor Krotov | 23 October 1980 – 11 December 1983 |
| Vladimir Velichko Vladimir Velichko Vladimir Makarovich Velichko was a Soviet official and entrepreneur appointed as the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers in 1991.-Life and career:... |
11 December 1983 – 11 April 1984 | |
| Minister of Construction, Road Building and Communal Machines | Jefim Novosjelov | 23 October – 2 December 1980 |
| Vitali Chudin | 2 December 1980 – 11 April 1984 | |
| Minister of Culture Ministry of Culture (Soviet Union) The Ministry of Culture of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , formed in 1936, was one of the most important government offices in the Soviet Union. It was formerly known as the State Committee on the Arts . The Ministry, at the all-Union level, was established in 1953, after existing as a... |
Pyotr Demichev Pyotr Demichev Pyotr Nilovich Demichev was a Soviet-Russian political figure; First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1986 to 1988 and Minister of Culture from 1974 to 1986.... |
23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Defence | Dmitriy Ustinov Dmitriy Ustinov Dmitriy Feodorovich Ustinov was Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union from 1976 until his death.-Early life:Dimitry Feodorovich Ustinov was born in a working-class family in Samara. During the civil war, when hunger became intolerable, his sick father went to Samarkand, leaving Dimitry as head... |
23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Defence Industry | Pavel Finogenov | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Education Ministry of Education (Soviet Union) Ministry of Education, founded as the People's Commissariat for Education but commonly called Narkompros , was the Soviet agency charged with the administration of public education and most of other issues related to culture. In 1946, it was renamed the Ministry of Education. Its first head was... |
Mikhail Prokofjev | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Electrical Engineering | Aleksei Antonov Aleksei Antonov Aleksei Innokentievich Antonov was a General of the Soviet Army, awarded the Order of Victory for his efforts in World War II.-Career:... |
23 October – 20 December 1980 |
| Anatoli Mayorets | 20 December 1980 – 11 April 1984 | |
| Minister of Electrical Power and Electrification | Pyotr Neporozhny | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Electronic Industry | Aleksandr Shokin | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Finance | Vasily Garbuzov | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Fish Industry | Vladimir Kamentsev | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Food Industry | Voldemar Lein | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Fruits and Vegetables | Nikolai Koslov | 19 December 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Andrei Gromyko Andrei Gromyko Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko was a Soviet statesman during the Cold War. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet . Gromyko was responsible for many top decisions on Soviet foreign policy until he retired in 1987. In the West he was given the... |
23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Foreign Trade | Nikolai Patolitshev | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Gas Industry | Sabit Orudzhev | 23 October 1980 – 10 May 1981 |
| Vasili Dinkov | 10 May 1981 – 11 April 1984 | |
| Minister of Geology | Jevgeni Kozlovski | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Health Ministry of Health (Soviet Union) The Ministry of Health of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , formed on 15 March 1946, was one of the most important government offices in the Soviet Union. It was formerly known as the People's Commissariat for Health... |
Boris Petrovski | 23 October – 22 December 1980 |
| Sergei Burenkov | 22 December 1980 – 11 April 1984 | |
| Minister of Heavy and Transport Construction | Vladimir Zhigalin | 23 October 1980 – 4 April 1983 |
| Sergei Afanasjev | 4 April 1983 – 11 April 1984 | |
| Ministry of Higher Education | Vjatsheslav Yeljutin | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Ministry of Industrial Construction | Aleksandr Tokarjev | 23 October 1980 – 3 March 1984 |
| Juri Solovjev | 3 March – 11 April 1984 | |
| Minister of Instrument-Making, Automation and Control Systems | Mikhail Shkabardnya | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Internal Affairs | Nikolai Shchelokov | 23 October 1980 – 17 December 1982 |
| Vitali Fedorchuk | 17 December 1982 – 11 April 1984 | |
| Minister of Iron and Steel Industry | Ivan Kazanetz | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Justice Ministry of Justice (Soviet Union) The Ministry of Justice of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , formed on 15 March 1946, was one of the most important government offices in the Soviet Union. It was formerly known as the People's Commissariat for Justice... |
Vladimir Terebilov | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Land Reclamation and Water Conservancy | Nikolai Vasiljev | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Light Industry | Nikolai Tarasov | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Machine Building | Vjatsheslav Bakhirov | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Machine Building for Light and Food Industries | Ivan Pudkov | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Machinery for Stock Raising and Feeding | Konstantin Beljak | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of General Machine Building | Sergei Afanasjev | 23 October 1980 – 4 April 1983 |
| Oleg Baklamov | 4 April 1983 – 11 April 1984 | |
| Minister of Machine-Tool and Instrument Making | Anatoli Kostousov | 23 October – 1 December 1980 |
| Ivan Silayev Ivan Silayev Ivan Stepanovich Silayev is a former Soviet official who became a Russian politician following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. He served as Premier of the Soviet Union through the offices of Chairman of the Interstate Economic Committee and Chairman of the Committee on the Operational... |
1 December 1980 – 21 February 1981 | |
| Boris Balmont | 21 February 1981 – 11 April 1984 | |
| Minister of Manufacture of Communication Media | Erien Pervyshin | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Meat and Dairy Industry | Sergei Antonov Sergei Antonov Sergei Antonov was a Bulgarian airline representative who was accused of involvement in an assassination attempt against Pope John Paul II by Mehmet Ali Ağca in 1981.... |
23 October 1980 – 12 January 1984 |
| Jevgeni Sizenko | 12 January – 11 April 1984 | |
| Minister of Medical Industry | Afanasi Melnitshenko | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Medium Machine Building | Yefim Slavski | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Merchant Marine | Timofei Guzenko | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Mineral Fertilizer Production | Aleksei Petrishchev | 6 November 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Non-Ferrous Metallurgy | Pyotr Lomako Pyotr Lomako Pyotr Faddeyevich Lomako was a Soviet politician and economist, head of Gosplan between 1962 and 1965. During the Second World War, he was responsible for overseeing the evacuation of Soviet industry to the Ural mountains... |
23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Oil Industry | Nikolai Maltsev | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Oil Processing and Petrochemical Industry | Viktor Fjodorov | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Pulp and Paper Industry | Konstantin Galantshin | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Radio Industry | Pyotr Pleshakov | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Railways Ministry of Railways (Soviet Union) The Ministry of Railways oversaw the railways of the Soviet Union. It was subdivided into 32 different railway agencies, which between them had millions of employees... |
Ivan Pavlovski | 23 October 1980 – 29 November 1982 |
| Nikolai Konarjev | 1 December – 11 April 1984 | |
| Minister of Shipbuilding | Mikhail Yegorov | 23 October 1980 – 10 January 1984 |
| Igor Belousov | 10 January – 11 April 1984 | |
| Ministry of Timber and Wood Processing Industry | Nikolai Timofjejev | 23 October 1980 – 1 April 1982 |
| Mikhail Busygin | 1 April – 11 April 1984 | |
| Minister of Tractors and Agricultural Machines | Aleksandr Yezhevski | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Minister of Trade, Home | Aleksandr Strujev | 23 October 1980 – 20 January 1983 |
| Grigori Vashchenko | 20 January 1983 – 11 April 1984 | |
| Minister of Transport Construction | Ivan Sosnov | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
Committees
| Committee | Chairman | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Administrator of the Council of Ministers | Mikhail Smirtyukov | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Chairman of the People's Control Commission | Aleksei Shkolnikov | 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Chairman of the State Planning Committee Gosplan Gosplan or State Planning Committee was the committee responsible for economic planning in the Soviet Union. The word "Gosplan" is an abbreviation for Gosudarstvenniy Komitet po Planirovaniyu... |
Nikolai Baibakov Nikolai Baibakov Nikolai Konstantinovich Baibakov was a Soviet statesman, economist and Hero of Socialist Labor. He finished secondary school in 1928 and entered the Azerbaijan Oil and Chemistry Institute, from which he graduated in 1931 as a mining engineer. In 1935, he was drafted into the armed forces... |
23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984 |
| Chairman of State Committee for State Security KGB The KGB was the commonly used acronym for the . It was the national security agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 until 1991, and was the premier internal security, intelligence, and secret police organization during that time.The State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus currently uses the... (KGB) |
Yuri Andropov Yuri Andropov Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov was a Soviet politician and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 12 November 1982 until his death fifteen months later.-Early life:... |
23 October 1980 – 26 May 1982 |
| Vitali Fedorchuk | 26 May – 17 December 1982 | |
| Viktor Chebrikov Viktor Chebrikov Viktor Mikhailovich Chebrikov ) was a Soviet Union public official and security administrator and head of the KGB from December 1982 to October 1988.... |
17 December 1982 – 11 April 1984 |