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Russia: Chairmen of the Council of People's Commissars: 1917-1946
Predsedatel' Soveta Narodnyh Komissarov Rossijskoj Socialističeskoj Federativnoj Sovetskoj Respubliki (Председатель Совета Народных Комиссаров Российской Социалистической Федеративной Советской Республики) | Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic [1]
27 Oct/9 Nov 1917 - 21 Jan 1924 Vladimir Il'ič Ul'janov (Lenin) (Владимир Ильич Ульянов (Ленин)) [2][3]
Zamestitel' Predsedatelja Soveta Narodnyh Komissarov Rossijskoj Socialističeskoj Federativnoj Sovetskoj Respubliki (Заместитель Председателя Совета Народных Комиссаров Российской Социалистической Федеративной Советской Республики) | Deputy Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (ex officio)
21 Jan 1924 - 2 Feb 1924 Aleksej Ivanovič Rykov (Алексей Иванович Рыков) [3]
21 Jan 1924 - 2 Feb 1924 Lev Borisovič Kamenev (Лев Борисович Каменев) [3]
21 Jan 1924 - 2 Feb 1924 Aleksandr Dmitrievič Cjurupa (Александр Дмитриевич Цюрупа) [3]
Predsedatel' Soveta Narodnyh Komissarov Rossijskoj Socialističeskoj Federativnoj Sovetskoj Respubliki (Председатель Совета Народных Комиссаров Российской Социалистической Федеративной Советской Республики) | Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
2 Feb 1924 - 18 May 1929 Aleksej Ivanovič Rykov (Алексей Иванович Рыков) 
18 May 1929 - 3 Nov 1930 Sergej Ivanovič Syrcov (Сергей Иванович Сырцов)
3 Nov 1930 - 5 Dec 1936 Daniil Egorovič Sulimov (Даниил Егорович Сулимов)
Predsedatel' Soveta Narodnyh Komissarov Rossijskoj Sovetskoj Federativnoj Socialističeskoj Respubliki (Председатель Совета Народных Комиссаров Российской Советской Федеративной Социалистической Республики) | Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
5 Dec 1936 - 22 Jul 1937 Daniil Egorovič Sulimov (Даниил Егорович Сулимов) 
22 Jul 1937 - 17 Sep 1938 Nikolaj Aleksandrovič Bulganin (Николай Александрович Булганин) [3]
Zamestitel' Predsedatelja Soveta Narodnyh Komissarov Rossijskoj Sovetskoj Federativnoj Socialističeskoj Respubliki (Заместитель Председателя Совета Народных Комиссаров Российской Советской Федеративной Социалистической Республики) | Deputy Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (ex officio)
17 Sep 1938 - 29 Jul 1939 Vasilij Vasil'evič Vahrušev (Василий Васильевич Вахрушев)
Predsedatel' Soveta Narodnyh Komissarov Rossijskoj Sovetskoj Federativnoj Socialističeskoj Respubliki (Председатель Совета Народных Комиссаров Российской Советской Федеративной Социалистической Республики) | Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
29 Jul 1939 - 2 Jun 1940 Vasilij Vasil'evič Vahrušev (Василий Васильевич Вахрушев) 
2 Jun 1940 - 23 Jun 1943 Ivan Sergeevič Hohlov (Иван Сергеевич Хохлов) [4]
23 Jun 1943 - 23 Mar 1946 Aleksej Nikolaevič Kosygin (Алексей Николаевич Косыгин) [2][5]
  1. Originally: Predsedatel' Soveta Narodnyh Komissarov (Председатель Совета Народных Комиссаров). A reference to the Russian SFSR was added in 1918.
  2. Lenin was incapacitated since 10 Mar 1923. The functions of the Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars were exercised by the deputy chairmen.
  3. Also in the Soviet Union.
  4. Zamestitel' Predsedatelja Soveta Narodnyh Komissarov Rossijskoj Sovetskoj Federativnoj Socialističeskoj Respubliki (Заместитель Председателя Совета Народных Комиссаров Российской Советской Федеративной Социалистической Республики) | Deputy Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic *
    • 5 May 1942 - 2 May 1943
    • Konstantin Dmitrievič Pamfilov (Константин Дмитриевич Памфилов)
    • * Designated substitute during the absence of Hohlov involved in the direction of military campaigns.
  5. The office of the Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars was transformed into that of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers in accordance with a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Russian SFSR of 23 Mar 1946. On the same day Kosygin was discharged of the functions of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers.
Last update: 12 May 2024
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