The Leningrad Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union , commonly referred to as the Leningrad CPSU obkom, was the position of highest authority in Leningrad Oblast during most of the existence of the Soviet Union. The position was created on 1 August 1927, and abolished on 29 August 1991 although most authority was lost in June that year to the position of Governor of Leningrad Oblast. The First Secretary was a de facto appointed position usually by the Politburo or the General Secretary himself.
The following individuals served as first secretaries of the Leningrad Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. [1]
Name | Term of Office | Life years | |
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Start | End | ||
Sergey Kirov | 1 August 1927 | 1 December 1934 | 1886–1934 |
Andrei Zhdanov | 15 December 1934 | 17 January 1945 | 1896–1948 |
Alexey Kuznetsov | 17 January 1945 | 26 March 1946 | 1905–1950 |
Pyotr Popkov | 26 March 1946 | 22 February 1949 | 1903–1950 |
Vasily Andrianov | 22 February 1949 | 25 November 1953 | 1902–1978 |
Frol Kozlov | 25 November 1953 | 24 December 1957 | 1908–1965 |
Ivan Spiridonov | 24 December 1957 | 3 May 1962 | 1905–1991 |
Vasily Tolstikov | 3 May 1962 | 16 September 1970 | 1917–2003 |
Grigory Romanov | 16 September 1970 | 21 June 1983 | 1923–2008 |
Lev Zaykov | 21 June 1983 | 8 July 1985 | 1923–2002 |
Yuri Solovyev | 8 July 1985 | 12 July 1989 | 1925–2011 |
Boris Gidaspov | 12 July 1989 | 29 August 1991 | 1933–2007 |
Name | Term of Office | Life years | |
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Start | End | ||
Terentii Shtykov | 16 June 1938 | 1 January 1945 | 1907–1964 |
Vasily Rykov | 1952 | 1961 | 1918-2011 |
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