Tikhonov's First Government

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The government of the Soviet Union under Alexei Kosygin was dissolved following Kosygin's resignation in October 1980, with Nikolai Tikhonov taking over the office of Premier. This government was dissolved following the nationwide 1984 legislative election.

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Ministries

MinistryMinisterPeriod
Chairman of the Council of Ministers Nikolai Tikhonov 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984
First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers Heydar Aliyev 24 November 1982 – 11 April 1984
Ivan Arkhipov 27 October 1980 – 11 April 1984
Andrei Gromyko 24 March 1983 – 11 April 1984
Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers Nikolai Baibakov 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984
Veniamin Dymshits 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984
Konstantin Katushev 23 October 1980 – 30 July 1982
Nikolai Talyzin 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 20 December 1980 – 11 April 1984
Ziya Nuriyev 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984
Leonid Smirnov 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 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 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 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 Pyotr Demichev 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984
Minister of Defence Dmitriy Ustinov 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984
Minister of Defence Industry Pavel Finogenov 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984
Minister of Education Mikhail Prokofjev 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984
Minister of Electrical Engineering Aleksei Antonov 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Ivan Pavlovski23 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

CommitteeChairmanPeriod
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 Nikolai Baibakov 23 October 1980 – 11 April 1984
Chairman of State Committee for State Security (KGB) Yuri Andropov 23 October 1980 – 26 May 1982
Vitali Fedorchuk 26 May – 17 December 1982
Viktor Chebrikov 17 December 1982 – 11 April 1984

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