Premier of the Soviet Union

The Premier of a Soviet Union Russian: Глава Правительства СССР was a head of government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR. The house had four different label throughout its existence: Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars 1923–1946, Chairman of the Council of Ministers 1946–1991, Prime Minister January – August 1991 as well as Chairman of the Committee on the Operational administration of the Soviet Economy August–December 1991. Long before 1991, almost non-Soviet sources planned to the post as "Premier" or "Prime Minister."

Twelve individuals held the post. Of these, two died in companies of natural causes Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin, three resigned – Alexei Kosygin, Nikolai Tikhonov and Ivan Silayev – and three were concurrently party leader and head of government Lenin, Stalin and Nikita Khrushchev. By this account, Ivan Silayev spent the shortest time in office at 119 days. At more than 16 years, Kosygin spent the longest time in office.

History

Lenin's number one Government was created on 6 July 1923 by the August coup of 1991, the majority of the cabinet members endorsed the coup, leading the Cabinet of Ministers dissolving and being replaced by the Committee on the Operational Management of the Soviet Economy in 1991. The government of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic began seizing Soviet ministries in the aftermath of the coup, and by December 1991 the Soviet government had totally lost control of itself anddown entirely.

Under the 1977 Soviet Constitution, the head of government was the leader of the highest executive and administrative organ of state. The head of government was appointed by and accountable to the Supreme Soviet and its Presidium. The head of government was tasked with resolving all state administrative duties within the jurisdiction of the USSR to the measure which were non the responsibility of the Supreme Soviet or its Presidium. The head of government managed the national economy, formulated the five-year plans and ensured socio-cultural development. It functioned as the near influential office of government until the establishment of the Office of the President of the Soviet Union in 1990.