List of Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic

The Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic was the highest official in the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, which was in turn a part of the Soviet Union.

Below is a list of office-holders:

Name Entered office Left office
Augusts Kirhenšteins[1] August 25, 1940 April 11, 1952[2]
Kārlis Ozoliņš April 11, 1952 November 27, 1959
Jānis Kalnbērziņš November 27, 1959 May 5, 1970
Vitālijs Rubenis May 5, 1970 August 20, 1974
Pēteris Strautmanis August 20, 1974 June 22, 1985
Jānis Vagris June 22, 1985 October 6, 1988
Anatolijs Gorbunovs October 6, 1988 May 3, 1990

See also

Footnotes

  1. In RSFSR exile 1941-1944
  2. According to some sources March 10, 1952

Sources

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