Tikhonov's Second Government

The former government of Nikolai Tikhonov was dissolved following the Soviet legislative election of 1984 which gave a clear majority in favour of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Tikhonov's government was dissolved in 1985 when Mikhail Gorbachev replaced him with Nikolai Ryzhkov as Premier.

Ministries Ministry Minister PeriodChairman of the Council of MinistersNikolai Tikhonov11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985First Deputy Chairman of the Council of MinistersHeydar Aliyev11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Ivan Arkhipov11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Andrei Gromyko11 April 1984 – 2 July 1985 Deputy Chairman of the Council of MinistersNikolai Baibakov11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Veniamin Dymshits11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Nikolai Talyzin11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Leonid Kostandov11 April 1984 – 5 September 1985Yakov Ryabov11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Juri Marchuk11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Nikolai Martynov11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Aleksei Antonov11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Ziya Nuriyev11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Leonid Smirnov11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Ivan Bodyul11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Boris Shcherbina11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Agriculture ConstructionViktor Danilenko11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Agricultural Products ProcurementGrigori Zolotukhin11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of AgricultureValentin Mesyats11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Aviation IndustryIvan Silayev11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Assembling and Special ConstructionBoris Bakin11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Automobile IndustryViktor Poljakov11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Building Material IndustryAleksei Jasin11 April 1984 – 15 July 1985Sergei Voyenushkin15 July – 27 September 1985Minister of Chemical IndustryVladimir Listov11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Civil AviationBoris Bugajev11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Coal IndustryBoris Bratshenko11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of CommunicationsVasily Shamshin11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of ConstructionGeorgi Karavajev11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Construction the Far East and Transbaikal RegionAleksandr Babenko11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Ministry of Constructuction of Heavy IndustryNikolai Goldin11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Construction of Oil and Gas IndustryBoris Shcherbina11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Construction of Petrochemical MachineryKonstantin Brekhov11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Construction of Power PlantsVladimir Velichko11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Construction, Road Building and Communal MachinesVitali Chudin11 April 1984 – 2 August 1985Jevgeni Varnachev2 August – 27 September 1985Minister of CulturePyotr Demichev11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of DefenceDmitriy Ustinov11 April 1984 – 22 December 1984Sergei Sokolov22 December 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Defence IndustryPavel Finogenov11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of EducationMikhail Prokofjev11 April – 21 December 1984Sergei Shcherbakov21 December 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Electrical EngineeringAnatoli Mayorets11 April 1984 – 8 May 1985Gennady Voronovski8 May – 27 September 1985Minister of Power and ElectrificationPyotr Neporozhny11 April 1984 – 23 March 1985Anatoli Mayorets23 March – 27 September 1985Minister of Electronic IndustryAleksandr Shokin11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of FinanceVasily Garbuzov11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Fish IndustryVladimir Kamentsev11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Food IndustryVoldemar Lein11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Fruits and VegetablesNikolai Koslov11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Foreign AffairsAndrei Gromyko11 April 1984 – 7 July 1985Eduard Shevardnadze7 July – 27 September 1985Minister of Foreign TradeNikolai Patolitshev11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Gas IndustrySabit Orudzhev11 April 1984 – 13 February 1985Viktor Tshernomyrdin13 February – 27 September 1985Minister of GeologyJevgeni Kozlovski11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of HealthSergei Burenkov11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Heavy and Transport ConstructionSergei Afanasjev11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Ministry of Higher EducationVjatsheslav Yeljutin11 April 1984 – 16 July 1985Gennady Yogadin16 July – 27 September 1985Ministry of Industrial ConstructionJuri Solovjev11 April 1984 – 16 July 1985Arkadi Shchepetilnikov16 July – 27 September 1985Minister of Instrument-Making, Automation and Control SystemsMikhail Shkabardnya11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Internal AffairsVitali Fedorchuk11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Iron and Steel IndustryIvan Kazanetz11 April 1984 – 16 July 1985Serafim Kolpakov16 July – 27 September 1985Minister of JusticeBoris Kravtsov11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Land Reclamation and Water ConservancyNikolai Vasiljev11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Light IndustryNikolai Tarasov11 April 1984 – 6 July 1985Vladimir Klyuyev6 July – 27 September 1985Minister of Machine BuildingVjatsheslav Bakhirov11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Machine Building for Light and Food IndustriesIvan Pudkov11 April 1984 – 19 May 1984Lev Vasiljev19 May 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Machinery for Stock Raising and FeedingKonstantin Beljak11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of General Machine BuildingOleg Baklamov11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Manufacture of Communication MediaErien Pervyshin11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Meat and Dairy IndustryJevgeni Sizenko11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Medical IndustryAfanasi Melnitshenko11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Medium Machine BuildingYefim Slavski11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Merchant MarineTimofei Guzenko11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Mineral Fertilizer ProductionAleksei Petrishchev11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Non-Ferrous MetallurgyPyotr Lomako11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Oil IndustryNikolai Maltsev11 April 1984 – 13 February 1985Vasili Dinkov13 February – 27 September 1985Minister of Oil Processing and Petrochemical IndustryViktor Fjodorov11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Radio IndustryPyotr Pleshakov11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of RailwaysNikolai Konarjev11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of ShipbuildingIgor Belousov11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Ministry of Timber and Wood Processing IndustryMikhail Busygin11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Tractors and Agricultural MachinesAleksandr Yezhevski11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Trade, HomeGrigori Vashchenko11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Minister of Transport ConstructionIvan Sosnov11 April 1984 – 8 May 1985Vladimir Arkadyevich Brezhnev8 May – 27 September 1985

Committees Committee Chairman PeriodChief Administrator of the Council of MinistersMikhail Smirtyukov11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Chairman of the People's Control CommissionAleksei Shkolnikov11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Chairman of the State Planning CommitteeNikolai Baibakov11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985Chairman of State Committee for State Security (KGB)Viktor Chebrikov11 April 1984 – 27 September 1985

References General

Government of the Soviet Union > List

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