List of chairmen of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic

The chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic was the presiding officer of that legislature. It is not to be confused with the chairman of the Presidium of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, a superior position in the Soviet state apparatus.

Name PeriodPēteris BriedisAugust 25, 1940 – March 14, 1947Aleksandrs MazjēcisMarch 14, 1947 – October 14, 1948Pēteris ZvaigzneOctober 14, 1948 – 1955Edgars ApinisMarch 24, 1955 – March 30, 1957 Jānis VanagsJune 5, 1957 – March 20, 1963Pēteris VāleskalnsMarch 20, 1963 – July 7, 1971Aleksandrs MalmeistersJuly 7, 1971 – July 3, 1975Valentīna KlibiķeJuly 3, 1975 – March 29, 1985Aleksandrs DrīzulisMarch 29, 1985 – July 27, 1989Anatolijs GorbunovsJuly 27, 1989 – May 3, 1990

Chairman of the Supreme Council of (from May 4, 1990) the Republic of Latvia

Name PeriodAnatolijs GorbunovsMay 3, 1990 – July 8, 1993

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