The Leningrad Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, commonly referred to as the Leningrad CPSU obkom, was the position of highest authority in Leningrad Oblast during most of the existence of the Soviet Union. The position was created on 1 August 1927, and abolished on 29 August 1991 although most authority was lost in June that year to the position of Governor of Leningrad Oblast. The First Secretary was a de facto appointed position usually by the Politburo or the General Secretary himself.
First Secretaries The following individuals served as first secretaries of the Leningrad Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Name Term of Office Life years Start End Sergey Kirov 1 August 1927 1 December 1934 1886–1934 Andrei Zhdanov 15 December 1934 17 January 1945 1896–1948 Alexey Kuznetsov 17 January 1945 26 March 1946 1905–1950 Pyotr Popkov 26 March 1946 22 February 1949 1903–1950 Vasily Andrianov 22 February 1949 25 November 1953 1902–1978 Frol Kozlov 25 November 1953 24 December 1957 1908–1965 Ivan Spiridonov 24 December 1957 3 May 1962 1905–1991 Vasily Tolstikov 3 May 1962 16 September 1970 1917–2003 Grigory Romanov 16 September 1970 21 June 1983 1923–2008 Lev Zaykov 21 June 1983 8 July 1985 1923–2002 Yuri Solovyev 8 July 1985 12 July 1989 1925–2011 12 July 1989 29 August 1991 1933–2007
Second Secretary Name Term of Office Life years Start End Terentii Shtykov 16 June 1938 1 January 1945 1907–1964 Vasily Rykov 1952 1961 1918–2011
See also Leningrad City Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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