Supreme Soviet of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic

The Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR (Latvian: Latvijas PSR Augstākā Padome; Russian: Верховный Совет Латвийской ССР, Verkhovnyy Sovet Latvyyskoy SSR) was the supreme soviet (main legislative institution) of the Latvian SSR, one of the union republics of the Soviet Union. The Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR was established in 1940 as the People's Saeima and finally disbanded in 1990[1] and was briefly succeeded by the Supreme Council of the Republic of Latvia. According to the 1978 Constitution of the Latvian SSR, representatives could serve an unlimited amount of five-year terms.[2] The Supreme Soviet consisted of 325 deputies before its dissolution.

Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR

Latvijas PSR Augstākā Padome (Latvian)
Верховный Совет Латвийской ССР
(Russian)
 Latvian SSR (1940–1941, 1944–1990)
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Type
Type
History
Established1940
1947 (Re-established)
Disbanded1941 (Nazi occupation)
1990
Preceded byPeople's Parliament
Succeeded bySupreme Council of the Republic of Latvia
Leadership
Chairman
Chairman of the Presidium
Elections
Last election
1990
Meeting place
House of the Livonian Noble Corporation, Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union

Organization

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The structure and functions of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR were copied from the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. The sessions of the Supreme Soviet lasted only several days twice a year and decisions were made unanimously and without much discussion. Elections for the Supreme Soviet were held in 1947, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1963, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1980, 1985, and 1990. The amount of deputies in the Supreme Soviet was increased from 310 to 325 in the 1978 Constitution of the Latvian SSR. The Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR gathered and met at the House of the Livonian Noble Corporation; the building currently houses the Saeima of Latvia.

Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet

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Portrait Chairman From To
  Alexander Masecis 25 August 1940 14 October 1948
  Peteris Zvaigzne 14 October 1948 1953
  Edgar Apinis 1956 1957
  Janis Vanags 5 June 1957 20 March 1963
  Peteris Valeskalns 20 March 1963 7 July 1971
  Alesandrs Malmeisters 7 July 1971 3 July 1975
  Valentina Klibik 3 July 1975 29 March 1985
  Alexander Drizul 29 March 1985 27 July 1989
  Anatolijs Gorbunovs 27 July 1989 4 May 1990

Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet

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Portrait Chairman From To
  Augusts Kirhenšteins 25 August 1940 10 March 1952
  Kārlis Ozoliņš 10 March 1952 27 November 1959
  Jānis Kalnbērziņš 27 November 1959 5 May 1970
  Vitālijs Rubenis 5 May 1970 20 August 1974
  Peteris Strautmanis 20 August 1974 22 July 1985
  Janis Vagris 22 July 1985 6 October 1988
  Anatolijs Gorbunovs 6 October 1988 4 May 1990

See also

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References

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  1. ^ vestnesis.lv. "Latvijas PSR divpadsmitā sasaukuma Augstākās… – Latvijas Vēstnesis". www.vestnesis.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Конституция Латвийской ССР (1978)". РФЛ (in Russian). Retrieved 5 May 2020.