List of people's commissars of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic

The Council of People's Commissars of the Lithuanian SSR (Lithuanian: Lietuvos TSR Liaudies Komisarų Taryba) was the cabinet (executive branch) of the Lithuanian SSR, one of the republics of the Soviet Union, from August 25, 1940 to March 25, 1946. Its structure and functions were modeled after the Soviet Council of People's Commissars. During World War II, from June 1941 to July 1944, the council members were in exile in the Russian SFSR. The council was renamed to the Council of Ministers of the Lithuanian SSR in March 1946.[1]

Member list edit

Name[1] People's Commissariat / Title From To Tenure
Liudas Adomauskas State Control August 25, 1940 April 22, 1941 240 days
Vladimiras Aleknavičius Technical Crops January 9, 1946 March 25, 1946 75 days
Kazimieras Andrijaitis Food Industry October 22, 1944 March 25, 1946 1 year, 154 days
Vladas Augustinaitis Trade October 6, 1944 March 25, 1946 1 year, 170 days
Juozas Banaitis Art Council November 30, 1943 March 25, 1946 2 years, 115 days
Stanislovas Banaitis Health Care November 21, 1945 March 25, 1946 124 days
Juozas Bartašiūnas Internal Affairs July 10, 1944 March 25, 1946 1 year, 258 days
Elijas Bilevičius Food Industry February 14, 1941 January 7, 1944 2 years, 327 days
Stasys Brašiškis Deputy chairman August 25, 1940 May 22, 1941 270 days
Stasys Brašiškis Deputy chairman October 6, 1944 March 25, 1946 1 year, 170 days
Stasys Brašiškis Social Welfare May 22, 1941 October 6, 1944 3 years, 137 days
Jonas Čygas Meat and Diary March 15, 1945 March 25, 1946 1 year, 10 days
Kęstutis Domaševičies Justice October 6, 1944 March 25, 1946 1 year, 170 days
Aleksandras Drobnys Finance January 7, 1944 March 25, 1946 2 years, 77 days
Mečislovas Gedvilas Chairman August 25, 1940 March 25, 1946 5 years, 212 days
Vytautas Girdzijauskas Health Care August 25, 1940 November 21, 1945 5 years, 88 days
Piotras Gladkovas State Security (NKGB) March 8, 1941 July 8, 1944 3 years, 122 days
Pijus Glovackas Deputy chairman August 25, 1940 June 24, 1941 303 days
Pijus Glovackas State Plan Committee August 25, 1940 June 24, 1941 303 days
Jurgis Glušauskas Forestry March 24, 1941 June 22, 1941 90 days
Jurgis Glušauskas Social Welfare August 25, 1940 March 24, 1941 211 days
Marijonas Gregorauskas Deputy chairman October 6, 1945 March 25, 1946 170 days
Marijonas Gregorauskas Trade August 25, 1940 October 6, 1944 4 years, 42 days
Aleksandras Guzevičius Internal Affairs August 25, 1940 July 8, 1944 3 years, 318 days
Aleksandras Guzevičius State Security (NKGB) July 8, 1944 August 4, 1945 1 year, 27 days
Dmitrijus Jefimovas State Security (NKGB) December 15, 1945 March 25, 1946 100 days
Mykolas Junčas-Kučinskas Labor August 25, 1940 May 31, 1944 3 years, 280 days
Valerijonas Knyva Public Utilities (komunalinio ūkio) August 25, 1940 October 2, 1941 1 year, 38 days
Jonas Laurinaitis Food Industry August 25, 1940 February 14, 1941 173 days
Jonas Laurinaitis Meat and Diary February 14, 1941 March 15, 1945 4 years, 29 days
Jonas Laurinaitis Agriculture March 15, 1945 ? ?
Dimitrijus Mamajevas Deputy chairman October 27, 1944 March 25, 1946 1 year, 149 days
Michalina Meškauskienė Art Council April 14, 1941 November 30, 1943 2 years, 230 days
Matas Mickis Agriculture August 25, 1940 January 31, 1941 159 days
Jonas Mikėnas Deputy chairman April 3, 1941 September 10, 1945 4 years, 160 days
Bronislovas Morkūnas Finance May 22, 1941 January 7, 1944 2 years, 230 days
Vladas Niunka Deputy chairman January 5, 1945 March 25, 1946 1 year, 79 days
Povilas Pakarkilis Justice August 25, 1940 May 31, 1944 3 years, 280 days
Aleksandras Ponomariovas Forestry January 1, 1945 March 25, 1946 1 year, 83 days
Bronius Pušinis Agriculture January 31, 1941 ? ?
Povilas Rotomskis Foreign Affairs December 1, 1944 March 25, 1946 1 year, 114 days
Sergejus Škodinas Local Industry August 1, 1945 March 25, 1946 236 days
Aleksandras Sokolovas Deputy chairman January 5, 1946 March 25, 1946 79 days
Motiejus Šumauskas Deputy chairman May 22, 1941 March 25, 1946 4 years, 307 days
Motiejus Šumauskas State Plan Committee September 12, 1945 March 25, 1946 194 days
Motiejus Šumauskas Local Industry May 22, 1941 March 25, 1946 4 years, 307 days
Jonas Sviščiovas Public Utilities (komunalinio ūkio) September 25, 1945 March 25, 1946 181 days
Fiodoras Teriošinas Light Industry May 26, 1945 March 25, 1946 303 days
Fiodoras Teriošinas Local Industry October 6, 1944 May 26, 1945 232 days
Zigmas Tverkus State Control June 15, 1944 March 25, 1946 1 year, 283 days
Juozas Vaišnoras Deputy chairman October 22, 1940 October 30, 1945 5 years, 8 days
Juozas Vaišnoras State Plan Committee January 7, 1944 September 12, 1945 1 year, 248 days
Juozas Vaišnoras Finance August 25, 1940 May 22, 1941 270 days
Vytautas Vazalinskas Agriculture January 7, 1944 ? ?
Vytautas Vazalinskas Grain and Soviet Husbandry Farms April 22, 1941 January 7, 1944 2 years, 260 days
Vytautas Vazalinskas Grain and Soviet Husbandry Farms March 10, 1945 March 25, 1946 1 year, 15 days
Antanas Venclova Education August 25, 1940 June 24, 1943 2 years, 303 days
Vladas Vildžiūnas Agriculture September 10, 1945 March 25, 1946 196 days
Andrejus Zasypkinas Fish Industry August 25, 1940 September 10, 1945 5 years, 16 days
Juozas Žiugžda Education June 24, 1943 March 25, 1946 2 years, 274 days

References edit

  1. ^ a b Petryla, Danielius (1985–1988). "Liaudies Komisarų Taryba". In Jonas Zinkus; et al. (eds.). Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija. Vol. 2. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. p. 529. OCLC 20017802.