Tikhon Kiselyov

Tikhon Yakovlevich Kiselyov (Russian: Ти́хон Я́ковлевич Киселёв, Belarusian: Ціхан Якаўлевіч Кісялёў; 12 August (O.S.: 30 July), 1917 – 11 January 1983) was a Belarusian statesman in the Soviet Union, the leader (first secretary) of the Communist Party of Byelorussia, i.e., the de facto leader of the Byelorussian SSR (1980–1983).

Tikhon Kiselyov
Тихон Киселёв
Kiselyov in 1973
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Byelorussia
In office 15 October 1980 – 11 January 1983
Preceded by	Pyotr Masherov
Succeeded by	Nikolay Slyunkov
Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers
In office 5 December 1978 – 23 October 1980
Premier	Alexei Kosygin
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
In office 9 April 1959 – 11 December 1978
Preceded by	Nikolay Avkhimovich
Succeeded by	Aleksandr Aksyonov
Candidate member of the 25th, 26th Politburo
In office 21 October 1980 – 11 January 1983
Full member of the 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th Central Committee
In office 31 October 1961 – 11 January 1983
Personal details
Born	(1917-07-30)30 July 1917 Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	11 January 1983(1983-01-11) (aged 65) Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Soviet
Political party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1940-1983)
Other political affiliations	Communist Party of Byelorussia
Profession	Civil servant

Career

Party

• 1940: member of the CPSU
• 1961: member of the CPSU Central Committee
• 1980: first secretary of Central Committee the Communist Party of Byelorussia
• 1980: CPSU Central Committee Politbureau candidate

Government

• 1954: member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
• 1959-1978: Chairman of the BSSR Council of Ministers
• 1978-1980: Deputy Chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers
• 1981: member of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR

Awards

• 1977: Hero of Socialist Labor
• Two Orders of Lenin
• Order of the Badge of Honor
• Medals

References

• Career data are taken from the Large Encyclopedic Dictionary (Moscow, 1991)