Kyiv Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine

The Kyiv Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine, commonly referred to as the Kyiv CPU obkom, was the position of highest authority in Kyiv Oblast during most of the existence of the Soviet Union. The position was created on 27 February 1932, and abolished in August 1991 although most authority was lost in June that year to the position of Governor of Kyiv Oblast. The First Secretary was a de facto appointed position usually by the Central Committee the Communist Party of Ukraine or the First Secretary of the Republic.

First Secretaries

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The following individuals served as first secretaries of the Kyiv Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine.

Name Term of Office Life years
Start End
Nikolai Demchenko 27 February 1932 10 June 1934 1896–1937
Pavel Postyshev 10 June 1934 16 January 1937 1887–1939
Sergei Kudryavtsev 16 January 1937 September 1937 1903–1938
Dmitriy Yevtushenko[a] September 1937 17 April 1938 1898–1938
Nikita Khrushchev[b] 17 April 1938 1941 1894–1971
Nazi German occupation (1941–1943)
Nikita Khrushchev 1943 22 March 1947 1894–1971
Zynoviy Serdyuk 22 March 1947 February 1949 1903–1982
Aleksei Gryza February 1949 December 1952 1907–1969
Grigoriy Grishko December 1952 1 February 1957 1906–1959
Petr Shelest 1 February 1957 16 August 1962 1908–1996
Vasiliy Drozdenko[c] 16 August 1962 24 March 1966 1924–1982
Ivan Stafiychuk[d] 1963 December 1964 1912–?
Fedor Golovchenko 24 March 1966 April 1970 1918–
Vladimir Tsybulko April 1970 4 November 1985 1924–1987
Grigoriy Revenko 4 November 1985 2 April 1990 1936–
Anatoliy Kikot 2 April 1990 August 1991 1940–

Notes

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  1. ^ Acting
  2. ^ Acting to 31 May 1938
  3. ^ For Industry January 1963 – December 1964
  4. ^ For Agriculture

See also

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References

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Sources

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  • [1] World Statesmen.org