Jānis Peive

{{Short description|Latvian communist politician}}

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| name = Jānis Peive

| image = Jānis Peive.jpg

| birth_date = {{OldStyleDate|3 August|1906|21 July}}

| birth_place = Semyontsevo, Toropetsky Uyezd, Pskov Governorate, Russian Empire

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1976|9|13|1906|8|3|df=yes}}

| death_place = Moscow, Soviet Union

| office = Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Latvian SSR

| term_start = 27 November 1959

| term_end = 23 April 1962

| predecessor = Vilis Lācis

| successor = Vitālijs Rubenis

| office2 = Chairman of the Soviet of Nationalities of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR

| term_start2 = 27 March 1958

| term_end2 = 12 June 1966

| predecessor2 = Vilis Lācis

| successor2 = Justas Paleckis

| alma_mater = Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy

| awards = Hero of Socialist Labour

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Jānis Peive ({{OldStyleDate|3 August|1906|21 July}} – 13 September 1976) was a Latvian agrochemist and communist politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Latvian SSR from 1959 to 1962.{{cite news | title = Latviskā sociālisma gals | first = Egīls | last = Zirnis | publisher = SestDiena | date = 2009-07-04 | quote = Gan Ministru padomes priekšsēdētājs Vilis Lācis, kurš sirga ar cukurslimību, gan LKP CK pirmais sekretārs Jānis Kalnbērziņš ap 1959.gadu gribēja atstāt amatu. Lācis par mantinieku bija iecerējis Berklavu.}} He was Chairman of the Soviet of Nationalities from 1958 to 1966.{{Cite web|url=http://whp057.narod.ru/sssr.htm|title=СОЮЗ СОВЕТСКИХ СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКИХ РЕСПУБЛИК|date=September 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928130334/http://whp057.narod.ru/sssr.htm|archive-date=2011-09-28}}

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title=Chairman of the Soviet of Nationalities|

before=Vilis Lācis|

years=March 27, 1958 – August 2, 1966|

after=Justas Paleckis

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{{s-ttl|title=Latvian SSR Chairmen of the Council|years=1959–1962}}

{{s-aft|after=Vitālijs Rubenis}}

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