Leningrad Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

The Leningrad Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, commonly referred to as the Leningrad CPSU obkom, was the position of highest authority in Leningrad Oblast during most of the existence of the Soviet Union. The position was created on 1 August 1927, and abolished on 29 August 1991 although most authority was lost in June that year to the position of Governor of Leningrad Oblast. The First Secretary was a de facto appointed position usually by the Politburo or the General Secretary himself.

First Secretaries

The following individuals served as first secretaries of the Leningrad Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.{{cite web|url=http://www.knowbysight.info/1_rsfsr/00344.asp|script-title=ru:Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991|publisher=knowbysight.info|language=Russian|accessdate=15 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826183044/http://www.knowbysight.info/1_rsfsr/00344.asp|archive-date=26 August 2018|url-status=dead}}

class="wikitable" !rowspan="2"\| Name !colspan="2"\| Term of Office !rowspan="2"\| Life years
Start ! End
Sergey Kirov \| 1 August 1927 \| 1 December 1934 \| 1886–1934
Andrei Zhdanov \| 15 December 1934 \| 17 January 1945 \| 1896–1948
Alexey Kuznetsov \| 17 January 1945 \| 26 March 1946 \| 1905–1950
Pyotr Popkov \| 26 March 1946 \| 22 February 1949 \| 1903–1950
Vasily Andrianov \| 22 February 1949 \| 25 November 1953 \| 1902–1978
Frol Kozlov \| 25 November 1953 \| 24 December 1957 \| 1908–1965
Ivan Spiridonov \| 24 December 1957 \| 3 May 1962 \| 1905–1991
Vasily Tolstikov \| 3 May 1962 \| 16 September 1970 \| 1917–2003
Grigory Romanov \| 16 September 1970 \| 21 June 1983 \| 1923–2008
Lev Zaykov \| 21 June 1983 \| 8 July 1985 \| 1923–2002
Yuri Solovyev \| 8 July 1985 \| 12 July 1989 \| 1925–2011
Boris Gidaspov \| 12 July 1989 \| 29 August 1991 \| 1933–2007

class="wikitable"

!rowspan="2"| Name

!colspan="2"| Term of Office

!rowspan="2"| Life years

Start

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Sergey Kirov

| 1 August 1927

| 1 December 1934

| 1886–1934

Andrei Zhdanov

| 15 December 1934

| 17 January 1945

| 1896–1948

Alexey Kuznetsov

| 17 January 1945

| 26 March 1946

| 1905–1950

Pyotr Popkov

| 26 March 1946

| 22 February 1949

| 1903–1950

Vasily Andrianov

| 22 February 1949

| 25 November 1953

| 1902–1978

Frol Kozlov

| 25 November 1953

| 24 December 1957

| 1908–1965

Ivan Spiridonov

| 24 December 1957

| 3 May 1962

| 1905–1991

Vasily Tolstikov

| 3 May 1962

| 16 September 1970

| 1917–2003

Grigory Romanov

| 16 September 1970

| 21 June 1983

| 1923–2008

Lev Zaykov

| 21 June 1983

| 8 July 1985

| 1923–2002

Yuri Solovyev

| 8 July 1985

| 12 July 1989

| 1925–2011

Boris Gidaspov

| 12 July 1989

| 29 August 1991

| 1933–2007

Second Secretary

class="wikitable" !rowspan="2"\| Name !colspan="2"\| Term of Office !rowspan="2"\| Life years
Start ! End
Terentii Shtykov \| 16 June 1938 \| 1 January 1945 \| 1907–1964
Vasily Rykov \| 1952 \| 1961 \| 1918–2011

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!rowspan="2"| Name

!colspan="2"| Term of Office

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Terentii Shtykov

| 16 June 1938

| 1 January 1945

| 1907–1964

Vasily Rykov

| 1952