First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union

Deputy head of government in the USSR First Deputy Premier of theSoviet UnionПервый заместитель Председателя Совета Народных Комиссаров СССР (1923–1946)Первый заместитель Председателя Совета министров СССР (1946–1991)Первый заместитель премьер-министра СССР (1991)Emblem of the Soviet UnionLongest servingKirill Mazurov26 March 1965 – 28 November 1978TypeDeputy head of governmentReports toPremierFormation14 May 1934First holderValerian KuybyshevFinal holderVladimir Shcherbakov [ru]Abolished26 November 1991SuccessionFirst Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Politics of the Soviet Union Leadership Leaders President list Vice President Collective leadership State Council Presidential Council Communist Party Congress Central Committee History General Secretary Politburo Secretariat Orgburo Supreme state organ of power Congress of Soviets Central Executive Committee Supreme Soviet Soviet of the Union Soviet of Nationalities Presidium Congress of People's Deputies Speaker 1989 Legislative election Governance Constitution Official names 1924 1936 197