Tikhon Kiselyov

Tikhon Yakovlevich Kiselyov (Ти́хон Я́ковлевич Киселёв, 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).

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