Premier of the Soviet Union
head of government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Premier of the Soviet Union was the head of government. Most western countries use the term "Prime Minister". In the former Soviet Union the job had many names:
- Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (1917–1946)
- Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1946–1991)
- Prime Minister of the Soviet Union (1991)
- Chairman of the Interstate Economic Committee of the USSR—Prime Minister of the Economic Community (1991)