The First Secretary of the

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

City Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, was the position of highest authority in the city of Moscow roughly equating to that of

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well ...

. The position was created on November 10, 1917, following the

October Revolution The October Revolution,. officially known as the Great October Socialist Revolution. in the Soviet Union, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution, was a revolution in Russia led by the Bolshevik Party of Vladimir Lenin that was a key mome ...

and abolished on August 24, 1991. The First Secretary was a de facto appointed position usually by the Politburo or the General Secretary himself. Until the abolition of the CPSU monopoly on power on March 14, 1990, he had actual power in Moscow.

First Secretaries

{, class="wikitable" !rowspan="2", Name !colspan="2", Term of Office !rowspan="2", Life years , - ! Start ! End , - , Vadim Podbelskiy , 10 November 1917 , 12 April 1918 , 1887–1920 , - , Dominik Yefremov , 12 April 1918 , 7 September 1918 , 1883–1925 , - ,

Vladimir Zagorsky Vladimir Mikhailovich Zagorsky (real name ''Wolf Mikhelevich Lubotsky'', January 15, 1883, Nizhny Novgorod – September 25, 1919, Moscow) was a revolutionary, party activist, Secretary of the Moscow Committee of the Russian Communist Party (Bols ...

, 17 September 1918 , 25 September 1919 , 1883–1919 , - , Dominik Yefremov , October 1919 , November 1919 , 1883–1925 , - , Alexander Myasnakov , November 1919 , April 1920 , 1886–1925 , - ,

Osip Piatnitsky Osip Aaronovitch Piatnitsky (russian: Осип Аронович Пятницкий; Iosif Aronovich Tarshis, 29 January 1882, Kovno Governorate – 29 July, 1938, Moscow), was a Russian revolutionary and Soviet politician. Piatnitsky is best rem ...

, April 1920 , November 1920 , 1882–1938 , - , Fedor Sergeyev (Artem) , November 1920 , March 1921 , 1883–1921 , - , Isaak Zelensky , March 1921 , 20 August 1924 , 1890–1938 , - , Nikolai Uglanov , 20 August 1924 , 27 November 1928 , 1886–1937 , - ,

Vyacheslav Molotov Vyacheslav Mikhaylovich Molotov. ; (;. 9 March Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates">O._S._25_February.html" ;"title="Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Old Style and New Style dates">O. S. 25 February">Old_Style_and_New_Style_dat ...

, 27 November 1928 , 15 August 1929 , 1890–1986 , - ,

Karl Bauman Karl Yanovich Bauman (russian: Карл Янович Бауман, lv, Kārlis Baumanis; August 29, 1892 – October 14, 1937) was a Latvian-born Soviet politician and functionary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He was born in Viļ ...

, 15 August 1929 , 12 July 1930 , 1892–1937 , - , Lazar Kaganovich , 12 July 1930 , January 1934 , 1893–1991 , - ,

Nikita Khrushchev Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (– 11 September 1971) was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 and chairman of the country's Council of Ministers from 1958 to 1964. During his rule, Khrushchev s ...

, January 1934 , 27 January 1938 , 1894–1971 , - , Aleksandr Ugarov , 11 February 1938 , 19 September 1938 , 1900–1939 , - , Aleksandr Shcherbakov , 2 December 1938 , 10 May 1945 , 1901–1945 , - , Georgy Popov , 10 May 1945 , 12 February 1950 , 1906–1968 , - ,

Ivan Rumyantsev Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...

, 12 February 1950 , July 1952 , 1913–1992 , - ,

Ivan Kapitonov Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...

, August 1952 , 29 March 1954 , 1915–2002 , - ,

Yekaterina Furtseva Yekaterina Alexeyevna Furtseva (russian: Екатерина Алексеевна Фурцева; 7 December 1910 – 24 October 1974) was a Soviet politician and the second woman to be admitted as secretary of the Central Committee of the Comm ...

, 17 November 1954 , 30 June 1957 , 1910–1974 , - , Vladimir Ustinov , 30 June 1957 , 4 March 1960 , 1907–1971 , - ,

Pyotr Demichev Pyotr Nilovich Demichev (russian: Пётр Ни́лович Де́мичев; 3 January 191810 August 2010) was a Soviet and Russian politician. He was First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1986 to 1988 and Minister o ...

, 4 March 1960 , 1 November 1962 , 1917–2010 , - , Nikolay Yegorychev , 1 November 1962 , 4 October 1967 , 1920–2005 , - ,

Viktor Grishin Viktor Vasilyevich Grishin (russian: Ви́ктор Васи́льевич Гри́шин; – 25 May 1992) was a Soviet politician. He was a candidate (1961–1971) and full member (1971–1986) of the Politburo of the Central Committee of ...

, 4 October 1967 , 23 December 1985 , 1914–1992 , - ,

Boris Yeltsin Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin ( rus, Борис Николаевич Ельцин, p=bɐˈrʲis nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈjelʲtsɨn, a=Ru-Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin.ogg; 1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician wh ...

, 23 December 1985 , 11 November 1987 , 1931–2007 , - ,

Lev Zaykov Lev Nikolaevich Zaikov (Russian:Лев Никола́евич Зайко́в; April 3, 1923, Tula, RSFSR, USSR – January 7, 2002, St. Petersburg, Russia) was a Soviet politician and statesman. Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Com ...

, 11 November 1987 , 21 November 1989 , 1923–2002 , - , Yury Prokofyev , 21 November 1989 , 24 August 1991 , 1939–

Sources

World Statesmen.org City Committees of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Politics of Moscow 1917 establishments in Russia 1991 disestablishments in the Soviet Union

First Secretaries

See also

Sources