Ivan Sergeyevich Khokhlov (russian: Иван Серге́евич Хохлов; 28 May 1895 – 11 February 1973) was a

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statesman who was from 1940 to 1943 the Chairman of the

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of the

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, literally meaning Premier or Prime Minister. From 1906 he worked as a weaver. Entering the

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in 1918, he was an employee of the

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in 1920–23. To 1929 Khokhlov was a member of executive committees of Bronnitsky Uyezd and then Bogorodsky Uyezd. In 1931–34 in the financial department of Moscow Oblast, 1934–37 — chairman of the

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executive committee. Khokhlov was elected member of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th

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(1937–58), from 17 January 1938 to 31 May 1938 he was deputy chairman of the

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. From 2 June 1940 to 23 June 1943, he was the chairman of the

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. Due to the prolonged absence of Khokhlov, from 5 May 1942 his deputy

Konstantin Pamfilov Konstantin Pamfilov (russian: Памфилов, Константин Дмитриевич; 25 May 1901 – 2 May 1943) was a Soviet statesman. Born in the village Mamonovo in the Dukhovshchinsky Uyezd of Smolensk Governorate in the family of an acc ...

was the acting chairman of the Council of People's Commissars. Khokhlov's absence in Moscow was caused by his membership in the Military Council of Western Front. The main concern of Khokhlov at this time was the transportation of troops, the army's provision with military equipment, weapons, ammunition, fuel, evacuation from the western and southwestern regions, and repair of military equipment. From 1955 he was the head of the Main Directorate for Trade Inspection of the

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. Ivan Khokhlov died in Moscow on 11 February 1973 and was buried at Novodevichy Cemetery.

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1895 births 1973 deaths Politicians from Moscow Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union candidate members Members of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union Russian communists Heads of government of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery {{Russia-politician-stub