Gomel Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Byelorussia

The Gomel Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus, commonly referred to as the Gomel CPB Obkom, was the highest authority in the Gomel Region of the Byelorussian SSR in the Soviet Union. The position was created on January 15, 1938, and abolished on 25 August 1991. The First Secretary was considered the de facto governor of the Minsk region. The First Secretary was appointed by the Politburo.

First Secretaries Name Term of Office Start End Flavian Zhizhenkov January 15, 1938 August 19, 1941 Ilya Kozhara August 19, 1941 November 1943 Flavian Zhizhenkov November 1943 1946 Ivan Tour 1946 January 1948 Nikolai Avkhimovich January 1948 October 1951 Zahar Golodushko October 1951 1955 Dmitry Fomichev 1955 December 1957 Ivan Polyakov December 1957 December 1964 Valentin Yazykovich December 1964 October 1969 Viktor Gvozdev October 1969 October 1978 Yuri Khousainov October 1978 July 1982Anatoly MalofeyevJuly 1982March 29, 1985Alexei KamayMarch 29, 1985October 28, 1989Alexander GrakhovskyOctober 28, 1989July 22, 1991Vladimir ShaplykoJuly 22, 1991August 25, 1991

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