List of First Secretaries of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Latvia explained

The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Latvia was the leader of the Communist Party of Latvia, which was in turn a branch of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

Below is a list of office-holders:

NameEntered officeLeft office
Jānis Kalnbērziņš[1] August 25, 1940November 25, 1959
Arvīds PelšeNovember 25, 1959April 15, 1966
Augusts VossApril 15, 1966April 14, 1984
Boris PugoApril 14, 1984October 4, 1988
Jānis VagrisOctober 4, 1988April 7, 1990
Alfrēds RubiksApril 7, 1990August 24, 1991

Footnotes

  1. In RSFSR exile 1941-1944

Sources