Gorno–Altai Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union explained

The Gorno–Altai Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, commonly referred to as the Gorno–Altai CPSU obkom, was the position of highest authority in the Oyrot AO (1922–1948), Gorno-Altai AO (1948–1990), Gorno-Altai ASSR (1990–1991) and the Gorno-Altai SSR (1990–1991) in the Russian SFSR of the Soviet Union. The position was created on June 1, 1922, and abolished on August 23, 1991. The First Secretary was a de facto appointed position usually by the Politburo or the General Secretary himself.

List of First Secretaries of the Gorno–Altai Communist Party

Name	Term of Office		Life years
Name	Start	End	Life years
First Secretaries of the Oblast Committee of the Communist Party
Leonid Paparde	June 1, 1922	August 1922	1893–1938
Pyotr Gordienko	August 1922	September 1924	1891–1938
Leonid Paparde	September 1924	September 1928	1893–1938
Anisim Nelyubin	September 1928	March 17, 1930	1897–?
F.V. Istomin	March 17, 1930	June 1930	1899–?
Pyotr Gordienko	June 1930	November 1932	1891–1938
Pavel Khabarov	December 1932	June 22, 1936	1904–1937
Mark Novakovsky	June 22, 1936	March 28, 1937	1894–1978
Samuil Yufit	March 28, 1937	February 12, 1938	1902–?
Fyodor Antonov	February 12, 1938	November 19, 1943	1899–?
Ivan Pechenov	November 19, 1943	November 29, 1946	1899–?
Aleksandr Sapego	November 29, 1946	February 29, 1948
Chet Kydrashev	February 29, 1948	October 2, 1949	1914–1997
Ivan Kolomin	October 2, 1949	March 9, 1950	1912–1950
Nikolay Soroka	March 1950	March 1955	1909–
Nikolay Kiselyov	March 1955	January 1960	1922–1976
Roman Dorohov	January 1960	May 5, 1964	1915–1964
Nikolay Lazebny	May 1964	October 1978	1919–1991
Yury Znamensky	October 1978	May 21, 1988	1929–2006
Dmitry Nartov	May 21, 1988	October 6, 1988	1939–1988
Vladimir Gusev	November 5, 1988	March 9, 1990	1938–
Valery Chaptynov	April 28, 1990	August 23, 1991	1945–1997