Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh SSR | |
Native Name: | Верховный Совет Казахской ССР Қазақ ССР Жоғарғы Советі |
Coa Pic: | File:Emblem of Kazakh SSR.svg |
Coa Caption: | Coat of arms of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic |
House Type: | Supreme Soviet[1] |
Legislature: | (1937–1991) Kazakhstan (1991–1993) |
Established: | 1937 |
Succeeded By: | Supreme Council of Kazakhstan |
Disbanded: | 28 January 1993 |
Leader1 Type: | Chairmen of the Presidium |
Leader1: | Mahtay Sagdiev (last) |
Leader2 Type: | Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet |
Leader2: | Serikbolsyn Abdildin (last) |
Last Election1: | 1990 |
Session Room: | File:Kazakhstan P9190556 02 (28344738729).jpg |
Session Res: | 275px |
Meeting Place: | Parliament House, Alma-Ata |
The Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh SSR (Kazakh: Қазақ ССР Жоғарғы Советі|Qazaq SSR Joğarğy Sovetı; Russian: Верховный Совет Казахской ССР), also known as the Supreme Council was a supreme organ of republican power of Kazakhstan, then known as the Kazakh SSR, one of the republics comprising the Soviet Union. The Supreme Soviet was the only government branch in the republic and, under the principle of unified power, all organs were subservient to it.
The Soviet had very little power and carried out orders given by the Communist Party of Kazakhstan (CPK).
See also: List of Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic.
The office Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet is the de facto head of state of the Kazakh SSR.[2]