The First Secretary of the Tuvan regional branch of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the position of highest authority in the Tuvan AO (1944–1961) and the Tuvan ASSR (1961–1991) in the Russian SFSR of the Soviet Union. The position was created on October 13, 1944, and abolished in August 1991. The First Secretary was a de facto appointed position usually by the Politburo or the General Secretary himself.
| Name | Term of Office | Life years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||
| First Secretary of the Oblast Committee of the Communist Party | ||||
| Salchak Toka | October 13, 1944 | October 10, 1961 | 1901–1973 | |
| First Secretaries of the Communist Party | ||||
| Salchak Toka | October 10, 1961 | May 11, 1973 | 1901–1973 | |
| Grigory Shirshin | June 1973 | August 1991 | 1934– | |