Supreme Soviet of the Kirghiz SSR Верховный Совет Киргизской ССР Кыргыз ССРинин Жогорку Совети
Kirghiz SSR (1937–1991)   Kyrgyzstan (1991–1994)
Coat of arms of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
Type
Type	Supreme Soviet [1]
History
Established	1938[ citation needed]
Disbanded	1994
Succeeded by	Supreme Council [2]
Elections
Last election	1990 Kirghiz Supreme Soviet election
Meeting place
Government House, Frunze

The Supreme Soviet of the Kirghiz SSR ( Kyrgyz: Кыргыз ССРинин Жогорку Совети, romanized: Kyrgyz SSRinin Jogorku Soveti; Russian: Верховный Совет Киргизской ССР) was the supreme soviet ( legislative branch) of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic, which was a constituent republics of the Soviet Union. The Soviet was purely ceremonial as power was concentrated in the Communist Party of Kirghizia (CPK). ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Convocations

• 1st convocation (1938–1946)
• 2nd convocation (1946–1950)
• 3rd convocation (1950–1954)
• 4th convocation (1954–1958)
• 5th convocation (1958–1962)
• 6th convocation (1962–1966)
• 7th convocation (1966–1971)
• 8th convocation (1971–1975)
• 9th convocation (1975–1979)
• 10th convocation (1979–1984)
• 11th convocation (1984–1989)
• 12th convocation (1989–1993)

Leaders

Chairmen of the Supreme Soviet

Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet

The office of Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet functioned as the executive head of state of the Republic.

• Asanali Tolubaev (July 19, 1938 – March 22, 1943)
• Moldogazy Tokobayev (March 22, 1943 – November 14, 1945)
• Turabay Kulatov (November 14, 1945 – August 25, 1978)
• Sultan Ibraimov (August 25, 1978 – December 22, 1978)
• Andrei Buss (December 22, 1978 – January 10, 1979)
• Arstanbek Duisheev (January 10, 1979 – January 14, 1981)
• Temirbek Koshoev (January 14, 1981 – August 8, 1987)
• Tashtanbek Akmatov (August 8, 1987 – April 10, 1990)

Notable members

Notable members included:

• Myktybek Abdyldayev, former Prosecutor General of Kyrgyzstan
• Askar Akayev, President of Kyrgyzstan
• Anvar Artykov, former Governor of Osh Region
• Apas Jumagulov, President of the Council of Ministers of Kirghiz SSR
• Absamat Masaliyev, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kirghizia
• Kakish Ryskulova, first woman surgeon in Kyrgyzstan

References