Tikhon Kiselyov | |
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Тихон Киселёв | |
 Kiselyov in 1973 | |
| First Secretary of the Communist Party of Byelorussia | |
| In office 15 October 1980 – 11 January 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Pyotr Masherov |
| Succeeded by | Nikolay Slyunkov |
| Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers | |
| In office 5 December 1978 – 23 October 1980 | |
| Premier | Alexei Kosygin |
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic | |
| In office 9 April 1959 – 11 December 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Nikolay Avkhimovich |
| Succeeded by | Aleksandr Aksyonov |
| Candidate member of the 25th, 26th Politburo | |
| In office 21 October 1980 – 11 January 1983 | |
| Full member of the 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th Central Committee | |
| In office 31 October 1961 – 11 January 1983 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 July 1917 Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 11 January 1983 (aged 65) Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1940–1983) |
| Other political affiliations | Communist Party of Byelorussia |
| Profession | Civil servant |
Tikhon Yakovlevich Kiselyov (Russian: Ти́хон Я́ковлевич Киселёв, Belarusian: Ціхан Якаўлевіч Кісялёў; 12 August (O.S.: 30 July), 1917 – 11 January 1983) was a Belarusian statesman in the Soviet Union, the leader (first secretary) of the Communist Party of Byelorussia, i.e., the de facto leader of the Byelorussian SSR (1980–1983).[1]