Vitaly Vorotnikov

Vitaly Vorotnikov
Виталий Воротников
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR
In office
3 October 1988 – 29 May 1990
Preceded byVladimir Orlov
Succeeded byBoris Yeltsin (as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR)
Chairman of the Council of Ministers – Government of the Russian SFSR
In office
24 June 1983 – 3 October 1988
Preceded byMikhail Solomentsev
Succeeded byAlexander Vlasov
First Secretary of the Krasnodar Regional Committee
In office
23 July 1982 – 27 June 1983
Preceded bySergei Medunov
Succeeded byGeorgy Razumovsky
First Secretary of the Voronezh Regional Committee
In office
8 February 1971 – 11 July 1975
Preceded byNikolai Miroshnichenko
Succeeded byVadim Ignatov
Soviet Ambassador to Cuba
In office
8 February 1971 – 11 July 1975
Preceded byNikita Tolobyev
Succeeded byKonstantin Katushev
Full member of the 26th, 27th Politburo
In office
26 December 1983 – 14 July 1990
Personal details
Born
Vitaly Ivanovich Vorotnikov

(1926-01-20)20 January 1926
Voronezh, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died19 February 2012(2012-02-19) (aged 86)
Moscow, Russia
NationalitySoviet Union Soviet
 Russia
Political partyCommunist Party of the Soviet Union (1950–1990)

Vitaly Ivanovich Vorotnikov (Russian: Вита́лий Ива́нович Воротнико́в; 20 January 1926 – 19 February 2012) was a Soviet politician and diplomat who was the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR between 1988 and 1990.