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{{Infobox official post
| post                     = Chairman
| body                     = the [[Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Council of Ministers]]
| native_name              = {{lang|ru|Председатель Совета министров}}
| flag                     = Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg
| flagsize                 = 150px
| flagborder               = 
| flagcaption              = Flag of the Soviet Union
| insignia                 = Coat_of_arms_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1956–1991).svg
| insigniasize             = 100px
| insigniacaption          = State Emblem of the Soviet Union
| image                    = Aleksander_Keskula.jpg
| imagesize                = 250px
| alt                      = 
| incumbent                = [[Aleksander Keskula]]
| acting                   =
| incumbentsince           = 2014
| department               = [[Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Council of Ministers]]
| style                    = Mr. Premier <br><small>(informal)</small><br>His {{wp|Excellency}}<br><small>(diplomatic)</small>
| member_of                = Council of Ministers
| reports_to               = [[Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Supreme Soviet]], Council of Ministers
| residence                = {{wp|Moscow Kremlin}}
| appointer                = Supreme Soviet
| termlength               = 5 years (2 terms)
| constituting_instrument  = 2002 Soviet Constitution
| precursor                = {{wp|Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union|Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union}}
| formation                = 15 March, 1946
| first                    = {{wp|Joseph Stalin}}
| abbreviation             = Chairman of SOMIN
| unofficial_names         = Premier of the Soviet Union
}}
The Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union ({{wp|Russian language|Russian}}: Председатель Совета министров СССР; {{wp|Romanization of Russian|tr.}} ''Pryedsyedatyel' Sovyeta Ministrov SSSR'') is the head of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union, the government of the [[Soviet Union (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Soviet Union]] consisting of the executive and administrative agencies of the Soviet Union. They are considered the {{wp|Head of Government}} of the Soviet Union. 

The Chairman's responsibilities include directing the activities of the Soviet government, selecing candidates for members of the government, making proposals to the Supreme Soviet for the appointment and dismissal of members of the government, the representation of the Soviet Union in international affairs, and the coordination of the activities of their deputies among others. In non-Soviet media, the Chairman is often referred to as "the Premier", similar to the [[President of the Soviet Union (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Chairman of the Presidium]] being referred to as "the President".

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