President of the Soviet Union (TheodoresTomfooleries)
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Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet | |
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Председатель Президиума Верховного Совета | |
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet | |
Style | Mr. President (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic) |
Abbreviation | Chairman of the Presidium |
Member of | Presidium of the Supreme Soviet |
Reports to | Supreme Soviet of the USSR |
Residence | Moscow Kremlin |
Appointer | Supreme Soviet |
Term length | 5 years |
Constituting instrument | 1977 Soviet Constitution |
Precursor | Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union |
Formation | 17 January, 1938 |
First holder | Mikhail Kalinin |
Unofficial names | President of the Soviet Union |
The Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (Russian: Председатель Президиума Верховного Совета; tr. Predsedatelʹ Prezidiuma Verkhovnogo Soveta), alternatively Chairwoman and often referred to as the President, is the head of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet which serves as the collective head of state of the Soviet Union. The Chairman ultimately does not carry any authority separate from their other cabinet members, but as the leading member of the collective leadership they are often used as a representative of the entire Presidium.