President of the Soviet Union (TheodoresTomfooleries)

Chairman of the Supreme Soviet
Председатель Президиума Верховного Совета
State Emblem of the Soviet Union
Incumbent Sabrican Garayev since 8 April 2024
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
Style	Mr. President (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Abbreviation	Chairperson 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	2002 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
Deputy	Vice-Chairman

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.