Tikhon Yakovlevich Kiselyov (, ; 12 August (O.S.: 30 July), 191711 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).Kiselyov's bio at hrono.info
Career
Party 1940: member of the CPSU 1961: member of the CPSU Central Committee 1980: first secretary of Central Committee the Communist Party of Byelorussia 1980: CPSU Central Committee Politbureau candidate
Government 1954: member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR 1959-1978: Chairman of the BSSR Council of Ministers 1978-1980: Deputy Chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers 1981: member of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
Awards 1977: Hero of Socialist Labor Two Orders of Lenin Order of the Badge of Honor Medals
References
Career data are taken from the Large Encyclopedic Dictionary (Moscow, 1991)