# List of heads of state of the Soviet Union

**Section:** List of heads of state

| № | Name (Birth–Death) | Portrait | Term of office | Convocations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Congress of Soviets (1922–1938) | Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Congress of Soviets (1922–1938) | Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Congress of Soviets (1922–1938) | Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Congress of Soviets (1922–1938) |
| 1 | Mikhail Kalinin (1875–1946) | - | 30 December 1922 – 12 January 1938 | 1st–8th Convocation |
| 1 | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1938–1989) | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1938–1989) | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1938–1989) | Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1938–1989) |
| 1 | Mikhail Kalinin (1875–1946) | - | 17 January 1938 – 19 March 1946 | 1st Convocation |
| 2 | Nikolay Shvernik (1888–1970) | A picture taken by the Soviet Government of Nikolai Shvernik in grey | 19 March 1946 – 15 March 1953 | 2nd–3rd Convocation |
| 3 | Kliment Voroshilov (1881–1969) | A photo taken in 1937 of Kliment Voroshilov | 15 March 1953 – 7 May 1960 | 3rd–5th Convocation |
| 4 | Leonid Brezhnev (1906–1982) | An official portrait of Leonid Brezhnev dating back to 1977 | 7 May 1960 – 15 July 1964 | 5th–6th Convocation |
| 5 | Anastas Mikoyan (1895–1978) | - | 15 July 1964 – 9 December 1965 | 6th Convocation |
| 6 | Nikolai Podgorny (1903–1983) | Nikolai Podgorny as depicted during his visit to the German Democratic Republic in 1963 | 9 December 1965 – 16 June 1977 | 6th–9th Convocation |
| (4) | Leonid Brezhnev (1906–1982) | An official portrait of Leonid Brezhnev dating back to 1977 | 16 June 1977 – 10 November 1982 | 9th–10th Convocation |
| — | Vasili Kuznetsov (1901–1990) | Kuznetzov 43062X8X18.JPG | 10 November 1982 – 16 June 1983 | 10th Convocation |
| 7 | Yuri Andropov (1914–1984) | - | 16 June 1983 – 9 February 1984 | 10th Convocation |
| — | Vasili Kuznetsov (1901–1990) | Kuznetzov 43062X8X18.JPG | 9 February 1984 – 11 April 1984 | 11th Convocation |
| 8 | Konstantin Chernenko (1911–1985) | - | 11 April 1984 – 10 March 1985 | 11th Convocation |
| — | Vasili Kuznetsov (1901–1990) | Kuznetzov 43062X8X18.JPG | 10 March 1985 – 27 July 1985 | 11th Convocation |
| 9 | Andrei Gromyko (1909–1989) | Gromyko at the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe | 27 July 1985 – 1 October 1988 | 11th Convocation |
| 10 | Mikhail Gorbachev (1931–) | - | 1 October 1988 – 25 May 1989 | 11th–12th Convocation |
| 10 | Chairman of the Supreme Soviet (1989–1990) | Chairman of the Supreme Soviet (1989–1990) | Chairman of the Supreme Soviet (1989–1990) | Chairman of the Supreme Soviet (1989–1990) |
| 10 | Mikhail Gorbachev (1931–) | - | 25 May 1989 – 15 March 1990 | 12th Convocation |
| 10 | President (1990–1991) | President (1990–1991) | President (1990–1991) | President (1990–1991) |
| 10 | Mikhail Gorbachev (1931–) | - | 15 March 1990 – 25 December 1991 | 12th Convocation |

Question: What years did Vasili Kuznetsov work as the Chairman of the Presidium of the supreme soviet union?