Jānis Kalnbērziņš
Jānis Kalnbērziņš | |
|---|---|
| First Secretary of the Communist Party of Latvia | |
| In office 21 June 1940 – 25 November 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Arvīds Pelše |
| Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR | |
| In office 27 November 1959 – 5 May 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Kārlis Ozoliņš |
| Succeeded by | Vitālijs Rubenis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 September 1893 Rīgas apriņķis, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire |
| Died | 4 February 1986 (aged 92) Riga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Communist University of the National Minorities of the West |
Jānis Kalnbērziņš (17 September 1893 – 4 February 1986) was a Latvian Soviet politician and statesman who was the first secretary of the Communist Party of Latvia and the first de facto leader of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic.