Leonid Korniyets

Leonid Romanovych Korniyets (Ukrainian: Леонід Романович Корнієць; 21 August 1901 – 29 May 1969) was a Ukrainian and Soviet politician, who served as the head of government of Ukrainian SSR (today's equivalent of prime-minister) from 1939 to 1944.[1]

Leonid Korniyets
Chairman of the All-Ukrainian Central Executive Committee
In office
March 1938 – 25 July 1938
Preceded byHryhoriy Petrovsky
Succeeded byposition transformed
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Ukraine
In office
27 July 1938 – 28 July 1939
Preceded byposition created
Succeeded byMykhailo Hrechukha
7th Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Ukrainian SSR
In office
6 August 1939 – 16 February 1944
Preceded byDemyan Korotchenko
Succeeded byNikita Khrushchev
Personal details
Born(1901-08-21)21 August 1901
Bobrynets, Yelisavetgradsky Uyezd, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire
Died29 May 1969(1969-05-29) (aged 67)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political partyCPSU (1926–1969)
Signature

Biography

Leonid Korniyets was born in a town of Bobrynets that today is in Kirovohrad Oblast, central Ukraine.

References
  1. http://www.kmu.gov.ua/control/uk/publish/article?showHidden=1&art_id=1261444&cat_id=661258
Political offices
Preceded by
position created		 Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR
1938-1939		 Succeeded by
Mykhailo Hrechukha
Preceded by
Demyan Korotchenko		 Prime Minister of Ukraine (Ukrainian SSR)
1939–1944		 Succeeded by
Nikita Khrushchev


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