Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Parliament of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
1917-92 (female suffrage 1917)
Also see USSR Ministers
1917-18 Member of the Presidium of the 4th Extraordinary
Soviet Congress
1920-21 Member of the Executive Committee of the 8th and 9th All-Russian Soviet
Congress Aleksandra Nikolaevna Kollontaj
In 1917 Peoples' Commissioner of Social Affairs, 1923-24, 1927-30 Ambassador to
Norway, 1926-27 to Mexico, 1930-40 to Sweden.
1955-74 Member of the Presidium
of the Supreme Soviet Yadgar Nariddnova
1970-74 Chairperson of the Federal Council
President of a Uzbekistan 1955-70
1958-66 Vice-Chairperson of the Federal Council Kulpina Konduchalova
circa 1958-66 Member of the Presidium of the Supreme CouncilV. E. Fydorova
1962-66 Vice-Chairperson Nina V. Popova
1962-66 Vice-Chairperson of the Federal Council Sakina Begmantova
In 1966-80 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan
1962-66 Vice-Chairperson
of the Supreme Soviet D.P. Smirnova
1962-66 Member of the Presidium of the Supreme Council Zoya P. Pukova
1966-70 Vice-Chairperson
of the Supreme Soviet Anna Karatnia
1966-70 Vice-Chairperson
of the Supreme Soviet Anna Nutetegrienë
Chairperson of the Chutoka National Area Executive Committee in Lithuania.
1970-74 Vice-Chairperson of the Union Council S.M. Gasanova
1970-74 Member of the Presidium of the Union Council N.P. Bekhtereva
1970-74 Vice-Chairperson of the Council of Nationalities U.K. Rysman
1970-74 Member of the Presidium of the Council of Nationalities L.P.
Lykova
Deputy Premier Minister of Russia
1970-circa 89 Vice-Chairperson of the Union Council Aleksandra L.
Dovidchik
1974-circa 84 Member of the Presidium of the Supreme Council Lina Grigorevvna Tynel
1974-91 Member of the Presidium of the Supreme Council Valentina Vladimirovna
Nikolayeva-Tereshkova
Astronaut, first woman in space, 1962-89 Member of the Supreme Soviet, and
1989-91 of the People’s Chamber
1974-89 Member of the Presidium of the Supreme Council N.A. Noroselova
1974-79 Member of the Presidium of the Supreme Council Z.A. Rukova
1979-91 Member of the Presidium of the Supreme Council R.A. Gavrilova
Circa 1982 Vice-Chairperson of the Union Council Zinaida Petrovna
Yaroshevic
Circa 1982 Vice-Chairperson of the Council of Nationalities N.M. Donenbayeva
1984-91 Member of the Presidium of the Supreme Council N.N. Ryzhova
1985-90 Vice-Chairperson
of the Supreme Soviet Tatyana G. Ivanova
1989 Vice-Chairperson
of the Supreme Soviet Elyra Kaifora
1990-91 Vice-Chairperson of the Supreme Soviet
President of Azerbaijdan 1990-91 and later President of its Parliament
1989-90 Member of the Presidium of the Supreme Council and Vice-chairperson of the Union Council Bayan
S. Iskarova
1989-90 Member of the Presidium of the Supreme Council Soniyabibi Kh. Minkhabatova
1989-90 Member of the Presidium of the Supreme Council Valentina Klibika
1990-91 Vice-Chairperson of the Council of Nationalities
1989-90 Member of the Presidium of the Chamber of People’s Deputies
Pyista A. Azibekova
1989-91 Member of the Presidium of the Chamber of People’s Deputies
Zeynab G. Kurashvili
1989-90 Member of the Presidium of the Chamber of People’s Deputies
Svetlana Rotar
1989-91 Member of the Presidium of
the Supreme Soviet Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko
Member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR and Chairperson of the Committee of
Women’s, Family and Children’s Issues and Member of the Presidium 1989-91,
Soviet Ambassador to Malta 1991 and 1994-97 and to Greece 1997-98 for Russia.
Former head of the Foreign Ministry’s Department in charge of relations with
Russian Regions and since 1998 Deputy Premier Minister in charge of Social
Policy. (b. 1949)
1990-91 Member of the Presidium of the Supreme Council Marina Rakhmonova
1990-91 Vice-Chairperson Roza Bazarova
President of Turkmenistan 1990-91
(1992-circa 2000 "Chairperson of the 16th Extraordinary People’s Congress of
the USSR" Sazhi Zajndinovna Umalatova")
She was member of a group of the Communist Party which claimed that the USSR
still existed.
Last update 01.01.06