Stalin's second government
Stalin's second government | |
|---|---|
12th government of the Soviet Union | |
| Date formed | March 19, 1946 |
| Date dissolved | March 12, 1950 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Nikolai Shvernik |
| Head of government | President of the Sovmin |
| Deputy head of government | Vyacheslav Molotov |
| No. of ministers | 56 |
| Member party | All-Union Communist Party (Bolshevik) |
| Status in legislature | Second Convocation of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union |
| History | |
| Election | 1946 Soviet Union legislative election |
| Outgoing election | 1950 Soviet Union legislative election |
| Predecessor | Stalin I |
| Successor | Stalin III |
Stalin's second government was formally constituted on March 19, 1946, with Joseph Stalin at the helm as the head of government and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union, this cabinet was inaugurated through a decree of the second convocation of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union issued earlier on March 15, 1946. This decree also signified the renaming of the Council of People's Commissars to the Council of Ministers.