Vitaly Vorotnikov

Vitaly Vorotnikov
Виталий Воротников
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR
In office
3 October 1988  29 May 1990
Preceded byVladimir Orlov
Succeeded byBoris Yeltsin (as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR)
Chairman of the Council of Ministers – Government of the Russian SFSR
In office
24 June 1983  3 October 1988
Preceded byMikhail Solomentsev
Succeeded byAlexander Vlasov
First Secretary of the Krasnodar Regional Committee
In office
23 July 1982  27 June 1983
Preceded bySergei Medunov
Succeeded byGeorgy Razumovsky
First Secretary of the Voronezh Regional Committee
In office
8 February 1971  11 July 1975
Preceded byNikolai Miroshnichenko
Succeeded byVadim Ignatov
Soviet Ambassador to Cuba
In office
8 February 1971  11 July 1975
Preceded byNikita Tolobyev
Succeeded byKonstantin Katushev
Full member of the 26th, 27th Politburo
In office
26 December 1983  14 July 1990
Personal details
Born
Vitaly Ivanovich Vorotnikov

(1926-01-20)20 January 1926
Voronezh, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died19 February 2012(2012-02-19) (aged 86)
Moscow, Russia
Nationality Soviet
 Russia
Political partyCommunist Party of the Soviet Union (1950–1990)

Vitaly Ivanovich Vorotnikov (Russian: Вита́лий Ива́нович Воротнико́в; 20 January 1926 19 February 2012) was a Soviet politician and diplomat who was the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR between 1988 and 1990.