Tengiz Menteshashvili
Tengiz Menteshashvili | |
|---|---|
| თენგიზ მენთეშაშვილი | |
| Secretary of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 1982–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Mikheil Giorgadze |
| Succeeded by | none |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 March 1928 |
| Died | 25 April 2016 (aged 88) |
| Party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
| Education | Georgian Polytechnic Institute named after S.M. Kirov |
Awards | Order of Honor[1] Order of the October Revolution[2] Order of the Red Banner of Labour[3] Order of the Badge of Honour[1] Honorary Citizen of Tblisi[1] |
Tengiz Menteshashvili (Georgian: თენგიზ მენთეშაშვილი, Russian: Тенгиз Николаевич Ментешашвили; 26 March 1928—25 April 2016) was a Soviet politician who served as secretary of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR from 1982 until it was abolished in 1989.[2]
Biography
He was born on 26 March 1928 in Tblisi. He graduated from the Georgian Polytechnic Institute named after S.M. Kirov in 1950 with a degree in mechanical engineering, and became a member of the Communist Party in 1952.[4] Before holding political office positions he worked at the Rustavi Metallurgical Plant.[1] He held many positions in the Communist Party in the Georgian SSR before becoming secretary of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR after the death of Mikheil Giorgadze.[1][5]
He was an honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts.[2] He died in Moscow on 25 April 2016, but was buried in his homeland.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "თენგიზ მენთეშაშვილი (1928-2016)". www.nplg.gov.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 2026-06-01.
- 1 2 3 "МЕНТЕШАШВИЛИ Тенгиз Николаевич (1928-2016)". rah.ru. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
- ↑ "Указ Президиума Верховного Совета СССР О награждении тов. Ментешашвили T. Н. орденом Трудового Красного Знамени" (PDF). Vedomosti Verkhovnogo Soveta SSSR (in Russian). 29 March 1988.
- ↑ Ivkin, Vladimir (1999). Государственная власть СССР: высшие органы власти и управления и их руководители, 1923-1991 : историко-биографический справочник [State power of the USSR: the highest organs of power and administration and their leaders, 1923-1991: a historical and biographical reference book] (in Russian). ROSSPEN. ISBN 978-5-8243-0014-7.
- ↑ "მენთეშაშვილი თენგიზ ნიკოლოზის ძე". georgianencyclopedia.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 2026-06-01.
- ↑ "Последний секретарь президиума Верховного Совета СССР умер в Москве". ВЗГЛЯД.РУ (in Russian). 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2026-06-01.