21. He became vice chairman of the Council of Ministers , a post equivalent to deputy prime minister, in 1991. 22. Malenkov, while losing his secretaryship, was still Chairman of the Council of Ministers , and remained so until 1955. 23. This group was led by Eduards Berklavs who in 1957 became the Vice-Chairman of the Council of Ministers . 24. From 1985 to 1990, he was the Chairman of the Council of Ministers ( equivalent to Prime Minister ). 25. Following Nikolai Tikhonov's resignation as Chairman of the Council of Ministers , Ryzhkov was voted into office in his place. 26. Jure Pelivan, of the HDZ, was elected as the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 27. The new commission was chaired by Abalkin, who had also been appointed Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers . 28. V?Vn Ki?t, a Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers , delivered the Economic Report to the 6th National Congress. 29. The Chairman of the Council of Ministers is appointed by the State Council with the consent of the People's Assembly. 30. Sargsyan served as the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1977 to 1989.
