First Secretaries of The Communist Party of Latvia
| Jānis Kalnbērziņš: | 25 August 1940–November 25, 1959 (in Russian SFSR exile, 1941–1944) |
| Arvīds Pelše: | November 25, 1959–April 15, 1966 |
| Augusts Voss: | April 15, 1966–April 14, 1984 |
| Boriss Pugo: | April 14, 1984–October 4, 1988 |
| Jānis Vagris: | October 4, 1988–April 7, 1990 ("Leading" role of the party abolished January 11, 1990) |
| Alfrēds Rubiks: | April 7, 1990–August 24, 1990 |
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