Grigory Aronshtam
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Turkmenistan
In office
11 May 1928 – August 1930
General SecretaryJoseph Stalin
Preceded byNikolay Paskutsky
Succeeded byYakov Popok
Personal details
Born1893
Borzna, Chernihiv Governorate
Died19 March 1938(1938-03-19) (aged 44–45)
Kommunarka shooting ground, Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union
Resting placeKommunarka shooting ground
CitizenshipSoviet
Political partyCommunist Party of Turkmenistan

Grigory Naumovich Aronshtam (1893 – 1938) served as the fourth first secretary of the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR, serving from 11 May 1928 until August 1930. In addition, he was the third and final person to hold the position of president of the Turkmen SSR before its responsibilities were merged with those of the first secretary. He was the brother of Lazar Aronshtam. Like his brother he was executed during the Great Purge and posthumously rehabilitated in 1956.[1]

He was succeeded as first secretary by Yakov Popok.

References

  1. ^ "Grigori Naumovich Aronshtam". geni.com. 1893. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
Political offices Preceded byKhalmurad Sakhatmuradov President of the Turkmen SSR 1928 – 1930 Succeeded byPosition abolished Party political offices Preceded byNikolay Paskutsky First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR 1928 – 1930 Succeeded byYakov Popok
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