First Ryzhkov Government

First Government of Nikolay Ryzhkov
Soviet Union 26th Government of the Soviet Union
Date formed	September 27, 1985
Date dissolved	July 17, 1989
People and organisations
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet	Andrei Gromyko (until 1 October 1988), Mikhail Gorbachev (from 1 October 1988)
President of the Sovmin	Nikolay Ryzhkov
First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union	Vsevolod Murakhovsky, Ivan Arkhipov (1985–1986), Heydar Aliyev (1985–1987), Nikolay Talyzin [ru] (1985–1988, Yuri Maslyukov (1988–1989)
Member party	All-Union Communist Party (Bolshevik)
History
Election	1984 Soviet Union legislative election
Outgoing election	1989 Soviet Union legislative election
Predecessor	Tikhonov's Second Government
Successor	Ryzhkov's Second Government [ru]

The First Ryzhkov Government was the cabinet of the Soviet Union established on 27 September 1985. with Nikolay Ryzhkov as head of government, serving as Chairman of the Council of Ministers. The government was formed during the early perestroika reforms under Mikhail Gorbachev and continued until its reorganization on 7 September 1989.

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