The General Secretary was the leader of the Communist Party and not, officially, the leader of the country. But since all those countries were run by the Communist Party, the General Secretary ran the country. In most cases, he ran it into the ground.
Dictators
Just Secretary of ( whatever the department name is) except for the Attorney General who is the "leader" of the department of justice
Politburo, a board of 15 carefully chosen men. The Politburo made rules and passed them down to Communist officials.
The Central Committee of the Communist Party, and its General Secretary, since it was the only legal party.
In 1981 General Jaruzelski ( dictator and leader of Communist party) declered martial law ,Solidarity was banned and its leaders arrested.(Lech Walesa the head of a trade union called SOLIDARITY)
Dictators
Communist states have had various names for their leaders. The leader of a communist state is usually called Chairman, as in the Chairman of the government. He was usually also the General Secretary of the Communist Party, which is the leader of the party. In communist states, the leader of the party was usually also the leader of the government. Leaders of communist countries often hold multiple positions. Today only Cuba, Laos, Vietnam, North Korea, and China are officially led by communist parties. The leader of China, Hu Jintao, is usually called President, but he is also the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and the Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China.
Just Secretary of ( whatever the department name is) except for the Attorney General who is the "leader" of the department of justice
Sir John Finck was a communist leader of Russia from 1978-2008
Politburo, a board of 15 carefully chosen men. The Politburo made rules and passed them down to Communist officials.
The head of a federal executive department is usually called "Secretary", except that the head of the Justice Department is the Attorney General.
The head of the United Nations is called the Secretary General, not Prime Minister. The current Secretary-General is Ban-ki Moon.
The Central Committee of the Communist Party, and its General Secretary, since it was the only legal party.
it is called the internal security bill
Because the Secretary of State already has that title.They hold different jobs and different job titles.
Except for the Attorney General, executive department heads are called Secretaries such as Secretary of State,Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Treasury, etc.
Except for Attorney General who heads Justice, the cabinet members have the title of Secretary of whatever department they head.