24 October] 1913 – 15 February 2008) was a high-ranking Soviet politician and statesman.

Solomentsev was a leading Communist Party functionary in Kazakhstan during 1962–1964 and was in charge of the Rostov-on-Don obkom from 1964–1966.

He served as a secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the years 1966–1971.

Solomontsev was Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian RSFR starting from 1971 and ending in 1983.

The commission also included KGB Chief Viktor Chebrikov and Alexander Yakovlev.