Mikhail Lapshin

Mikhail Ivanovich Lapshin (Russian: Михаил Иванович Лапшин) (1 September 1934 – 17 June 2006) was the President of the Altai Republic in Russia from 2002 to 2006.

Mikhail Lapshin
Михаил Лапшин
4th Head of the Altai Republic
In office 19 January 2002 – 26 January 2006
Preceded by	Semyon Zubakin
Succeeded by	Alexander Berdnikov
Personal details
Born	Mikhail Ivanovich Lapshin September 1, 1934 Setovka, Russia, Soviet Union
Died	17 June 2006 (aged 71) Dubnevo, Russia
Political party	Agrarian Party of Russia

Career

Lapshin was born in Setovka, Altai Krai. He became President of the Altai Republic in January 2002. He defeated incumbent Semyon Zubakin in the December 2001 elections with 68% of the vote. In the first round of the elections, Lapshin and Zubakin were in a field of many candidates, and Lapshin received 23% of the vote. Lapshin survived an impeachment attempt in March 2005 by a vote of 22–14 in the state assembly. In December 2005, as his term was expiring, Lapshin was not renominated by President Vladimir Putin for another term, which was necessary for him to continue because of changes in the law. He was succeeded on 20 January 2006, by one of his 2001 election opponents, Alexander Berdnikov. He was also a leader of Agrarian Party of Russia between 1993 and 2004.

Death

Lapshin died several months after leaving his post as president of Altai, of unknown natural causes. Little information about his death is currently available.