Alexey Ivanovich Kazannik (Russian: Алексе́й Ива́нович Каза́нник; 26 July 1941 – 2 June 2019) was a Russian lawyer and politician. He was born in Horodnia Raion, Ukrainian SSR. He studied law at Irkutsk State University and graduated in 1967.[1] In 1989, he became known for giving his seat in the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union to Boris Yeltsin. From 1993 to 1994, Kazannik was Prosecutor General of Russia.[2][3] Kazannik later served as Deputy Governor of Omsk Oblast from 1995 to 2003. He also taught law at Omsk State University.[4]
Kazannik died after a long illness on 2 June 2019 in Omsk. He was 77.[4]