Ivan Pavlovych Kazanets (Ukrainian: Іван Павлович Казанець; 12 October 1918 - 15 February 2013[1]) was a Ukrainian and Soviet politician who held several posts, including chairman of the council of ministers of the Ukrainian SSR and the Soviet minister of ferrous metallurgy.
Ivan Kazanets was born in Lotsmanska village in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, central Ukraine.He served as the chairman of the council of ministers of the Ukrainian SSR (equivalent of today's Prime Minister of Ukraine) from 1963 to 1965.[2] He was the minister of ferrous metallurgy of the Soviet Union for almost 20 years.[2] His tenure ended in July 1985 when Serafim Kolpakov replaced him in the post.[3]
During his public service, Ivan Kazanets received numerous civil and state awards and recognitions, including the Order of Lenin (in 1957, 1958, 1966, 1968 and 1971), the Order of the October Revolution (in 1978), and 20 medals, four of which are from foreign countries. In 1996, he became a meritorious metallurgist of the Russian Federation.