| Office: | Minister of Oil Industry |
| Premier: | Alexei Kosygin |
| Term Start: | 1965 |
| Term End: | March 1977 |
| Successor: | Nikolai Maltsev |
| Birth Date: | 1916 |
| Birth Name: | Valentin Dmitrievich Shashin |
| Birth Place: | Baku, Russian Empire |
| Death Date: | March |
| Party: | Communist Party |
| Alma Mater: | Moscow Oil Institute |
| Nationality: | Russian |
Valentin Shashin (ru|Валентин Шашин; 1916–1977) was a Soviet engineer who served as the minister of oil industry for more than a decade, 1965–1977.[1]
Shashin was born in Baku in 1916.[2] He was first educated at the Oil and Gas Training College.[3] He graduated from Moscow Oil Institute in 1943 obtaining a degree in oil and gas engineering.[3] While attending the Institute Shashin participated in the defense of Moscow against Nazi Germany.[3] From 1947 to 1953 he worked as a chief engineer in various gas fields in Bashkiria.[3] Next he headed a state-run oil company, Tatneft, between 1960 and 1965.[3] Shashin was appointed minister of oil producing industry in 1965 when the ministry was established.[4] In the 1970s the ministry was renamed as ministry of oil industry.[3]
Shashin died in March 1977 while serving as the minister of oil industry.[5] He was succeeded by Nikolai A. Maltsev who was appointed to the post in April 1977.[5]