Alexander Mikhailovich Puzanov (Russian: Александр Михайлович Пузанов; 25 October [O.S. 12 October] 1906 – 1 March 1998) was a Soviet and Russian statesman who was from 1952 to 1956 the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR, literally meaning Premier or Prime Minister.

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Alexander Puzanov
Александр Пузанов
Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian SFSR
In office 20 October 1952 – 24 January 1956
Preceded by	Boris Chernousov
Succeeded by	Mikhail Yasnov
Candidate member of the 19th Presidium, Member of the CPSU Central Committee
In office 16 October 1952 – 6 March 1953
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Born	(1906-10-25)25 October 1906 Lezhkovka, Yuryevetsky Uyezd, Kostroma Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	1 March 1998(1998-03-01) (aged 91) Moscow, Russia
Resting place	Vagankovo Cemetery
Nationality	Soviet and Russian
Political party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union

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Puzanov also had a diplomatic career. He served as the Ambassador of the Soviet Union to North Korea from 1957 to 1962, to Yugoslavia from 1962 to 1967, to Bulgaria from 1967 to 1972 and to Afghanistan from 1972 to 1979.