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Ivan Silayev Ива́н Сила́ев
Permanent Representative of Russia to the European Community
In office 18 December 1991 – 7 February 1994
Preceded by	Lev Voronin (for the Soviet Union)
Succeeded by	Vasily Likhachev
Chairman of the Interstate Economic Committee
In office 6 September 1991 – 26 December 1991
Preceded by	Post established
Succeeded by	Post abolished
Chairman of the Committee on the Operational Management of the Soviet Economy
In office 24 August 1991 – 19 December 1991
Preceded by	Valentin Pavlov
Succeeded by	None—post abolished
Chairman of the Council of Ministers – Government of the Russian SFSR
In office 15 June 1990 – 26 September 1991
Preceded by	Alexander Vlasov
Succeeded by	Oleg Lobov
Deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers
In office 1 November 1985 – 2 July 1990
Premier	Nikolai Ryzhkov
Minister of Aviation Industry
In office 20 February 1981 – 1 November 1985
Premier	Nikolai Tikhonov Nikolai Ryzhkov
Preceded by	Vasily Kazakov
Succeeded by	Appolon Systov
Minister of Machine-Tool and Tool Building Industry
In office 19 December 1980 – 20 February 1981
Premier	Nikolai Tikhonov
Preceded by	Anatoly Kostousov
Succeeded by	Boris Balmont
Full member of the 26th, 27th, 28th Central Committee
In office 3 March 1981 – 26 July 1991
Personal details
Born	21 October 1930 (1930-10-21) Baktyzino, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Soviet/Russian
Political party	Unknown
Other political affiliations	Agrarian Party of Russia Ecological Movement "Cedar" Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Residence	Moscow, Russia

Ivan Stepanovich Silayev (Russian: Ива́н Степа́нович Сила́ев; born 21 October 1930) is a Soviet politician. He became a Russian politician following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. He served as Premier of the Soviet Union through the offices of chairman of the Interstate Economic Committee and chairman of the Committee on the Operational Management of the Soviet economy from 6 September to 26 December 1991.

On 18 December 1991 Silayev became the Permanent Representative of Russia to the European Community in Brussels.

On 26 September 2002 Silayev became Chairman of the Russian Union of Mechanical Engineers. His wife died on 18 March 2006. During the 2007 legislative election Silayev ran as a candidate for the Agrarian Party, but failed to get elected.