Mikhail Ivanovich Lapshin (Russian: Михаил Иванович Лапшин; 1 September 1934 – 17 June 2006) was a Russian politician who had served as the 4th Head of the Altai Republic in Russia from 2002 to 2006.

He defeated incumbent Semyon Zubakin in the December 2001 elections with 68% of the vote.

Lapshin survived an impeachment attempt in March 2005 by a vote of 22–14 in the state assembly.

He was succeeded on 20 January 2006, by one of his 2001 election opponents, Alexander Berdnikov.

Lapshin died of thrombosis at his home in Dubnevo [ru], in the Stupinsky District of Moscow Oblast, several months after leaving his post as president.