Vasily Nikolayevich Likhachyov (Russian: Василий Николаевич Лихачёв; 5 January 1952 – 8 April 2019)[1] was a Russian politician, the Permanent Representative for Russia to the European Council (1998),[2] and Deputy Minister of Justice in Russia.

[3] Likhachyov was the son of Nina F. Likhachyova and was married to Nailya Imatovna Taktasheva and had two daughters.

[4] In 1975 he graduated from Kazan State University and obtained a degree of PhD in Law.

[7] In 2004 he was elected as a representative from the legislative body of Republic Ingushetia government to the Federation Council.

In 2010 he was appointed a Deputy Minister of Justice of Russian Federation and stayed in this office till 2011.