General of the Army Mikhail Petrovich Kolesnikov (Russian: Михаил Петрович Колесников; 30 June 1939, Yeysk, Russian SFSR - 26 March 2007) was a member of Boris Yeltsin's administration and briefly served as acting Defence Minister of the Russian Federation after Pavel Grachev was fired by Yeltsin.
Kolesnikov also served as Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation from 1992 to 1996.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Viktor Dubynin |
Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation December 25, 1992-1996 |
Succeeded by Viktor Samsonov (Acting) |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Pavel Grachev |
Defence Minister of the Russian Federation (acting) 1996 |
Succeeded by Igor Rodionov |