Director of the Federal Security Service
Head of Russia's principal security agency
Director of the Federal Security Service of Russia | |
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Директор Федеральной Службы Безопасности | |
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Coat of Arms of the Federal Security Service
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Flag of the Director of the FSB
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Federal Security Service | |
Reports to | President of Russia |
Residence | Lubyanka Building , Moscow |
Appointer |
President
with confirmation by the Federation Council |
Formation | 12 April 1995 |
First holder | Nikolai Golushko (FSK) |
Deputy | First Deputy Director, Sergei Korolev |
Website |
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The Director of Russia's Federal Security Service ( Директор Федеральной Службы Безопасности ) is the head and chief executive officer of the Federal Security Service , which is one of several Russian intelligence agencies . The Director of FSB reports directly to the president of Russia . The Director is assisted by the Deputy Director of the FSB.
The Director is a civilian or a general of the armed forces nominated by the president, with the concurring or nonconcurring recommendation from the Secretary of the Security Council of Russia and must be confirmed by a majority vote of the Federation Council .
List
Ministry of Security (1992 – 1993) / Federal Counterintelligence Service (1993 – 1995)
No. | Portrait | Name | Period | President |
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Viktor Barannikov | January 15, 1992 - July 27, 1993 | Boris Yeltsin |
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Nikolai Golushko | July 28, 1993 – February 28, 1994 | |
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Sergei Stepashin | March 3, 1994 – April 12, 1995 |
Federal Security Service (since 1995)
No. | Portrait | Name | Period | President |
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Sergei Stepashin | April 12, 1995 – June 30, 1995 | Boris Yeltsin |
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Anatoly Safonov
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ru
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(Acting) |
June 30, 1995 – July 24, 1995 | |
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Mikhail Barsukov | July 24, 1995 – June 20, 1996 | |
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Nikolai Kovalyov | June 20, 1996 – July 25, 1998 | |
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Vladimir Putin [1] | July 25, 1998 – August 9, 1999 | |
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Nikolai Patrushev [2] | August 9, 1999 – May 12, 2008 | |
Vladimir Putin | ||||
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Alexander Bortnikov [3] | May 12, 2008 – Incumbent | Dmitry Medvedev |
Vladimir Putin |