Director of FSB
Director of the Federal Security Service of Russia | |
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FSB logo | |
Residence | Lubyanka Square, Moscow |
Appointer | Vladimir Putin |
Inaugural holder | Nikolai Golushko (FSK) |
Formation | 12 April 1995 |
Deputy | various |
Website | FSB |
The Director of the Russia's Federal Security Service (Директор ФСБ) serves as the head of the Federal Security Service, which is part of the Russian Intelligence Community. The Director reports to the Secretary of Security Council of Russia. The Director is assisted by the Deputy Director of 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 Security Council of Russia and must be confirmed by a majority vote of the Federation Council.
List
№ | Portrait | Name | Period | President |
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1 | Nikolai Golushko | December 21, 1993 – February 28, 1994 | Boris Yeltsin | |
2 | Sergei Stepashin | March 3, 1994 – June 30, 1995 | Boris Yeltsin | |
3 | Mikhail Barsukov | July 24, 1995 – June 20, 1996 | Boris Yeltsin | |
4 | Nikolai Kovalyov | June 20, 1996 – July 25, 1998 | Boris Yeltsin | |
5 | Vladimir Putin[1] | July 25, 1998 – August 9, 1999 | Boris Yeltsin | |
6 | Nikolai Patrushev[2] | August 9, 1999 – May 12, 2008 | Boris Yeltsin | |
Vladimir Putin | ||||
Dmitry Medvedev | ||||
7 | Alexander Bortnikov[3] | May 12, 2008 – Incumbent | Dmitry Medvedev | |
Vladimir Putin |
References
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