Director of the Federal Security Service
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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.
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KGB of the RSFSR (1991) / Federal Security Agency of the RSFSR/Russia (1991 – 1992) / Ministry of Security (1992 – 1993) / Federal Counterintelligence Service (1993 – 1995)
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) | Term of office | President(s) | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | Viktor Ivanenko (1947–2023) | 5 May 1991 | 15 January 1992 | 255 days | Boris Yeltsin | |
| 2 | Viktor Barannikov (1940–1995) | 15 January 1992 | 27 July 1993 | 1 year, 193 days | ||
| 3 | Nikolai Golushko (1937–2025) | 28 July 1993 | 28 February 1994 | 215 days | ||
| 4 | Sergei Stepashin (born 1952) | 3 March 1994 | 12 April 1995 | 1 year, 40 days |
Federal Security Service (since 1995)
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) | Term of office | President(s) | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Sergei Stepashin (born 1952) | 12 April 1995 | 30 June 1995 | 79 days | Boris Yeltsin | ||
| — | Anatoly Safonov[ru] (born 1945) acting | 30 June 1995 | 24 July 1995 | 24 days | |||
| 2 | Mikhail Barsukov (born 1947) | 24 July 1995 | 20 June 1996 | 332 days | |||
| 3 | Nikolai Kovalyov (1949–2019) | 20 June 1996 | 25 July 1998 | 2 years, 35 days | |||
| 4 | Vladimir Putin (born 1952) | 25 July 1998 | 9 August 1999 | 1 year, 15 days | |||
| 5 | Nikolai Patrushev (born 1951) | 9 August 1999 | 12 May 2008 | 8 years, 277 days | |||
| Vladimir Putin | |||||||
| 6 | Alexander Bortnikov (born 1951) | 12 May 2008 | Incumbent | 17 years, 339 days | Dmitry Medvedev | ||
| Vladimir Putin |