Director of SVR

Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation
Emblem of the Foreign Intelligence Service
Flag of the Foreign Intelligence Service
Incumbent
Sergey Naryshkin
since September 22, 2016
Residence Yasenovo, Moscow
Appointer President
Inaugural holder Yevgeni Primakov
Formation December 26, 1991
Website SVR

The Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the RF (D/SVR) serves as the head of the Russian Civil Intelligence Agency, which is one of several Russian intelligence agencies. The Director of SVR reports directly to the president of Russia.

The Director is assisted by the Deputy Director, and he is a civilian or a general or flag officer of the armed forces. The Director is appointed by the President, with the concurring or nonconcurring recommendation from the Head of Security Council.

History

On 26 December 1991, Boris Yeltsin appointed the Director of newly created SVR, Mr. Yevgeni Primakov, who led the organization for six years and made the SVR as one of the most successful Intelligence agencies in the world.

The current director is Sergey Naryshkin, who took over on 22 September 2016.[1]

List of Directors

# Portrait Director Tenure President(s)
1 Yevgeni Primakov December 26, 1991 – January 9, 1996 Boris Yeltsin
2 Vyacheslav Trubnikov January 10, 1996 – May 20, 2000
Vladimir Putin
3 Sergei Lebedev 20 May 2000 – 6 October 2007
4 Mikhail Fradkov October 6, 2007 – September 22, 2016
Dmitry Medvedev
Vladimir Putin
5 Sergey Naryshkin September 22, 2016 – Incumbent

References

  1. ↑ Putin names ally Sergei Naryshkin as new foreign spy chief


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