Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service

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

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

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 Yevgeni Primakov who led the organization for six years.

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

List of directors

No.	Portrait	Director	Took office	Left office	Time in office	President(s)
1		Primakov, YevgeniYevgeni Primakov (1929–2015)	26 December 1991	9 January 1996	4 years, 14 days	Boris Yeltsin
2		Trubnikov, VyacheslavVyacheslav Trubnikov (1944–2022)	10 January 1996	20 May 2000	4 years, 131 days	Boris Yeltsin Vladimir Putin
3		Lebedev, SergeySergei Lebedev (born 1948)	20 May 2000	6 October 2007	7 years, 139 days	Vladimir Putin
4		Fradkov, MikhailMikhail Fradkov (born 1950)	6 October 2007	22 September 2016	8 years, 352 days	Vladimir Putin Dmitry Medvedev Vladimir Putin
5		Naryshkin, SergeySergey Naryshkin (born 1954)	22 September 2016	Incumbent	8 years, 88 days	Vladimir Putin