The chairman of the KGB was the head of the Soviet KGB. He was assisted by one or two first deputy chairmen, and four to six deputy chairmen. He was also the head of the Collegium of the KGB—which consisted of the chairman, deputy chairmen, directorate chiefs, and one or two republic-level KGB organization chairmen—who affected key policy decisions.
Chairman of the Committee for State Security
Flag of the Chairman
Longest serving Yuri Andropov 18 May 1967–26 May 1982
Head of the Inter-republican Security Service [ru]
Deputy
First Deputy Chairman
In 1934–1943 the Soviet State Security agency was part of the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (NKVD) as the Main Directorate of State Security (GUGB). The director of the GUGB was the first deputy of the People's Commissar of Interior.
John Barron, "KGB: The Secret Work of Soviet Secret Agents",Reader's Digest Press (1974), ISBN0-88349-009-9
Vasili Mitrokhin and Christopher Andrew, The World Was Going Our Way: The KGB and the Battle for the Third World, Basic Books (2005) hardcover, 677 pages ISBN0-465-00311-7
Further readingedit
Yevgenia Albats and Catherine A. Fitzpatrick. The State Within a State: The KGB and Its Hold on Russia – Past, Present, and Future. Farrar Straus Giroux (1994) ISBN0-374-52738-5.
John Barron. KGB: The Secret Works Of Soviet Secret Agents. Bantam Books (1981) ISBN0-553-23275-4
Vadim J. Birstein. The Perversion Of Knowledge: The True Story of Soviet Science. Westview Press (2004) ISBN0-8133-4280-5 (describes a secret KGB lab engaged in development and testing of poisons)
John Dziak, Chekisty: A History of the KGB, Lexington Books (1988) ISBN978-0-669-10258-1
Sheymov, Victor (1993). Tower of Secrets. Naval Institute Press. pp. 420. ISBN1-55750-764-3.
Бережков, Василий Иванович (2004). Руководители Ленинградского управления КГБ : 1954-1991. Санкт-Петербург: Выбор, 2004. ISBN5-93518-035-9 (in Russian)
External linksedit
KGB Information Center from FAS.org
Chebrikov, Viktor M., et al., eds. Istoriya sovetskikh organov gosudarstvennoi bezopasnosti. (1977) [1]
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The chairman of the KGB was the head of the Soviet KGB He was assisted by one or two first deputy chairmen and four to six deputy chairmen He was also the head of the Collegium of the KGB which consisted of the chairman deputy chairmen directorate chiefs and one or two republic level KGB organization chairmen who affected key policy decisions Chairman of the Committee for State SecurityFlag of the ChairmanLongest servingYuri Andropov18 May 1967 26 May 1982Committee for State SecuritySeatLubyanka Building 2 Bolshaya Lubyanka Street Moscow Russian SFSRAppointerPremierPrecursorMinister of State SecurityFormation13 March 1954First holderIvan SerovFinal holderVadim BakatinAbolished3 December 1991 1 Superseded byHead of the Inter republican Security Service ru DeputyFirst Deputy ChairmanIn 1934 1943 the Soviet State Security agency was part of the People s Commissariat for Internal Affairs NKVD as the Main Directorate of State Security GUGB The director of the GUGB was the first deputy of the People s Commissar of Interior Contents 1 List 2 See also 3 Citations 4 Sources 5 Further reading 6 External linksList editNo Portrait Name birth death Term of office PremierTook office Left office Time in office1 Chairman of the Cheka 1917 1922 nbsp Felix Dzerzhinsky 1877 1926 20 December 1917 6 February 1922 4 years 48 days Vladimir Lenin 1917 1924 Chairman of the GPU OGPU 1922 1923 1934 nbsp Felix Dzerzhinsky 1877 1926 6 February 1922 20 July 1926 4 years 164 days Vladimir Lenin 1917 1924 Alexey Rykov 1924 1930 Vyacheslav Molotov 1930 1941 2 nbsp Vyacheslav Menzhinsky 1874 1934 30 July 1926 10 May 1934 7 years 284 days Vyacheslav Molotov 1930 1941 3 Main Directorate of State Security of People s Commissar for Internal Affairs 1934 1941 nbsp Genrikh Yagoda 1891 1936 10 July 1934 26 September 1936 2 years 78 days Vyacheslav Molotov 1930 1941 4 nbsp Yakov Agranov 1893 1938 29 December 1936 15 April 1937 107 days5 nbsp Mikhail Frinovsky 1898 1940 15 April 1937 28 March 1938 347 days6 nbsp Lavrentiy Beria 1899 1953 29 September 1938 17 December 1938 79 days7 nbsp Vsevolod Merkulov 1895 1953 17 December 1938 3 February 1941 2 years 48 daysPeople s Commissar for State Security 1941 nbsp Vsevolod Merkulov 1895 1953 3 February 1941 20 July 1941 167 days Vyacheslav Molotov 1930 1941 Joseph Stalin 1941 1953 Main Directorate of State Security of People s Commissar for Internal Affairs 1941 1943 nbsp Vsevolod Merkulov 1895 1953 20 July 1941 14 April 1943 1 year 268 days Joseph Stalin 1941 1953 People s Commissar for State Security 1943 1946 nbsp Vsevolod Merkulov 1895 1953 14 April 1943 15 March 1946 2 years 335 days Joseph Stalin 1941 1953 Ministry of State Security 1946 1954 nbsp Vsevolod Merkulov 1895 1953 15 March 1946 18 March 1946 3 days Joseph Stalin 1941 1953 8 Viktor Abakumov 1908 1954 18 March 1946 14 July 1951 5 years 118 days Sergei Ogoltsov 1900 1976 Acting 14 July 1951 9 August 1951 26 days9 Semyon Ignatiev 1904 1983 9 August 1951 5 March 1953 1 year 208 days6 nbsp Lavrentiy Beria 1899 1953 5 March 1953 26 June 1953 113 days Georgy Malenkov 1953 1955 10 Sergei Kruglov 1907 1977 June 1953 13 March 1954 9 months11 Chairman of the Committee for State Security 1954 1991 nbsp Ivan Serov 1905 1990 13 March 1954 8 December 1958 4 years 270 days Georgy Malenkov 1953 1955 Nikolai Bulganin 1955 1958 Nikita Khrushchev 1958 1964 12 nbsp Alexander Shelepin 1918 1994 25 December 1958 13 November 1961 2 years 323 days Nikita Khrushchev 1958 1964 13 nbsp Vladimir Semichastny 1924 2001 13 November 1961 18 May 1967 5 years 186 days Nikita Khrushchev 1958 1964 Alexei Kosygin 1964 1980 14 nbsp Yuri Andropov 1914 1984 18 May 1967 26 May 1982 15 years 8 days Alexei Kosygin 1964 1980 Nikolai Tikhonov 1980 1985 15 Vitaly Fedorchuk 1918 2008 26 May 1982 17 December 1982 205 days Nikolai Tikhonov 1980 1985 16 Viktor Chebrikov 1923 1999 17 December 1982 1 October 1988 5 years 289 days Nikolai Tikhonov 1980 1985 Nikolai Ryzhkov 1985 1991 17 nbsp Vladimir Kryuchkov 1924 2007 1 October 1988 28 August 1991 2 years 331 days Nikolai Ryzhkov 1985 1991 Valentin Pavlov 1991 Leonid Shebarshin 1935 2012 Acting 22 August 1991 23 August 1991 1 day18 nbsp Vadim Bakatin 1937 2022 29 August 1991 3 December 1991 96 days Ivan Silayev 1991 See also editChronology of Soviet secret police agencies Director of the Federal Security Service Director of the Foreign Intelligence ServiceCitations edit Zakon SSSR ot 03 12 1991 N 124 N O reorganizacii organov gosudarstvennoj bezopasnostiSources editChristopher Andrew and Vasili Mitrokhin The Mitrokhin Archive The KGB in Europe and the West Gardners Books 2000 ISBN 0 14 028487 7 Basic Books 1999 hardcover ISBN 0 465 00310 9 trade paperback September 2000 ISBN 0 465 00312 5 John Barron KGB The Secret Work of Soviet Secret Agents Reader s Digest Press 1974 ISBN 0 88349 009 9 Vasili Mitrokhin and Christopher Andrew The World Was Going Our Way The KGB and the Battle for the Third World Basic Books 2005 hardcover 677 pages ISBN 0 465 00311 7Further reading editYevgenia Albats and Catherine A Fitzpatrick The State Within a State The KGB and Its Hold on Russia Past Present and Future Farrar Straus Giroux 1994 ISBN 0 374 52738 5 John Barron KGB The Secret Works Of Soviet Secret Agents Bantam Books 1981 ISBN 0 553 23275 4 Vadim J Birstein The Perversion Of Knowledge The True Story of Soviet Science Westview Press 2004 ISBN 0 8133 4280 5 describes a secret KGB lab engaged in development and testing of poisons John Dziak Chekisty A History of the KGB Lexington Books 1988 ISBN 978 0 669 10258 1 Sheymov Victor 1993 Tower of Secrets Naval Institute Press pp 420 ISBN 1 55750 764 3 Berezhkov Vasilij Ivanovich 2004 Rukovoditeli Leningradskogo upravleniya KGB 1954 1991 Sankt Peterburg Vybor 2004 ISBN 5 93518 035 9 in Russian External links editKGB Information Center from FAS org Chebrikov Viktor M et al eds Istoriya sovetskikh organov gosudarstvennoi bezopasnosti 1977 1 Slaves of KGB 20th Century The religion of betrayal Russian book by Yuri Shchekochikhin55 45 31 N 37 37 32 E 55 7587 N 37 6256 E 55 7587 37 6256 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of chairmen of the KGB amp oldid 1189042861, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
