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Viktor Ivanov
Aid to the President
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| Political Associates: Sechin, Ivanov Sergei, Bel’ianinov |
| Spheres of influence: Defence sector state owned corporations (Almaz-antei, Rosobornprom – main exporter of arms) |
| Job responsibilities: Screening candidates for federal judiciary |
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Responsibilities include presidential decisions on and screening of candidates for federal judiciary, coordination of president and legislature on “personal issues” and issues of civil service (bureaucracy). Holds the Military rank of Lieutenant-General.
1977, KGB officer.
1978, soon after finishing the Higher KGB Courses, was sent to work at a Regional KGB Division in Leningrad.
1987 - 1988, service in Afghanistan.
1988 - 1994, he worked in the Leningrad region KGB Department. His last post at St. Petersburg security bodies was head of smuggling prevention section. De facto he headed the Service of Economic Security of the St. Petersburg Federal Security Service Department.
October 1994, discharged into reserve in the rank of a colonel and appointed immediately head of administrative bodies department in the St. Petersburg Mayor's office.
1997 Ivanov - alongside with some other administrative members of the Federal Security Service Department of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region - was offered a post at the Central Apparatus of the Russian Federation Federal Security Service.
April 1999 - January 5, 2000, head of the Department of Economic Security (Forth Department) of the Russian Federal Security Service and deputy Director of the Federal Security Service.
Jan. 5, 2000-Mar. 2004, deputy head of the Presidential Administration.
Another high ranking Siloviki who has long term links with Putin, and an important ally of Igor Sechin.
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