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Viktor Petrovich Ivanov Aide to the President

Biography

Born on May 12, 1950, in Novgorod.

Education: Bonch-Bruevich Electrotechnical Institute of Communications, Leningrad, 1974.

After graduating: Served in the Soviet Army; worked as an engineer at the Vektor Scientific and Production Association in Leningrad.

From 1977: Worked in the KGB in various operational and leadership capacities; over a period of more than 20 years, worked his way up from an investigator at the Leningrad regional division of the KGB to Deputy Director of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation.

1987-1988: Took part in providing international assistance to the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.

1994-1996: Head of the Administrative Bodies Directorate of the St. Petersburg Mayor’s Office.

1996-1998: General director of Teleplus (closed joint-stock company).

1998-1999: Department head at the Federal Security Service (FSB).

1999-2000: Deputy Director of the FSB, head of the Economic Security Directorate.

Since 2000: Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration.

Since March 2004 – aide to the President of the Russian Federation.

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