Dmitry Kochnev | |
Birthname: | Dmitry Viktorovich Kochnev |
Nationality: | Russian |
Office: | Director of the Federal Protective Service |
Term Start: | 26 May 2016 |
Office1: | Head of the Presidential Security Service |
Term Start1: | 30 June 2015 |
Term End1: | 26 May 2016 |
Predecessor1: | Oleg Klimentiev |
Successor1: | Alexey Rubezhnoy |
Birth Date: | 1 March 1964 |
Birth Place: | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Serviceyears: | 1982–present |
Rank: | Army general |
Spouse: | Marina Vladimirovna Medvedev[1] |
Children: | 1[2] |
Native Name Lang: | ru |
Dmitry Viktorovich Kochnev (; born 1 March 1964[3]) is a Russian army general. From June 2015[4] to May 2016, he was the head of the Russian Presidential Security Service and as acting head from June to December 2015.[5] Since 26 May 2016, he has been the Director of the Federal Protective Service.[6] [7] He was promoted to the rank of army general in early June 2021.[8]