Head of the Security Service of Ukraine explained

Post:	Head of the Security Service of Ukraine
Native Name:	Ukrainian: Голова Служби безпеки України
Insignia:	Штандарт Голови СБУ rect.svg
Insigniasize:	125px
Insigniacaption:	Standard of the Head of the SBU
Flag:	Vexillum of the Head of the Security Service of Ukraine.svg
Flagsize:	125px
Flagcaption:	Battle standard of the Head of the SBU
Incumbent:	Vasyl Malyuk
Incumbentsince:	7 February 2023^[1]
Member Of:	National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine
Appointer:	President of Ukraine
Formation:	20 September 1991
Inaugural:	Yevhen Marchuk
Website:	sbu.gov.ua

The Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Голова Служби безпеки України) serves as the director of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the internal security agency of the Ukrainian government. The head of the Security Service of Ukraine is ex officio a member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, and is appointed or dismissed by the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's national parliament) on proposition of the President of Ukraine.

List of heads of the Security Service of Ukraine

• Nikolai Golushko (acting), 20 September 1991 – 6 November 1991
• Yevhen Marchuk, 6 November 1991 – 12 July 1994
• Valeriy Malikov, 12 July 1994 – 3 July 1995
• Volodymyr Radchenko, 3 July 1995 – 22 April 1998
• Leonid Derkach, 22 April 1998 – 10 February 2001
• Volodymyr Radchenko, 10 February 2001 – 2 September 2003
• Ihor Smeshko, 4 September 2003 – 4 February 2005
• Oleksandr Turchynov, 4 February 2005 – 8 September 2005
• Ihor Drizhchany, 8 September 2005 – 22 December 2006
  • Valentyn Nalyvaichenko 22 December 2006 – 6 March 2009
• Valentyn Nalyvaichenko, 6 March 2009 – 11 March 2010
• Valeriy Khoroshkovsky, 11 March 2010 – 18 January 2012^[2]
  • Volodymyr Rokytsky (acting), 19 January 2012 – 3 February 2012^[3]
• Ihor Kalinin, 3 February 2012 – 9 January 2013^[4]
• Oleksandr Yakymenko, 9 January 2013 – 24 February 2014^{[5] [6]}
• Valentyn Nalyvaichenko, 24 February 2014 – 18 June 2015^{[7] [8] [6]}
• Vasyl Hrytsak, 2 July 2015 – 22 May 2019^[9]
• Ivan Bakanov, 29 August 2019 – 17 July 2022^[10]
• Vasyl Malyuk, 7 February 2023^[1] – present (acting head from 17 July 2022^[11] to 7 February 2023)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Малюк став повноцінним головою СБУ. Чим відомий борець з "агентурою в рясах" . uk . The kid became a full-fledged head of the SBU. What is the fighter with the "agency in cassocks" known for? . BBC Ukrainian. 7 February 2023 .
2. http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/120811/ Yanukovych dismisses Khoroshkovsky from military service
3. http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/120804/ Yanukovych appoints Rokytsky as acting SBU chief
4. http://www.kyivpost.com/news/politics/detail/121777/ Yanukovych names new Kalinin as state security chief
5. http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/president-calls-on-officials-for-joint-work-on-reform-in-sbu-318649.html President calls on officials for joint work on reform in SBU
6. http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/192522.html Ukrainian parliament appoints Nalyvaichenko as security service chief
7. Web site: Ukrainian Security Service Chief Fired . . 18 June 2015 . 18 June 2015 . en .
8. Web site: Rada dismisses SBU chief Nalyvaichenko . . 18 June 2015 . 18 June 2015.
9. http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/275494.html Rada appoints Vasyl Hrytsak Ukrainian Security Service chief
10. Web site: УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №499/2022 . 2022-07-17 . ПРЕЗИДЕНТ УКРАЇНИ.
11. News: 2022-07-18 . Ukraine names corruption department head as acting security agency chief . en . Reuters . 2022-07-22.