| Post: | Director |
| Body: | the Federal Security Service of Russia |
| Insignia: | Emblem_of_Federal_security_service.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 75px |
| Insigniacaption: | Coat of Arms of the Federal Security Service |
| Flag: | Russia, Flag of the FSB 2008.svg |
| Flagborder: | yes |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of the Director of the FSB |
| Incumbent: | Alexander Bortnikov |
| Incumbentsince: | 12 May 2008 |
| Department: | Federal Security Service |
| Reports To: | President of Russia |
| Residence: | Lubyanka Building, Moscow |
| Appointer: | President |
| Appointer Qualified: | with confirmation by the Federation Council |
| Formation: | 12 April 1995 |
| First: | Nikolai Golushko (FSK) |
| Deputy: | First Deputy Director, Sergei Korolev |
The Director of Russia's Federal Security Service (Директор Федеральной Службы Безопасности) is the head and chief executive officer of the Federal Security Service, which is one of several Russian intelligence agencies. The Director of FSB reports directly to the president of Russia. The Director is assisted by the Deputy Director of the FSB.
The Director is a civilian or a general of the armed forces nominated by the president, with the concurring or nonconcurring recommendation from the Secretary of the Security Council of Russia and must be confirmed by a majority vote of the Federation Council.
| No. | Portrait | Name | Period | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ministry of Security (1992 – 1993) / Federal Counterintelligence Service (1993 – 1995) | ||||
| 1 | Viktor Barannikov | January 15, 1992 - July 27, 1993 | Boris Yeltsin | |
| 2 | Nikolai Golushko | July 28, 1993 – February 28, 1994 | ||
| 3 | Sergei Stepashin | March 3, 1994 – April 12, 1995 | ||
Federal Security Service (since 1995) | ||||
| 1 | Sergei Stepashin | April 12, 1995 – June 30, 1995 | ||
| — | (Acting) | June 30, 1995 – July 24, 1995 | ||
| 2 | Mikhail Barsukov | July 24, 1995 – June 20, 1996 | ||
| 3 | Nikolai Kovalyov | June 20, 1996 – July 25, 1998 | ||
| 4 | Vladimir Putin[1] | July 25, 1998 – August 9, 1999 | ||
| 5 | Nikolai Patrushev[2] | August 9, 1999 – May 12, 2008 | ||
| Vladimir Putin | ||||
| 6 | Alexander Bortnikov[3] | May 12, 2008 – Incumbent | Dmitry Medvedev | |
| Vladimir Putin | ||||