The Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation is the head of the Security Council office and the national security advisor to the Russian President. The Secretary is appointed by and reports directly to the President.
The Secretary organizes the work of the Council, attends Council meetings and coordinates the security policy of the Russian government. This position has been often occupied by those who have served as heads of defense and security agencies. For instance, Vladimir Rushailo served as interior minister of Russia from 1999 to 2001.
Former defense minister Sergei Shoigu has served as Secretary since May 12, 2024.
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First Deputy Secretaries of the Security Council
Mikhail Mityukov (7 December 1996 – 24 April 1998)
Vyacheslav Mikhailov (8 June 1998 – 25 May 1999)
Vladislav Sherstyuk (31 May 1999 – ? March 2004)
Mikhail Fradkov (31 May 2000 – 28 March 2001)
Nikolai Solovyov (24 June 2002 – ? March 2004)
Vladimir Bulavin (30 May 2008 – 11 March 2013)
Yury Averyanov (29 March 2013 – 1 February 2023)
Rashid Nurgaliyev (since 6 February 2023)
Deputy Secretaries of the Security Council
Vladislav Nasinovsky (23 December 1992 – 30 August 1993)
Yury Nazarkin (11 January 1993 – 30 August 1993)
Vladimir Rubanov (9 August 1993 – 25 June 1996)
Aleksandr Troshin (26 October 1993 – 25 June 1996)
Valery Manilov (27 October 1993 – 18 September 1996)
Vladimir Denisov (25 June 1996 – 29 October 1996)
Sergei Kharlamov (25 June 1996 – 29 October 1996)
Nikolai Mikhailov (31 June 1996 – 11 September 1997)
Boris Berezovsky (29 October 1996 – 4 November 1997)
Leonid Mayorov (29 October 1996 – 30 May 1998)
Yury Deryabin (5 December 1996 – 30 March 1998)
Boris Agapov (9 June 1997 – 8 June 1998)
Aleksandr Ageyenkov (17 October 1997 – 8 August 1998)
Vladimir Potapov (21 August 1998 – ? ? 2004)
Grigory Rapota (21 August 1998 – 27 November 1998)
Aleksei Molyakov (30 May 1998 – ? ? 1999)
Aleksei Moskovsky (8 June 1998 – 28 March 2001)
Assistants to the Secretary of the Security Council
Anatoly Krivolapov (2 August 2004 – 10 December 2008)
Vladislav Sherstyuk (16 September 2004 – 24 December 2010)
Vladimir Nazarov (25 January 2005 – 9 August 2006)
Yury Averyanov (17 May 2006 – 20 January 2012)
Vladimir Zavershinsky (11 June 2008 – 21 October 2013)
Nikolai Klimashin (29 October 2010 – 3 June 2011)
Yevgeny Lukyanov (24 December 2010 – 23 March 2012)
Mikhail Popov (20 January 2012 – 29 March 2013)
Aleksandr Grebenkin (25 May 2012 – 23 December 2016)
Ilya Shinkaryov (15 November 2013 – 25 February 2016)
Sergei Vakhrukov (6 December 2013 – 31 October 2016)
Aleksandr Venediktov (23 December 2016 – 21 February 2019)
Aleksandr Abelin (1 December 2016 – 1 January 2022)
Aleksei Pavlov (19 March 2009 – 7 May 2012, 25 May 2012 – 20 January 2023)
Nail Mukhitov (since 2 April 2016)
Yevgeny Anoshin (since 31 January 2023)
Dmitry Gribkov (since 27 February 2023)