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Sobolev will be headed by the Council of Security
Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the appointment of Valentin Sobolev I.O. The Secretary of the SB by decree of the President of the Russian Federation, the acting secretary of the Security Council, was appointed Valentin Sobolev, who has so far held the post of deputy secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. Vladimir Putin also signed a decree on the resignation of Igor Ivanov from the post of secretary of the Security Council. The fact that Igor Ivanov wrote a resignation statement became known in the first decade of July. “A few months ago, Ivanov raised the question of his resignation, and two weeks ago he wrote a statement of care,” said an informed source in the Council of Security. Valentin Sobolev was born on March 11, 1947 in the village of Gudri-Oolum Kyzyl-Atrek district of the Turkmen SSR. In 1969 he graduated from the Moscow Engineering Institute. V. Kuibysheva, in 1974 - the Higher School of the KGB of the USSR (now the FSB Academy). He worked as a master, foreman in construction organizations of Ashgabat and Moscow.
Since 1972 he served in various positions in the bodies of the KGB of the USSR, MB, FSK, the FSB of Russia. Since 1994 - Deputy Director of FSK, since 1997 - First Deputy Director of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation. Since 1999 - Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. Colonel General. He was awarded the orders of courage, "For merits to the Fatherland" III and IV degree, "For military merits", medals, the sign "For service in counterintelligence" I degree. Honorary employee of the counterintelligence bodies. Married, has two daughters.
Igor Ivanov, who leaves the post of secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, intends to engage in teaching. “I will not go to politics or a big business,” Ivanov told Interfax . "I will be engaged in teaching and write a course of lectures on international relations and foreign policy for the university - MGIMO," Ivanov also said.
He was appointed Secretary of the Council of People's Commissars in March 2004. From September 1998 to February 2004, I. Ivanov headed the Russian Foreign Ministry. By decree of the President of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin in 1999, Igor Ivanov was awarded the title of Hero of Russia.
The Security Council of the Russian Federation under the President of the Russian Federation was formed in 1992 and is a constitutional advisory body, which develops the most important conceptual documents in the field of national security. This body ensures the conditions for the president of his constitutional powers to protect the rights and freedoms of man and citizen, the protection of the sovereignty of the Russian Federation, its independence and state integrity.
The Council of Ministers, in particular, prepares the President’s decisions on ensuring the protection of the vital interests of the individual, society and the state from internal and external threats, pursuing a unified state policy to ensure security. He is formed by the president, who is his chairman, in accordance with the Constitution and the Law "On Security".
Members of the Security Council are appointed by the president. The Secretary of the Council of Security, who ensures the activities of the Security Council, leads its apparatus, is directly subordinate to him.