Sergey Lebedev (politician)

Sergey Nikolayevich Lebedev (Russian: Серге́й Никола́евич Ле́бедев, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲebʲɪdʲɪf]; born 9 April 1948) is a Russian politician who has been the General Secretary of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) since 2007. He had previously been General of the Army in the Russian Armed Forces and Director of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) from 2000 to 2007.

For the Soviet chemist, see Sergei Vasiljevich Lebedev. For the Soviet computer scientist, see Sergei Alekseyevich Lebedev. For other people, see Sergey Lebedev.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Nikolayevich and the family name is Lebedev.
His Excellency
Sergey Lebedev
Сергей Лебедев
Lebedev in 2018
General Secretary of the CIS
Assumed office
5 October 2007
Preceded byVladimir Rushailo
Director of Foreign Intelligence Service
In office
20 May 2000 – 5 October 2007
PresidentVladimir Putin
Preceded byVyacheslav Trubnikov
Succeeded byMikhail Fradkov
Personal details
Born
Sergei Nikolaevich Lebedev

(1948-04-09)9 April 1948 (age 74)
Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union[1]
NationalityRussian
Political partyIndependent
Alma materKyiv Polytechnic Institute
Diplomatic Academy of the Soviet Foreign Ministry
ProfessionPolitician
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Russia
Branch/serviceKGB
Foreign Intelligence Service
Years of service1966–1997
2000–2007
Rank General of the Army

Early life

Lebedev graduated in 1970 from the Chernihiv branch of Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. A 1978 graduate (cum laude) of the Diplomatic Academy of the Soviet Foreign Ministry, Lebedev speaks German and English.

Early career

Before intelligence work, Lebedev served in the Army during 1966–72. He began his career in 1975 when he joined the KGB. He began duties in the First Chief Directorate (foreign intelligence) in 1975.

Lebedev was appointed as Director of the SVR on 20 May 2000. According to news reports, he was appointed to the post because President Vladimir Putin wanted "an intelligence chief whom he knows well and has confidence in". Putin and Lebedev met while serving in East Germany.[2]

CIS Executive Secretary (2007–present)
Lebedev with Ilham Aliyev.

On 5 October 2007, Lebedev was elected the Executive Secretary of the Commonwealth of Independent States and succeeded Vladimir Rushailo.[3]

In 2019, powers as the Chairman of the CIS Executive Secretary were extended for 3 years.[4]

Honors and awards
  • Order of Bitaraplyk (2019, Turkmenistan)[5][6]

Notes
  1. "Биография Генерального секретаря СНГ Лебедева Сергея Николаевича - Исполнительный комитет СНГ".
  2. Victor Yasmann, THE FUTURE OF RUSSIAN FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE UNDER PUTIN, Radio Liberty, 2 June 2000
  3. Executive committee of CIS is headed by the chief of Russian Intelligence Lenta.Ru 5 October 2007 (in Russian)
  4. Сергей Лебедев продолжит свои полномочия в качестве Председателя исполкома СНГ
  5. Президент Туркменистана наградил Председателя исполкома СНГ Сергея Лебедева орденом «Битараплык»
  6. Президент Туркменистана подписал Указ о награждении Сергея Лебедева орденом «Bitaraplyk»

References
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