The Head of the Security Service of Ukraine () serves as the director of the

Security Service of Ukraine The Security Service of Ukraine ( ; abbreviated as SBU [] or SSU) is the main Internal security, internal security agency of the Government of Ukraine, Ukrainian government. Its main duties include counter-intelligence activity and combati ...

(SBU), the internal

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of the

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. The head of the Security Service of Ukraine is ''

ex officio An ''ex officio'' member is a member of a body (notably a board, committee, or council) who is part of it by virtue of holding another office. The term '' ex officio'' is Latin, meaning literally 'from the office', and the sense intended is 'by r ...

'' a member of the

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, and is appointed or dismissed by the

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(Ukraine's national parliament) on proposition of the

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List of heads of the Security Service of Ukraine

* Nikolai Golushko (acting), 20 September 1991 – 6 November 1991 *

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, 6 November 1991 – 12 July 1994 * Valeriy Malikov, 12 July 1994 – 3 July 1995 * Volodymyr Radchenko, 3 July 1995 – 22 April 1998 *

Leonid Derkach Leonid Vasyliovych Derkach (; 19 July 1939 – 14 January 2022) was a Soviet and Ukrainian politician, intelligence officer, and general who was Head of the Security Service of Ukraine from 22 April 1998 to 10 February 2001. Called the "Ukrai ...

, 22 April 1998 – 10 February 2001 * Volodymyr Radchenko, 10 February 2001 – 2 September 2003 * Ihor Smeshko, 4 September 2003 – 4 February 2005 *

Oleksandr Turchynov Oleksandr Valentynovych Turchynov (, ; born 31 March 1964) is a Ukrainians, Ukrainian politician, screenwriter, Baptists in Ukraine, Baptist minister and economist. He is the former Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukra ...

, 4 February 2005 – 8 September 2005 * Ihor Drizhchany, 8 September 2005 – 22 December 2006 **

Valentyn Nalyvaichenko Valentyn Oleksandrovych Nalyvaichenko (; born 8 June 1966) is a Ukrainian diplomat and politician. On 24 February 2014, the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) appointed Nalyvaichenko the Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), on 18 J ...

22 December 2006 – 6 March 2009 *

, 6 March 2009 – 11 March 2010 * Valeriy Khoroshkovsky, 11 March 2010 – 18 January 2012Yanukovych dismisses Khoroshkovsky from military service
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'' (19 January 2012) ** Volodymyr Rokytsky (acting), 19 January 2012 – 3 February 2012 * Ihor Kalinin, 3 February 2012 – 9 January 2013Yanukovych names new Kalinin as state security chief
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'' (3 February 2012) * Oleksandr Yakymenko, 9 January 2013 – 24 February 2014President calls on officials for joint work on reform in SBU

(10 January 2013)Ukrainian parliament appoints Nalyvaichenko as security service chief

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(24 February 2014) *

, 24 February 2014 – 18 June 2015 * Vasyl Hrytsak, 2 July 2015 – 22 May 2019Rada appoints Vasyl Hrytsak Ukrainian Security Service chief

(2 July 2015) * Ivan Bakanov, 29 August 2019 – 17 July 2022 *

Vasyl Malyuk Vasyl Vasyliovych Malyuk (; born 28 February 1983) is a Ukrainian military officer, Lieutenant General, Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) since 7 February 2023 (before that – Acting Head of the SBU from 18 July 2022). He is a membe ...

, 7 February 2023 – present (acting head from 17 July 2022 to 7 February 2023)

References

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