Alexander Bortnikov

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Alexander Vasilyevich Bortnikov (in Russian: Александр Васильевич Бортников, b. 1951 in Perm, Soviet Union) is Director of the FSB since May 12, 2008.

In 1975 – 2004 he worked in KGB and its successors in Leningrad/Saint Petersburg. In June 2003 – March 2004 he was the Chief of the St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast FSB Directorate.

From February 24, 2004 to May 12, 2008, he was Head of the Economic Security Service of FSB and a Deputy Director of FSB.

In February 2007 Russian magazine The New Times wrote about the plan to murder Alexander Litvinenko with reference to "a sourse in the FSB": "People from the top managenent of the agency had taken part in the elaboration of the plan, maintains an FSB source. And, allegedly, FSB Director Patrushev knew about it. According to the same source, Head of the FSB Economic Security Department general-lieutenant Alexander Bortnikovhad had allegedly been appointed overseer of the operation."^[1] In May 2007 he was reported to have been implicated in a money-laundering case investigated by the RF Interior Ministry in connection with the murder of the Central Bank Deputy Head Andrey Kozlov.^[2]^[3]

On May 12, 2008, he was appointed Director of the FSB by President Dmitry Medvedev and is believed by some security analysts to be Medvedev's man^[4]

He is also a member of the board of directors of Sovkomflot.

[edit] Footnotes

^ Кто и зачем убил Литвиненко. (Who and wherefore killed Litvinenko) The New Times №1 Feb 5, 2007.
^ Австрийская полиция может возбудить дело против ключевых чиновников Кремля, утверждает New Times NEWSru.com May 23 2007.
^ Officials are taking money away to the West by Natalia Morar, The New Times № 15, May 21, 2007 English translation
^ FSB Shuffle Seen Helping Medvedev The Moscow Times May 13 2008.

[edit] External links

His page in electronic database "anticompromat.ru" (Russian) and and his index page, by Vladimir Pribylovsky

Political offices
Preceded by Sergei Smirnov	Chief of the St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast FSB Directorate June 2003 - March 2004	Succeeded by Yury Ignashchenkov
Preceded by Yury Zaostrovtsev	Head of the Economic Security Service of FSB February 24, 2004 - May 12, 2008	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Nikolay Patrushev	Director of the FSB May 12, 2008 – present	Incumbent