Semyon Ignatiev

Semyon Ignatiev
Семён Игнатьев
Minister of State Security
In office
9 August 1951 – 5 March 1953
Preceded bySergei Ogoltsov
Succeeded byLavrentiy Beria
Full member of the 19th Presidium
In office
16 October 1952 – 5 March 1953
Member of the 19th Secretariat
In office
5 March 1953 – 5 April 1953
Personal details
Born14 September 1904
Died27 November 1983(1983-11-27) (aged 79)
PartyCommunist Party of the Soviet Union (1926–1961)
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Semyon Denisovich Ignatiev (Russian: Семён Денисович Игнатьев; 14 September 1904 – 27 November 1983) was a Soviet politician, and the last head of the secret police appointed by Joseph Stalin.