Semyon Ignatiev
Semyon Ignatiev | |
|---|---|
Семён Игнатьев | |
| Minister of State Security | |
| In office 9 August 1951 – 5 March 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Sergei Ogoltsov |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| 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 | |
| Born | 14 September 1904 Karlivka, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 27 November 1983 (aged 79) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
Semyon Denisovich Ignatiev (Russian: Семён Денисович Игнатьев; 14 September 1904 – 27 November 1983) was a Soviet politician, and the last head of the security forces appointed by Joseph Stalin.