Ivan Bakanov

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Ivan Bakanov
Іван Баканов
Bakanov in 2019
Head of the Security Service of Ukraine
In office 29 August 2019 – 19 July 2022
President	Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Prime Minister	Oleksiy Honcharuk Denys Shmyhal
Preceded by	Vasyl Hrytsak
Succeeded by	Vasyl Malyuk (acting)
President	Volodymyr Zelensky
Personal details
Born	(1975-05-02) 2 May 1975 (age 49) Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Spouse	Oksana Lazarenko
Education	Kyiv National Economic University; Academy of Labor, Social Relations and Tourism [uk]
Profession	Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance	Ukraine
Branch/service	Security Service of Ukraine
Years of service	2019–2022
Rank	Senior lieutenant[1]
Commands	Department "K" - Main Directorate for Combating Corruption and Organized Crime (2019)
Battles/wars	2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

Ivan Hennadiyovych Bakanov, (Ukrainian: Іван Геннадійович Баканов; born 2 May 1975) is a Ukrainian politician who, from 2019 to 2022, served as head of the Security Service of Ukraine,^[2][3] which is the primary counterintelligence and security agency of Ukraine. Bakanov is also a close childhood friend of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.^[4][5][6]

Bakanov was a member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine from 2019 to 2022.

Previously, Ivan Bakanov was the leader of the Servant of the People party from 2017 to 2019.^[7]