| Ivan Aleksandrovich Serov | 1954–1958 |
| Aleksandr Nikolayevich Shelepin | 1958–1961 |
| Vladimir Yefimovich Semichastny | 1961–1967 |
| Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov | 1967–1982 |
| Vitali Vasilyevich Fedorchuk | May-Dec 1982 |
| Viktor Mikhailovich Chebrikov | 1982–1988 |
| Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kryuchkov | 1988–1991 |
| Vadim Viktorovich Bakatin | Aug-Nov 1991 |
KGB Timeline
December 1917 Cheka
February 1922 – Incorporate into NKVD (as GPU)
July 1923 – OGPU
July 1934 – Reincorporate in NKVD (as GUGB)
February 1941 – NKGB
July 1941-Reincorporate NKVD (GUGB)
April 1943-NKGB
March 1946-MGB
October 1947-Foreign Intelligence transferred to KI
March 1953 – Combined with MVD to form enlarged MVD
March 1954 – KGB