Vladimir Yefimovich Semichastny was a Soviet politician, who served as Chairman of the KGB from November 1961 to May 1967. A protégé of Alexander Shelepin, he rose through the ranks of the Communist Youth League (Komsomol).
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, Chairman of the KGB, First secretary of the VLKSM Central committee, Second Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union, Russia
- Born
- January 15, 1924
- Died
