In the late 1990s, when Mr Putin was head of the Federal Security Service (FSB), which replaced the KGB, Mr Ivanov was appointed as his deputy.
1990'lı yılların sonunda, Sayın Putin KGB'nin yerini alan Federal Güvenlik Kuvvetlerinin (FSB) başkanı konumundayken, Sayın Ivanov ona vekalet etmiştir.