Boris Vyacheslavovich Gryzlov (also spelled Grizlov; Russian: ????? ???????????? ???????, Russian pronunciation: [b?'r?iz gr?'z?of]; born December 15, 1950), is a Russian politician.
He was Interior Minister from 2001 to 2003 and Speaker of the State Duma (the lower house of parliament) from 2003 to 2011.
He is one of the leaders of the largest Russian political party, United Russia.
Boris Gryzlov is a close ally of President Vladimir Putin.