Who is Gordeyev from The Case of Comrade Tulayev and what is their importance?

Gordeyev is the Deputy High Commissar. He is a stout, blond man with a round face and a very faint mustache. His hair is pomaded, and he wears big tortoise-shell glasses. He is a dangerous man who uses unscrupulous means to make his way into power in the Party. Gordeyev becomes the head of the Tulayev case.