Born in 1950, Tambov.
Graduated from the Tambov Institute of Chemical Engineering, finished his postgraduate studies at the Karpov Institute of Physical Chemistry, graduated from the Russian-American School of Business and Administration at the Tambov Technical University.
1972-1981: Worked as an engineer and a senior researcher at the R&D Institute of Chemicals for Polymeric Materials in Tambov.
1981-1991: Head of the district authorities and subsequently of the city authorities in the Tambov Region.
1991- 1995: Deputy head and then first deputy head of the administration of the Tambov Region.
1995 (March): Appointed head of the Administration of the Tambov Region by the President of the Russian Federation.
1996-1998: Head of the department of the Federal Treasury for the Tambov Region.
1998-1999: Presidential plenipotentiary envoy for the Tambov Region.
1999 (December): Governor of the Tambov Region.
2010 (June 7): Appointed head of the Administration of the Tambov region.