Born December 5, 1949 in the village of New Sysoevka Yakovlevskogo region of Primorsky Krai, Russian.
In 1969 he graduated from Togliatti Polytechnic Institute, specializing in mechanical engineer ". In 1974 - 76 he studied in graduate school at the Higher Komsomol Komsomol Central Committee, in 1977 defended his thesis. Doctor of Economic Sciences, professor.
. In 1969 - 70 - construction management engineer Glavmosstroy (on the construction of the Volga automobile plant in Togliatti), in 1970 - 71 - Engineer-Manager of the Volga Automobile Plant (VAZ) Minavtoproma USSR.
. Since 1971 - at the Komsomol.
. Since 1977 - deputy head of planning and economic management of AvtoVAZ
. From October 1977 to 1982 - Head of planning and economic management of AvtoVAZ. In 1977 - 82 was a member of the Party Committee of the plant.
In 1982 - 85 - Deputy Director General - Director for Economy and Planning Kama association for the production of heavy trucks of the Ministry of Automobile Industry of the USSR (g. Naberezhnye Chelny Tatarstan).
. In 1985 he was transferred to Moscow.
. In 1985 - 86 was the head of the department of mechanical engineering and metalworking USSR State Committee for Labor and Social Affairs (Goskomtrud USSR), and in 1986 - 88 - Head of wages Goskomtrud USSR.
. In 1988 - 89 - first deputy head of the department to improve economic management of the Office of the affairs of the Council of Ministers of the USSR.
. In 1989 - 91 - Chairman Goskomtrud USSR.
. In March 1991 he was appointed deputy, and in May the same year - the first deputy prime minister of the USSR
. At the same time in May, led by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Forecasting.
. In September 1991, registered the International Fund for promotion of privatization and foreign investment ( "Interprivatizatsiya").
. President of "Interprivatizatsiya.
. In 1993 - 94 participated in the creation of the Round Table of business in Russia (CSIS).
. Since March 1994 - a member of the club "realists".
. April 18, 1995 Russia was elected chairman of United Industrial Party (Roppen).
. He advises the President of Kazakhstan N
. Nazarbayev on foreign investment.
Academician of the Russia Academy of Natural Sciences.
Military rank - Colonel stock.
Speaks English.
In his spare time likes to read historical literature, to go skiing.
Married. The son is studying in Switzerland.
