Born June 21, 1950 in g. Tashtagol the Kemerovo region in exile Latvian-Russian family. The native language considers Russian, Latvian already learned in adulthood.
Since 1957 he lived in Riga. He graduated from the Riga Higher Military Aviation Engineering College named after his grandfather, I. I.
Alksnis. By specialty - a military engineer in electronics.
. From 1973 to 1992 he served in the Armed Forces.
. Member of the CPSU from April 1974 until August 1991.
. From 1988 to 1989 - Member of the organizing committee's International Front of workers of the Latvian SSR.
. 21 May 1989 was elected deputy of the USSR.
. From June to autumn 1989 was a member of the Inter-regional deputy group.
. In October 1989 became one of the founders and the coordinator of the deputy group "Union".
. From 1990 to October 2, 1991 was a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR.
. In December 1990 - April 1991 organized the All-Union movement "Union", becoming its co-chairman.
. Since January 1992 - participant of the movement "Fatherland".
. From October 1992 to July 1993 was a political council of the National Salvation Front.
. September 30, 1993 during one of the rallies was brutally beaten by riot police.
. In April 1995 he was elected a member and secretary of the National Committee for Traffic Power. "
. From January to July 1996 - Deputy Head of Administration of Emergencies Mr.
. Zhukovsky, Moscow region.
. Since February 1996 - Deputy Chairman Rossiyskogo People's Union.
. March 26, 2000 was elected to the State Duma of the third convocation.
. In the State Duma in April 2000, entered the deputy group "Regions of Russia - Union of Independent Deputies.
. Married
. She has one daughter and son.
