Born January 26, 1951 in g. Karakol Kyrgyz SSR. Russian.
In 1968 he entered the Leningrad Shipbuilding Institute.
In 1973 he was drafted into the army. After demobilization continued his studies at the institute, which graduated in 1978. Specialty - "turbine, a mechanical engineer.
. For several years he worked at "Lentransgaz Ministry of Gas Industry of the USSR.
. Prior to 1984 - Engineer Volkhov Branch Directorate for Construction of gas pipelines, . then worked as a senior engineer, . chief of the Volkhov linear production department of main gas pipelines, . Deputy Chief Rzhevsky control of gas pipeline.,
. Since 1984 - Chief Technology Officer, then Chief, Lentransgaz.
. In 1988 he graduated from training courses at the Leningrad Financial-Economic Institute
. N. N. Ascension.
In 1989 was elected Director General of Lentransgaz.
In 1990 he graduated from the Higher Business School of the Academy of National Economy (ANE) with the Council of Ministers of the USSR. At the same time he graduated from the Institute for Advanced Studies in the ANE.
. After the transformation in 1993 to Lentransgaz a subsidiary of Gazprom once again becoming its CEO.
. On December 3, 1993 - Academician of Russia Academy of Natural Sciences.
. Was a member of the Board of Directors of the bank "
Petrovsky".
. Since 1996 - Member of the Board of Directors of RAO Gazprom.
. On August 22, 1996 until April 9, 1997 - Minister of Fuel and Energy.
. On April 11, 1997 - deputy chairman of Gazprom.
. From April 4 until June 1998 - Member of the Board of Directors of RAO UES of Russia "
. Wife - Process Engineer
. Has three children. Son of Peter - a student at St. Petersburg State University. Svetlana's daughter and son Daniel - schoolchildren.
