Born January 10, 1947 in g. Harbin (China), Russian.
In 1965 he entered the Moscow Civil Engineering Institute (MISI) they. V. V. Kuibysheva the correspondence department. He served as a volunteer in building the army in Kazakhstan. In 1966 he entered the daytime department, the faculty IISH heat and ventilation, which he graduated in 1973. In 1979 he graduated from the evening department of the Lenin Academy of foreign trade, specializing in economics, international affairs ".
. From 1973 to 1977 he worked at construction sites near Moscow by the master in mobile mechanized column Mosoblstroya.
. In 1977 went to work in Goskominturist in the Office of Capital Construction.
. From 1979 to 1981 - deputy general director of the Moscow hotel complex "Sunny".
. Since 1981 worked in the UK, Australia and New Zealand commercial management Goskominturista as an accountant for accounts with foreign tourist companies.
. From 1983 to 1986 - deputy chairman Domodedovo raypotrebsoyuza construction.
. In 1986 moved to the State Committee of the Council of Ministers of the USSR on Science and Technology (SCST) for the post of chief engineer of the Joint Directorate of construction of SCST.
. Since March 1990 - CEO of the joint venture Moscow Commercial Club.
. 12 December 1993 was elected to the State Duma.
. Since November 1995 - Member of the Board of the shareholders' Rosbiznesbank, then - Chairman, Rosbiznesbank.
. 17 December 1995 was elected to the State Duma of the second convocation.
. Member of the Coordinating Council of Business Roundtable Russia (CSIS).
. In January 1998, by decision of the Nizhny Novgorod regional court appointed a public defender (as an individual) Nizhny Novgorod businessmen Andrei Kliment'ev and Alexander Kislyakova accused of embezzling public funds.
. In 1998, played the role of investigator in the film with
. Govorukhina "Voroshilovskiy arrows.
In 1999, co-produced and executed by one of the main roles (Colonel Polyakov) feature film "The Moment of Truth" (the novel in. Bogomolov).
Fluent in English.
Married. His wife, Olga V. Myasnikov, - graduated from Moscow State Institute of International Relations, worked as an editor of the Moscow Film Festival, the journals "Soviet Screen" and "Satellite moviegoer". Son Daniel (1984) study in the British Special School.