Born April 2, 1941 at the site Pihtinsky Zalarinskogo area.
. In 1960 he graduated from college Tulun mechanization of agriculture and in 1973 in absentia Faculty "Road transport" of the Irkutsk Polytechnic Institute, a mechanical engineer.
. In 1963 he worked as a mechanic, a mechanic in Tulun fleets.
. In 1963 - 91 at the Komsomol, the Party and Soviet work.
. Elected a deputy of the Irkutsk Regional Soviet of People's Deputies.
. In October, 1991 - December 1993 - Deputy, First Deputy Chairman of the Irkutsk Regional Council.
. In 1994 - Chairman of the Control Chamber of the Irkutsk region.
. March 27, 1994 was elected to the Legislative Assembly of
. On April 20, 1994 - Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk region.
Since January 1996 - ex officio member of the Federation Council of the second convocation. Since 1998 - deputy chairman of the Federation Council of Federal Affairs, Federal Treaty and regional policy.
. 16 June 1996 was elected to the Irkutsk Regional Legislative Assembly of the second convocation.
. On October 18, 1999 - Member of the Commission under the RF President in the interaction of federal bodies of state power and bodies of state authority of Russia in carrying out constitutional and legal reform in the RF subjects.,
. Married with two children.
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