Born February 23, 1960 in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukrainian. Father was arrested.
In 1979 he graduated from Kolomyia teacher training college.
In 1986 he graduated from the Higher Komsomol School in the Komsomol Central Committee (Faculty of History and the communist upbringing). In 1994 he graduated from the Academy of National Economy. Doctor of Economic Sciences (1999).
. He worked as an educator of school care in a rural school in the Galicia region of Ivano-Frankivsk region.
. From 1980 to 1982 he served in the army.
. In November of 1986 was distributed in the Novgorod region, where he was second, and from May 1987 - first secretary of the Komsomol district committee Kholmsk.
. From December 1988 to December 1993 - Director of the State Farm "Trudovik" Kholmsk district of Novgorod region.
. In March 1989, was elected deputy of the USSR.
. In June 1991, was a confidant of B
. N. Yeltsin during the presidential elections of the RSFSR.
. October 24, 1991 was appointed head of the Administration of the Novgorod region.
. 12 December 1993 was elected to the Federation Council.
. December 17, 1995 was elected Head of Administration of the Novgorod region.
. From January - a member of the Federation Council's position.
. On June 25, 1999 - Member of the Board of Directors of RAO UES of Russia ".
. Summer of 1999 headed the Department of Economic Sociology and socially oriented economy in the Novgorod State University
. Yaroslav the Wise.
September 5, 1999 was re-elected Head of Administration of the Novgorod region.
Trains cycling. She likes pop music (a favorite singer - Alla Pugacheva, favorite composer - Raimonds Pauls). He likes books about great men (Winston Churchill, General de Gaulle).
He has state awards.
Wife Miroslava. She has one daughter and son.
