Born August 13, 1960 in g. Novosibirsk.
In 1983 he graduated from the Far Higher Marine Engineering College of. Admiral T. I. Nevelskogo in Vladivostok on the specialty "Engineer-master", in 1989 - High commercial school at the All-Union Academy of Foreign Trade, in 1995 - Faculty of Law, Far Eastern State University (in absentia).
. From 1983 to 1989 was chairman of the Committee of Komsomol School, then worked as deputy chief of the university.
. From 1989 to 1991 worked as Head of Foreign Economic Relations Far Eastern Shipping Company (FESCO).
. In 1991 - 94 - Deputy Chief of FESCO for Economy and Finance
. From 1994 to 1995 - deputy general director of OAO "Far Eastern Shipping Company.
. From October 1995 to April 1996 - Deputy Director of the Department of Maritime Transport, Ministry of Transport of Russia.
. In April - June 1996 - Deputy Director General of the Navy of Russia.
. June 7, 1996 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Transport of Russia.
. 2 April 1997 was appointed First Deputy Minister of Transport of Russia.
. 2 March 1998 he was appointed Minister of Transport of Russia.
. 26 June 1999 was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of OJSC "Aeroflot - Russia's international airlines.
. May 18, 2000 decree of the President was appointed Transport Minister in the government of Mikhail Kasyanov.
. He is fond of reading the economic literature.
. Fluent in English and French.
. Married
. Has a son.
