Born January 7, 1948 in g. Liegnitz (Poland) in the family of a serviceman.
In 1972 he graduated from the Geological Department, Voronezh State University. Lenin Komsomol, specializing in geological surveying and prospecting of mineral deposits "in 1983 - the correspondence department graduate-Union Geological Institute.
. Since 1972 he worked as a senior technician, geologist, senior geologist, chief geologist of the geological expedition party Ukhta Ukhta territorial geological department of the Ministry of Geology of the RSFSR (Komi ASSR).
. From 1983 - Chief Geologist Ukhta geological expedition Polar Ural industrial geological associations.
. Since 1986 - and
. about. Chief Geologist, Chief Geologist of the Polar-Ural industrial geological association (r. Vorkuta).
. In 1990 he was appointed Head of the Department of Geology Department of minerals Goskomgeologiya RSFSR.
. In 1992 he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Geology and Mineral Resources Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources.
. On March 25, 1993 - Deputy Chairman of the Committee of Russia on the geology and mineral use.
. 16 November 1996 he was appointed Secretary of State - Deputy Minister of Natural Resources.
. On March 7, 1997 - First Deputy Minister of Natural Resources.
. 24 June 1998 was appointed Chairman of the board of state representatives in the AO Lenzoloto.
. Since 1999 - Member of the Supervisory Board of JSC "Diamonds of Russia - Sakha".
. 19 August 1999 was appointed Minister of Natural Resources.
. Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences (1985).
. International Academy of Mineral Resources (1997), the International Academy of Geology (1998), Academy of Mining Sciences (1998).
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